The world's archives

529–576 of 43,047 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 Double Cross 1941 · Feature · 1 h 2 min · Subtitles Internet Archive Radio and Television 1940 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles View of the radio industry as it existed in 1940, showing potential occupations at every level. Introduces the new industry of television, emphasizing its… Internet Archive Soundie - Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens 1940 · Film · Subtitles An amazing short by an "orchestra" of vibraphone players. Some viewers have noted that this film seems to be a mirror image of how things are supposed to be.… Internet Archive Conquer by the Clock 1943 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Encourages American workers to make the best possible use of their time in a war where industrial production and combat are synchronized on an international… Internet Archive This Is My Railroad (Part I) 1940 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Operations of the Southern Pacific Railroad, with many images of the territory that it serves. With excellent footage of snow management and removal… Internet Archive Boot Hill Bandits 1942 · Feature · 56 min · Subtitles The Rangerbuster go up against stage coach robbers Internet Archive Miss London Ltd. 1943 · Feature · 1 h 35 min Terry Arden (Evelyn Dall) arrives in London from the USA to re-establish an ailing escort agency providing suitable companions to young men for the evening.… Internet Archive Bombs Over Burma 1942 · Feature · 1 h 5 min Early in World War II, Chungking schoolteacher Lin Yang (Anna May Wong) is recruited to help with the dangerous mission of protecting the Allied supply line… Internet Archive I Married a Witch 1942 · Feature · 1 h 13 min Title: I Married a Witch Summary: A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, descendant of her persecutor. Directed… Internet Archive King of the Cowboys 1943 · Feature · 56 min Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette and the Sons of the Pioneers go undercover to help Texas Governor Russell Hicks stop World War II Axis sympathizers from blowing… Internet Archive The Mummy's Hand (1940) 1940 · Feature In Cairo, archaeologist Steve Banning (Dick Foran) unearths a vase that he believes could lead him to the ancient tomb of Princess Ananka. Unknown to Steve,… Internet Archive The Bishop's Wife 1947 colorized (David Niven, Loretta Young, Cary Grant) 1947 · Feature An Episcopal bishop (David Niven) has been working for months to raise money for an elaborate new cathedral, but is losing sight of his family and of why he… Internet Archive Down To Earth (1947) Quando os Deuses Amam 1947 · Feature · Subtitles Terpsícore (Rita Hayworth) a musa grega da dança vem para a Terra com a missão de impedir que um musical da Broadway ridicularize os deuses do Olimpo. Mas ela… Internet Archive Act Your Age 1949 · Film · Subtitles High school boy who has scratched his desk is lectured by principal on acting his age. Teen girls and boys turn into 5-year-olds, illustrating infantile… Internet Archive Body Care and Grooming 1948 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Exhaustive (and sexist) explanation of personal care and daily habits of cleanliness, demonstrating how to keep the skin, hair, nails, and teeth clean and… Internet Archive Child Went Forth, A 1942 · Educational · 19 min · Subtitles Poetic exposition of a child's day at a modern (progressive education-minded) summer camp. Produced by John Ferno and Joseph Losey. Internet Archive Army Nurse, The 1945 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles Shows the daily life and work of the Army nurse, including training and off-duty activities. Internet Archive Second Chorus 1940 · Feature · 1 h 23 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Gilda (1946) Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready 1948 · Feature Gilda is a 1946 American FILM NOlR directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford and George Macready. The film is notable for choreographer… Internet Archive Desperate Cargo 1941 · Feature · Subtitles Ralph Byrd stars in a tale of danger in the Caribbean and in the air. The IMDB entry is here . Internet Archive Murder on Lenox Avenue 1941 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page Internet Archive X Marks the Spot 1942 · Feature · 52 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Quiet One 1948 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Judge 1949 · Feature · Subtitles Title: The Judge Summary: A crooked lawyer blackmails a client into a murder plot against his wife. Directed by: Elmer Clifton Actors: Milburn Stone,… Internet Archive The Trap 1946 · Feature Title: The Trap Summary: When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie… Internet Archive The Invisible Man Returns (1940) 