The world's archives

1,009–1,056 of 43,559 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 FZG 76 - V-1 (flying bomb) 1944 · Short · 29 min In the autumn of 1936, the Argus engine company, began work on the further development of remote controlled aircraft for anti aircraft target practice the FZG… Internet Archive Phantom of Chinatown 1940 · Feature · 1 h 2 min Keye Luke assumes Boris Karloff's former role as Detective James Lee Wong. This film is unusual because it's one the first to have an asian detective played… Internet Archive Ride The Pink Horse (1947) Robert Montgomery, Thomas Gomez, Wanda Hendrix 1947 · Feature Ride the Pink Horse is a 1947 FILM NOlR crime film produced by Universal Studios. It was directed by Robert Montgomery, who also stars in it, from a… Internet Archive ''The Lone Ranger'' - Old Joe's Sister 1949 · TV · 22 min · Subtitles An episode of "The Lone Ranger" from 1949. Note: This is an edited syndication print, missing several minutes. Originally aired 22 December 1949. Internet Archive Night Train to Munich 1940 colorized (Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison) 1940 · Feature When the Germans invade Czechoslovakia, a scientist (James Harcourt) flees to England, but his daughter Anna (Margaret Lockwood) is arrested. She escapes from… Internet Archive Boomerang! [1947] Dana Andrews, Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt 1947 · Feature Boomerang! is a 1947 American Film Noir based on the true story of a vagrant who was accused of murder by an incompetent police force, only to be found not… Internet Archive The Spider Woman 1943 · Feature Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a… Internet Archive Brute Force (1947) Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford 1947 · Feature Brute Force is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Jules Dassin, from a screenplay by Richard Brooks with cinematography by William H. Daniels. It… Internet Archive Day Of Wrath 1943 · Feature Filmed during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Carl Dreyer’s Day of Wrath ( Vredens dag ) is a harrowing account of individual helplessness in the face of… Internet Archive Finding Your Life's Work 1940 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Classic vocational guidance film produced to snap America's teenagers out of a Depression mood. Internet Archive Devil's Cargo 1948 · Feature · 1 h 2 min The Falcon tackles another mystery. Internet Archive International Moves the Browns to Sterling Street 1941 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Motivational film for International Silver salespeople describing how installment buying has made silver tableware available to a broad range of consumers. Internet Archive Chasing Trouble 1940 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Inside Story of Modern Gasoline, The 1946 · Film · Subtitles Describes (in partly animated form: "talking gasoline drops," etc!) the refining of gasoline, its chemical breakdown, etc; excellent shots of gasoline… Internet Archive Great Railroad at Work, A (Part II) 1942 · Short · 4 min · Subtitles Everything there is to know about the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Internet Archive The Wolf Man (1941) 1941 · Feature The Wolf Man is a 1941 American Gothic horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney Jr. in the… Internet Archive Eve of Battle, 1944/06/06 1944 · Newsreel · Subtitles Eve of Battle "Universal Newsreel, in full co-operation with the War Department, presents official pictures of the final military preparations for the… Internet Archive You and Your Family 1946 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles Early "interactive" film attempting to train teenagers to negotiate, not fight, with their parents. Internet Archive The Stilwell Road 1945 · Feature · 50 min Documentary about the construction of the Stilwell Road--originally called The Ledo Road--a 478-mile passage from Assam, India, to Ledo, Burma, during World… Internet Archive Roma, città aperta (1945) Roma, Cidade Aberta 1945 · Feature Roma, 1944. Durante a ocupação nazista em Roma, o líder da resistência Giorgio Manfredi é perseguido pela Gestapo. Seu amigo Francesco, que vai se casar com a… Internet Archive Let's Get Tough 1942 · Feature · 54 min · Subtitles The East Side Kids fight the "Japs" in this WWII propanda piece. Internet Archive Street of Chance 1942 colorized (Burgess Meredith) 1942 · Feature Waking up with amnesia after an accident, a mild-mannered New Yorker (Burgess Meredith) is told that he left his wife (Louise Platt) a year earlier, started a… Internet Archive Unfaithfully Yours 1948 · Feature In this pitch-black comedy from legendary writer-director Preston Sturges, Rex Harrison stars as Sir Alfred De Carter, a world-famous symphony conductor… Internet Archive To Duck or Not to Duck (1943) 1943 · Feature To Duck or Not to Duck is a 1943 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The cartoon was released on March 6, 1943, and stars Daffy Duck… Internet Archive The Pearl of Death 1944 · Feature When a valuable pearl with a sinister reputation is stolen, Sherlock Holmes must investigate its link to a series of brutal murders. Internet Archive Great Railroad at Work, A (Part III) 1942 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Everything there is to know about the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Internet Archive Thieves' Highway (1949) Dir: Jules Dassin, Starring Richard Conte, Lee J Cobb, Valentina Cortese 1949 · Feature Thieves' Highway is a 1949 film noir directed by Jules Dassin. starring Richard Conte, Lee J Cobb, Valentina Cortese. The screenplay was written by A. I.