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865–912 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 You and Your Bicycle 1948 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles "You and Your Bicycle" is a 1948 short film that offers practical guidance on bicycle safety and maintenance, emphasizing the importance of proper riding… Internet Archive Impact 1949 colorized (Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines) 1949 · Feature A unfaithful wife (Helen Walker) plots with her lover to kill her husband (Brian Donlevy), but the lover is accidentally killed instead. The husband decides… Internet Archive To Market, To Market (Part I) 1942 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Proliferation of outdoor advertising billboards through Chicago and the methods of analyzing potential advertising sites. This part explains the strategy… Internet Archive Arizona Bound 1941 · Feature · 52 min Retired marshal Buck Roberts (Buck Jones) has left law enforcement and is enjoying life on his northern Arizona ranch when he receives a telegram from Marshal… Internet Archive [San Francisco: V-J Day] 1945 · Home movie · 13 min · Subtitles Riotous celebrations in San Francisco and Redwood City, California as soldiers, sailors and civilians celebrate the end of World War II. Internet Archive How Do You Do? 1946 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Trains teenagers to act according to the rules of proper social etiquette. Promotes proper behavior as a means of gaining social poise and self-assurance.… Internet Archive Journalism 1940 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Shows writing and editing jobs for newspapers and magazines in the deep analog era. Internet Archive Ministry Of Fear ( 1944) Directed By Fritz Lang, Starring Ray Milland, Dan Duryea, Margaret Reynolds 1944 · Feature Ministry of Fear is a 1944 American FILM NOlR crime film directed by Fritz Lang, based on the 1943 novel by Graham Greene. The film stars Ray Milland, Dan… Internet Archive The Paradine Case 1947 · Feature Title: The Paradine Case Summary: A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending. Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock… Internet Archive The Song of Bernadette Part 2 1943 · Feature · 1 h 6 min Bernadette Soubirous is the saint of Lourdes, France. Visionary and messenger of the Immaculate Conception, she told us the very words of the Virgin Mary,… Internet Archive Henry Browne, Farmer 1942 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Daily life of a patriotic African American farmer in Georgia during World War II. Internet Archive Gilda (1946) 1946 · Feature · Subtitles Gilda (1946) Elenco: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready Internet Archive Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) Director: Michael Curtiz, Featuring Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Wendell Corey, Ed Begley, William Conrad 1948 · Feature Sorry, Wrong Number is a 1948 American thriller FILM NOlR directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Wendell Corey, Ed Begley… Internet Archive Let Yourself Go 1940 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles How architecture, furniture and transportation have been designed to help Americans relax. Internet Archive Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It 1941 · Feature · 1 h 23 min Gordon Harker and Alastair Sim are policemen from Scotland Yard who get on the track of a fifth column. Internet Archive Scared Stiff 1945 · Feature · 1 h 4 min · Subtitles Title: Scared Stiff Summary: The jumpy chess editor at a newspaper accidentally gets involved in some murders at a sleazy tavern run by a pair of bizarre… Internet Archive ''The Lone Ranger'' - The Legion of Old Timers 1949 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles An episode of "The Lone Ranger" from 1949. Not the first, but one of the earliest US network shows produced on film. Originally aired 6 October 1949 (note:… Internet Archive The House of Fear 1945 · Feature Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of deaths at a castle with each foretold by the delivery of orange pips to the victims. Internet Archive Attitudes and Health 1949 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Demonstrates how self-confidence and right attitudes are necessary to good health. Internet Archive Big Town After Dark (1947, USA) Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke - Film Noir Full Movie 1947 · Feature Big Town After Dark is a 1947 American film noir drama film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Whitman Chambers. The film stars Phillip Reed,… Internet Archive Shed No Tears 1948 · Feature · 1 h 8 min A suspenseful movie starring Wallace Ford and June Vincent. Don't bother downloading the h.264 file. The Cinepack file from which it is derived is smaller. Internet Archive Leave Her To Heaven (1945) Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price 1945 · Feature Leave Her to Heaven is a 1945 American psychological thriller FILM NOlR directed by John M. Stahl and starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, and… Internet Archive Making a New Day Out of Tuesday (Part II) 1946 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles