The world's archives

577–624 of 43,045 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 They Raid By Night 1942 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Niagara Falls 1941 · Feature · 43 min · Subtitles A man and a woman who just met are mistaken for newlyweds and are forced to stay together in a hotel's bridal suite. Internet Archive Sunset on the Desert 1942 · Feature · 53 min Roy is mistaken for a bad guy expected by the local outlaw gang. He goes undercover to pin the goods on the bad guys. Just as he is about to do so, the real… Internet Archive Gambler's Choice 1944 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Sheriff of Sage Valley 1942 · Feature · 52 min Billy (Buster Crabbe) and his pals, on the run from the law again, travel to Sage Valley where Billy is made Sheriff. The local outlaw gang is run by Kansas… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Dog Cart] 1947 · Home movie · Subtitles Two unhappy-looking dogs, sporting an American flag, pull a dog cart and its juvenile cargo. Internet Archive The Mummy's Ghost (1944) 1944 · Feature An Egyptian high priest travels to America to reclaim the bodies of ancient Egyptian princess Ananka and her living guardian mummy Kharis. Learning that… Internet Archive Look to Lockheed for Leadership (Part I) 1940 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Innovations in aviation history and technology. Producer and director: Shirley Burden. Photography: Floyd Crosby, Al Wetzel. Internet Archive Door to Heaven, The 1941 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Visionary representation of the actual door to heaven, explaining how it is necessary to take Jesus as one's savior in order to enter the kingdom of heaven. Internet Archive Batman and Robin 1949 colorized cliffhanger serial (Robert Lowery) 1949 · Feature In this sequel to the original Batman serial, Commissioner Gordon (Lyle Talbot) requests help from the caped crusaders (Robert Lowery & Johnny Duncan) to find… Internet Archive City Without Men 1943 · Feature · 1 h 15 min A young woman's husband has been imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. In order to be near him to try to help him get his sentence overturned, she moves… Internet Archive The Spirit of '43 1943 · Cartoon Fell in the public domain because it was made for the American government and all films made for or by the government of the U.S.A. are in the public domain.… Internet Archive Western Cyclone 1943 · Feature · 1 h Randall (Glenn Strange) is trying to get the Governor (Karl Hackett) impeached so he can take over control of the state. Knowing the Governor and Billy… Internet Archive And Then There Were None (1945) 1945 · Feature Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of… Internet Archive Rolling Home 1946 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Farmer's Daughter 1947 · Feature · 1 h 36 min Title: The Farmer's Daughter Summary: After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards… Internet Archive Wastage of Human Resources 1947 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles How crippling disease, avoidable accidents, crime, war, old age, alcoholism and poor living conditions waste human lives and their potential. This film grew… Internet Archive Meet King Joe 1949 · Cartoon · 9 min · Subtitles Cold War cartoon aimed at American workers with the objective of convincing them of their good fortune. Internet Archive Billy the Kid in Santa Fe 1941 · Feature · 1 h 3 min A P.R.C. western featuring Bob Steele, Al St. John, Rex Lease, and Dave O'Brien. Internet Archive Family Life 1949 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Impossible drama proving that proper management of schedules, responsibilities, privileges and finances leads to a happier home. Internet Archive Open Secret 1948 · Feature Title: Open Secret Summary: Newlyweds come to visit groom's friend, only to discover him missing; and their investigation uncovers evidence of a ring of… Internet Archive Phantom Rancher 1940 · Feature · 1 h 1 min Ken Mitchell (Ken Maynard) arrives to take possession of a ranch left to him by his Uncle Jim. He meets and falls in love with Ann Markham (Dorothy Short),… Internet Archive The Fighting Seabees 1944 · Feature · 1 h 35 min Title: The Fighting Seabees Summary: During WW2, the U.S. Navy implements a new idea of forming construction battalions that also are fighting units, in case… Internet Archive Dick Tracy's Dilemma 1947 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Dick Tracy battles the fiendish "Claw" in one of his most difficult cases. Internet Archive Private Buckaroo 1942 · Feature · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Dreaming Out Loud 1940 · Feature · 1 h 21 min · Subtitles The first film adaptation of the "Lum and Abner" Radio Program. Internet Archive No Regrets For Our Youth 1946 · Feature In Akira Kurosawa's first film after the end of World War II, future beloved Ozu regular Setsuko Hara gives an astonishing performance as Yukie, the only… Internet Archive Nuremberg Trials 1946 · Feature · 57 min Title: Nuremberg Trials Summary: A look at the trials of Nazi leaders. Directed by: Roman Karmen, Elizaveta Svilova Actors: Production Company: Tsentralnaya… Internet Archive Long Distance 1941 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles The film "Long Distance" explores the significance of long-distance communication in America, highlighting the intricate network of wires and technologies… Internet Archive Sepia Cinderella 1947 · Feature · 1 h 7 min In this all-black cast musical romance, Barbara (Sheila Guyse) must compete with a rich woman (Tondaleyo) for the man she loves. The man, singer and band… Internet Archive This Gun For Hire (1942) Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar 1942 · Feature This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American FILM NOlR crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd. It… Internet Archive Career Girl 1944 · Feature · 1 h 7 min Joan Terry (Frances Langford), a girl from the country wants to become a Broadway Star, but this proves to be not so easy. Internet Archive A Matter of Life and Death 1946 · Feature Title: A Matter of Life and Death Summary: A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court. Directed by: Michael… Internet Archive Law Men 1944 · Feature · 54 min Marshals Nevada (Johnny Mack Brown) and Sandy (Raymond Hatton) are sent to investigate a series of bank robberies. Nevada joins the outlaw gang while Sandy… Internet Archive Something for Nothing 1940 · Cartoon · 8 min · Subtitles Cartoonist Rube Goldberg creates a little animation to explain how fuel is converted to power in the modern automobile engine. Internet Archive Lady from Chungking 1942 · Feature · 1 h 8 min After the Japanese invade China in WW 2, a young woman (Anna May Wong) leads a band of partisans against the occupying troops. Internet Archive Freckles Comes Home 1942 · Feature · 59 min College student "Freckles" Winslow (Johnny Downs) come home to Indiana to help a friend, Danny Doyle (Marvin Stephens), who runs his uncle's hotel and took a… Internet Archive Behind Green Lights 1946 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive BEYOND TOMORROW ( 1940) 1940 · Feature George Vale Melton (Harry Carey), Allan Chadwick (C. Aubrey Smith) and Michael O'Brien (Charles Winninger) are rich but lonely, so they invite a pair of… Internet Archive Attack! Battle of New Britain 1944 · Feature · 58 min Documentary film depicting the attack by Allied forces on the Japanese strong-holds of Arawe Beach and Cape Gloucester, New Britain, in the South Pacific… Internet Archive Harmony Trail 1944 · Feature Title: Harmony Trail Summary: Sent to investigate a payroll robbery, Marshall Rocky meets his old friends Ken, Eddie, and Max. He has the serial numbers and… Internet Archive The Woman in Green 1945 · Feature · 1 h 7 min A serial killer appears to be on the loose in London and Sherlock Holmes assists Inspector Gregson of Scotland Yard in the investigation. Holmes is brought… Internet Archive Sheriff of Tombstone 1941 · Feature · 1 h 30 min The mayor has sent for a gunslinger who, though appearing to clean up the town, is really to be the mayor's means of taking the town over. When Roy and Gabby… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Wathen collection: Greenwich Village, New York Snowstorm, and Coney Island] 1944 · Home movie · 14 min · Subtitles Amateur film made in Manhattan, New York City during World War II, showing a Greenwich Village street art exhibition, springtime at Coney Island, and… Internet Archive Hillbilly Blitzkrieg 1942 · Feature · 1 h 3 min Nazi spies mistake Pvt. Snuffy Smith's (Bud Duncan) moonshine for a new secret rocket fuel and try to steal the "formula." Internet Archive Went The Day Well? 1942 · Feature The residents of a British village during WWII welcome a platoon of soldiers who are to be billeted with them. The trusting residents then discover that the… Internet Archive Phantom of 42nd St 1945 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Half a Sinner 1940 · Feature · 59 min A prim school teacher (Heather Angel) has a secret desire to kick up her heels and leave her small town behind her. She does the next best thing - buys some…