… Internet Archive Midnight Limited (1940) 1940 · Feature · 1 h 1 min Robberies and murder on a train. This is in the public domain; there is no copyright renewal to be found. Internet Archive Your Fire Department (Part II) 1949 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Detailed treatment of the Los Angeles Fire Department, its equipment, personnel and activities. With excellent Kodachrome footage of firefighters at work,… Internet Archive Things People Want, The 1948 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Distinctive sales training film on the hierarchy of human needs, starring a young John Forsythe. Internet Archive A Hen In The Wind 1948 · Feature When a soldier returns home at the end of World War II, he refuses to forgive his wife for prostituting herself one night in order to pay off medical bills… Internet Archive La chauve-souris du diable 1940 · Feature · Subtitles Synopsis Le docteur Carruthers, inventeur de parfums, voue une rancune tenace à ses employeurs devenus riches grâce à ses assemblages. Pour se venger, il crée… Internet Archive Drums of Africa 1941 · Feature · 1 h 2 min An expedition sets out to darkest Africa to find the fabled City of the Dead, and must battle thick jungle, hostile natives, wild animals and a deadly epidemic. Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 1942 · Feature When a Nazi saboteur jeeringly predicts to the nation new depredations via the radio 'Voice of Terror', the Homeland Security Inner Council summons Sherlock… Internet Archive Ruthless (1948) Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer, Starring Louis Hayward, Raymond Burr, Zachary Scott 1948 · Feature Ruthless is a 1948 American drama Film Noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Raymond Burr, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet, Louis Hayward, Diana Lynn.… Internet Archive Dr. Cyclops 1940 · Feature A mad scientist working in the South American jungle miniaturizes his colleagues when he feels his megalomania is threatened. Internet Archive The Marianas Operation 1949 · Feature This U.S. Marine Corps documentary shows the operation in the Marianas Islands group during World War 2 in detail. Phase 1. Saipan: The Invation of Saipan in… Internet Archive Captain Midnight 1942 colorized cliffhanger serial (Dave O'Brien) 1942 · Feature Captain Midnight (Dave O'Brien), a daring masked aviator who fights gangsters and the enemies of America, is asked for help by Major Steel (Joe Girard) of the… Internet Archive Larceny (1948) John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, Shelley Winters - Film Noir 1948 · Feature Larceny is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by George Sherman starring John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea and Shelley Winters. Wikipedia:… Internet Archive The Dark Corner 1946 (CC) Crime, Film-Noir [1:35:11] Lucille Ball, William Bendix 1946 · Feature · 1 h 35 min · Subtitles When Bradford Galt (Mark Stevens), a tough private investigator, realizes that he's being followed, he confronts his assailant, a shifty fellow named Fred… Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes in Washington 1943 · Feature Title: Sherlock Holmes in Washington Summary: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson travel to Washington D.C. in order to prevent a secret document from falling… Internet Archive Merrie Melodies - Bugs Bunny - Case Of The Missing Hare 1942 · Cartoon Bugs Bunny declares war on a magician. Internet Archive City Water Supply 1941 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles How New York City gets its water and how that water is protected from pollution. Internet Archive Strangers In The Night (1944) Dir: Anthony Mann Featuring Virginia Grey - Film Noir 1944 · Feature Strangers in the Nigh t is a 1944 American film noir mystery film directed by Anthony Mann and starring William Terry, Virginia Grey and Helene Thimig.… Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes In Washington 1943 · Feature Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson travel to Washington D.C. in order to prevent a secret document from falling into enemy hands. Internet Archive Introduction to Haiti 1942 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Presents a tourist's view of Haiti: its history, tradition, daily life of the people, Port-au-Prince, Cap Haitien and Henri Christophes' Palace. In… Internet Archive Librarian, The 1947 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Shows the work of different library personnel. Internet Archive My Dad's Company 1946 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles How the Detroit Edison Company is a good citizen, employer and provider of electric power.