How the Ironrite automatic ironing machine makes the life of the housewife much easier. Internet Archive Saint Paul Police Detectives and Their Work: A Color Chartoon 1941 · Cartoon · 8 min · Subtitles Visionary stop-motion animation film showing the activities of St. Paul Police detectives. Internet Archive And Then There Were None (1945) 1945 · Feature · Subtitles And Then There Were None is a 1945 film adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1939 mystery novel of the same name, directed by René Clair. In the film, ten… Internet Archive Fourth Kingdom, The 1942 · Film · Subtitles Tells the story of development of Bakelite materials and rapid expansion of uses for these man-made products since 1909 when discovery was first made. Film… Internet Archive Flatboatmen of the Frontier 1941 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Presents a phase of pioneer agricultural economy in the early nineteenth century. Portrays Ohio Valley farmers as they fell trees, prepare the lumber, and… Internet Archive To Market, To Market (Part II) 1942 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Proliferation of outdoor advertising billboards through Chicago and the methods of analyzing potential advertising sites. This part, shot in Kodachrome,… Internet Archive Great Mike, The 1944 · Feature · 1 h 10 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Pitfall (1948) Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Raymond Burr, Jane Wyatt - Film Noir 1948 · Feature Pitfall is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Andre DeToth. The film is based on the novel The Pitfall by Jay Dratler and stars Dick Powell,… Internet Archive The Fallen Idol (1948) 1948 · Feature The Fallen Idol is a British mystery thriller film directed by Carol ReedThe film is based on Graham Greene's short story "The Basement Room" and features a… Internet Archive Crazy House ( 1943) 1943 · Feature Crazy House is a 1943 comedy film starring Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson as Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another movie. The mere… Internet Archive Black Angel 1946 ★★★½ CC: Crime/Film-Noir [1:20:33] Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre 1946 · Feature · 1 h 21 min · Subtitles Black Angel is a 1946 American film noir starring Dan Duryea, June Vincent and Peter Lorre. Directed by Roy William Neill, it was the last film of director… Internet Archive Brideless Groom 1947 · Short · 16 min Title: Brideless Groom Summary: To inherit a fortune, voice teacher Shemp must marry before six o'clock, but no girl will accept his proposal. Finally one of… Internet Archive Texas Legionnaires 1943 · Feature · 53 min AKA The Man from Music Mountain Roy returns home to fine a range feud between the cattlemen and the sheepmen. When his friend is killed he finds the rifle had… Internet Archive The Great Dan Patch 1949 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Banks and Credit 1948 · Film · Subtitles Woman deposits money; man writes check to withdraw money. Film shows how two transactions are interrelated. Film explains role of credit in our national… Internet Archive Red River Valley 1941 · Feature · 53 min Ranchers, with the help of Roy, raise money to build a reservoir but lose it to a gambler through a crooked stock deal. Internet Archive Taking the Air 1941 · Film · Subtitles STUDIES IN STREAMLINING FROM THE DAYS OF HORATIO PHILLIPS TO MODERN TIMES. EVOLUTION OF AUTOMOBILE FROM ITS BEGINNING TO PRESENT STREAMLINED SHAPE IS… Internet Archive Doomed to Die 1940 · Feature Title: Doomed to Die Summary: Mr. Wong and a girl reporter investigate a shipping magnate's murder. Directed by: William Nigh Actors: Boris Karloff, Marjorie… Internet Archive For the Living 1949 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles Improvement of living conditions in 1940s New York City through the construction of public housing. Internet Archive Danger — Women at Work! 1940 · Film · Subtitles World War II-vintage film on health and occupational safety issues facing women workers Old-time footage of male workers leaving factory door and dispersing… Internet Archive Life in the Central Valley of California 1949 · Film · Subtitles Shows the agriculture, trade and infrastructure of California's Central Valley, all made possible by irrigation. Internet Archive Guns of the Law 1944 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Corregidor 1943 · Feature · 1 h 10 min Title: Corregidor Summary: A doctor and his staff in a hospital on the Philippine island of Corregidor shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor try… Internet Archive Caesar and Cleopatra 1945 · Feature · 2 h 2 min Title: Caesar and Cleopatra Summary: At the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra meets a middle-aged Julius Caesar, who teaches her how to rule… Internet Archive Yankee Doodle Daffy (1943) 1943 · Feature Yankee Doodle Daffy is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released on June 5, 1943, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce. The… Internet Archive Chicken of Tomorrow, The 1948 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles How scientific agriculture changes the life and taste of the chicken.