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1–48 of 43,048 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Doctor in Industry (Part I) 1946 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Epic history of industrial medicine in the first half of the 20th century, showing how manufacturers and the medical profession came to terms with one another… Internet Archive The Stranger 1946 · Feature · 1 h 35 min · Subtitles Set Connecticut after World War II, The Stranger is a cat and mouse game between Wilson (Edward G. Robinson), a member of the Allied War Crimes Commission and… Internet Archive My Favorite Brunette 1947 · Feature · 1 h 26 min · Subtitles Bob Hope comedy with Dorothy Lamour. | You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Jungle Book 1942 · Feature · 1 h 48 min Teenaged Mowgli, who was raised by wolves, appears in a village in India and is adopted by Messua. Mowgli learns human language and some human ways quickly,… Internet Archive His Girl Friday 1940 · Feature · 1 h 31 min · Subtitles Hilarious romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Russell is rough and tumble reporter looking to get out of the news racket by marrying and… Internet Archive Scarlet Street 1945 · Feature · 1 h 43 min · Subtitles German director Fritz Lang is best known for the highly influential films from relatively early in his career, especially Metropolis (1927) and M (1931). But… Internet Archive Care of the Skin 1949 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Structure of the skin; good cleanliness habits; the proper way to wash; the correct use of soap. Internet Archive Dressed To Kill 1946 · Feature · 1 h 11 min · Subtitles Aka 'Sherlock Holmes in Dressed To Kill' - features Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Angel and the Badman 1947 · Feature · 1 h 39 min · Subtitles John Wayne plays Quirt Evans, a gunslinger with a nasty rep who is injured and nursed back to health by a Quaker family. Internet Archive The Red House 1947 · Feature · Subtitles "Middle-aged farmer goes to extreme lengths to protect the dark secret associated with a deserted house on his property. Murky psychological thriller with… Internet Archive Rifle Marksmanship with the M1 Rifle 1942 · Feature · Subtitles These are Excellent videos for those who would like to know more about rifle shooting. They are great for both the beginner and the expert who needs a… Internet Archive Case of Spring Fever, A 1940 · Cartoon · 8 min · Subtitles Gilbert Willoughby is punished for voicing Luddite ideas (complaining about pesky springs) by "Coily," an obnoxious, animated spring who subjects him to the… Internet Archive In Which We Serve 1942 · Feature · 1 h 49 min · Subtitles Based on the true story of Lord Mountbatten's destroyer, the film unfolds in flashback as survivors cling to a dinghy, and interweaves the history of their… Internet Archive Impact 1949 · Feature · 1 h 49 min · Subtitles "Wealthy businessman survives attempt by wife to have him killed, makes it look like she succeeded and starts a new life in small town as auto mechanic.… Internet Archive We Dive at Dawn 1943 · Feature · 1 h 33 min · Subtitles From IMDb : The crew of HMS submarine Sea Tiger have their leave (and assorted family problems) cut short when they are recalled for a special mission: sink… Internet Archive King of the Zombies 1941 · Feature · 1 h 17 min · Subtitles Three men in a plane searching the Caribbean for a missing admiral crash-land on an island where voodoo is practiced and zombies roam. They soon find a… Internet Archive Till The Clouds Roll By 1946 · Feature · 2 h 15 min · Subtitles Musical biopic on the career of pioneering Hollywood composer Jerome Kern. Starring June Allyson, Robert Walker, Lucille Bremer, Judy Garland, Lena Horne,… Internet Archive Miss London Ltd. 1943 · Feature · 1 h 34 min · Subtitles Terry Arden (Evelyn Dall) travels to England to take over her half of her late fathers dating service run by Arthur Bowden (Arthur Askey). Internet Archive Captain Kidd 1945 · Feature · 1 h 30 min Charles Laughton plays Kidd, a merchant captain who cons the King of England (Henry Daniell) into allowing him to take to the sea to recover a lost treasure… Internet Archive Blood on the Sun 1945 · Feature · 1 h 38 min In pre-World War II Tokyo the American newspaper editor Nick Condon (James Cagney) working for an English-language daily paper aimed at the American business… Internet Archive Bluebeard 1944 · Feature · 1 h 10 min · Subtitles Young female models are being strangled inexplicably. Will law enforcement be able to stop the crime wave before more women become victims? You can find more… Internet Archive Killer Diller 1948 · Feature · 1 h 12 min · Subtitles African American musical variety show featuring The Nat King Cole Trio, the Clark Brothers and other musical and comedy acts. Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 1943 · Feature · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles Based on the Sir Authur Conan Doyle story "The Dancing Men", Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are placed in WWII europe to help protect a scientist and his… Internet Archive Joan Avoids a Cold 1947 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles How young children must behave to avoid transmitting germs to one another. Internet Archive Topper Returns 1941 · Feature · 1 h 28 min · Subtitles Gail Richards is accompanying Ann Carrington who is visiting her father, Henry, at his spooky, old, country estate. It's been many years since she's seen him.