1940 · Feature Framed for the murder of his brother, Geoffrey Radcliffe is scheduled to hang. After a visit from his friend Dr. Frank Griffin, he vanishes mysteriously from… Internet Archive Arteries of New York City 1941 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Shows transportation corridors leading into and out of New York City, and efforts at transportation and infrastructure planning. Internet Archive Postwar Germany: 28 Months After V-E Day (Part I) 1947 · Home movie · 13 min · Subtitles Investigation of German industrial production capabilities after the devastation of World War II. With striking images of destroyed German cities and… Internet Archive Terror By Night 1946 · Feature · 58 min When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner murdered, Holmes must discover which of his… Internet Archive Good Time Girl 1948 · Feature · 1 h 30 min Jean Kent stars in the 1948 film as Gwen Rawlings, a young girl who drifts in to a life of seedy nightclubs and petty crime when she is dismissed from her job… Internet Archive Pearl Harbor (short version) 1942 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles Non-narrated agitprop film made as a quick response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entry into World War II. Internet Archive Children Must Learn, The 1940 · Educational · 12 min · Subtitles Educating the children of Appalachia. Director: Willard Van Dyke. Script: Spencer Pollard. Photography: Bob Churchill. Narration: Myron McCormick. Editor:… Internet Archive Roar of the Press 1941 · Feature · 1 h 10 min · Subtitles A newly wedded couple tries to get the scoop on fifth columnist. Internet Archive The Third Man 1949 colorized (Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles) 1949 · Feature An out-of-work pulp fiction novelist arrives in shadowy post-war Vienna, divided into sectors by the victorious allies, where a shortage of supplies has led… Internet Archive Wild Horse Phantom 1944 · Feature · 55 min Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe) gets the Governor to let Daggett (Kermit Maynard) and his gang escape from prison in hopes that they will lead him to the money… Internet Archive Behind Your Radio Dial: The Story of NBC 1947 · Short · 24 min · Subtitles Behind the scenes tour of NBC's radio and television broadcasting facilities at Rockefeller Center, New York City. Internet Archive I Want to Be a Secretary 1941 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Follows a young woman through her clerical training and job search. Shows pre-World War II offices and office workers, primarily women. One of Coronet's… Internet Archive Misbehaving Husbands 1940 · Feature · 58 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Cattle Stampede 1943 · Feature · 57 min Billy the kid (Buster Crabbe) and his sidekick Fuzzy Jones (Al St. John) take jobs as cowboys driving cattle to market, ending up in the middle of a range war… Internet Archive The Gang's All Here 1941 · Feature · 1 h 1 min Two friends take jobs as truck drivers, unaware that the trucking company is being targeted by a gang of saboteurs who will stop at nothing, including murder,… Internet Archive Dr. Christian - Remedy For Riches 1940 · Feature · 1 h 6 min A college friend of the local soda-jerk comes to town and lets it be known that he's looking for property on which to build a resort. When he buys some land… Internet Archive Monsoon 1943 · Feature · 1 h 16 min AKA Isle of Forgotten Sins. The owner of a seedy dive and brothel (Gale Sondergaard) on a South Seas island meets two treasure hunters (John Carradine and… Internet Archive Fog Island 1945 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles Title: Fog Island Summary: An inventor recently released from prison invites a group of former business associates to a holiday in his island home, intending… Internet Archive Inside Story of Modern Gasoline, The 1946 · Short · 22 min · Subtitles Combination animation/live-action film showing how gasoline is refined and used. With striking images of gas stations, auto travel, and automobiles. Internet Archive Criss Cross (1949) Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea 1949 · Feature Criss Cross is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by Robert Siodmak starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea, from Don Tracy's novel of… Internet Archive Going Places 1948 · Cartoon · 8 min · Subtitles Cold War cartoon defending the profit motive against anti-capitalist critics. Internet Archive Doomed to Die 1940 · Feature · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles Features Boris Karloff as Mr.Wong You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Beware 1946 · Feature · 55 min A young man (Louis Jordan) returns to his alma mater, Ware College, to save it from its unscrupulous namesake Benjamin Ware III (Milton Woods). In the…