… Internet Archive Penny Serenade 1941 · Feature · Subtitles Touching romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. Find out more about this film at its IMDB page . Internet Archive Santa Fe Trail 1940 · Feature · 1 h 49 min · Subtitles The year is 1854. Robert E. Lee is Superintendent of West Point, where J.E.B. Stuart (Errol Flynn) and George A. Custer (Ronald Reagan) are classmates. In the… Internet Archive Jungle Man 1941 · Feature · 1 h 3 min · Subtitles An expedition sets out to darkest Africa to find the fabled City of the Dead, along the way they meet Buster Crabbe doing his best Doc Savage impression as… Internet Archive Inner Sanctum 1948 · Feature · 1 h 2 min · Subtitles An atmospheric film starring Charles Russell and Mary Beth Hughes. Fritz Leiber, Sr. (father of the famous author) has a cameo as a seer or psychic. "You're… Internet Archive Detour 1945 · Feature · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles "Man is involved in two freakish accidents that make him look like a murderer. Poverty row masterwork that is the most precise elucidation of the noir theme… Internet Archive The Grapes Of Wrath ( 1940) 1940 · Feature · Subtitles The Grapes of Wrath is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford . It was based on John Steinbeck 's 1939 Pulitzer Prize -winning novel of the same… Internet Archive British Intelligence 1940 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles During WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to live with the family of a high-placed British official where she is to… Internet Archive Terror By Night 1946 · Feature · 57 min · Subtitles In the thirteenth Rathbone/Bruce adventure, Holmes and Watson are charged with guarding a priceless diamond "The Star of Rhodesia" as it journeys to Scotland… Internet Archive Queen of the Amazons 1946 · Feature · 1 h · Subtitles A young woman's husband vanishes while exploring the Asian jungle. After hiring a crew of her own, the woman goes in search of her husband. You can find more… Internet Archive My Dear Secretary 1949 · Feature · Subtitles Would-be writer Laraine Day takes a job as secretary to best-seller Kirk Douglas. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Under California Stars 1948 · Feature · Subtitles Rancher Roy and his boys track down a gang who have stolen Trigger and are holding him for ransom. Internet Archive Dressed To Kill 1946 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles Three cheap musical boxes (each one playing a subtly different version of "The Swagman"), manufactured in Dartmoor Prison, are sold at a local auction house.… Internet Archive He Walked By Night 1948 · Feature Gripping film noir crime drama about a manhunt for a ruthless killer who plays a deadly cat and mouse game with the police. Starring Richard Basehart, Scott… Internet Archive Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946 · Feature · 1 h 55 min · Subtitles Top-of-the-line noir melodrama featuring Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, Lizabeth Scott, and Kirk Douglas. Don't miss it. (The video is interlaced in the MPEG2… Internet Archive The Corpse Vanishes 1942 · Feature · 1 h 3 min · Subtitles A newspaper reporter begins to investigate after a series of brides die suddenly during their wedding. Her quest leads her to the secret of eternal youth and… Internet Archive Minesweeper 1943 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles DANGER AFLOAT! ABOVE, BELOW AND ACROSS THE SEAS...WITH THE HEROIC MEN OF THE COAST GUARD! On hearing of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a hobo decides to join the… Internet Archive The Ghost Train 1941 · Feature · 1 h 25 min Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to… Internet Archive Experiments in the Revival of Organisms 1940 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles This disturbing film records the successful experiments in the resuscitation of life to dead animals (dogs), as conducted by Dr. S.S. Bryukhonenko at the… Internet Archive Abilene Town 1946 · Feature · 1 h 29 min Randolph Scott plays the Marshall Dan Mitchell who tries to keep things peaceful in town. Edgar Buchanan plays the sheriff Bravo Trimble who rather gambles… Internet Archive Fog Island 1945 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles Leo, a former convict, is living in seclusion on an island with his step-daughter, the daughter of his late wife. Leo was framed by a group of former business… Internet Archive Arizona Stage Coach 1942 · Feature · 53 min · Subtitles Piracy on the Prairie till Rangebuster Guns Start Dealing Death And Destruction! Internet Archive Boys of the City 1940 · Feature · Subtitles In the second East Side Kids film, Muggs and the gang are on their way to summer camp when they give a judge a lift to his gloomy mansion. After he later… Internet Archive Sing A Song of Six Pants 1947 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles The Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Shemp) are tailors and are heavily in debt. Could a big reward for the capture of a fugitive bank robber answer their financial…