The world's archives

1,441–1,488 of 43,573 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 Special Delivery 1946 · Film · Subtitles (titles zoom forward and blast apart into squares over the close-up of an airplane tire speeding down a runway for take-off) This film celebrates the strength… Internet Archive Ceiling on Your Home, A 1945 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Economic factors affecting postwar deflation; an appeal to the public to assist in retail price control; difficulties World War II veterans faced in locating… Internet Archive Life Cycle of the Mosquito 1946 · Film · Subtitles "An unusually informative film on the mosquito showing complete metamorphosis of the insect from the egg through the larva and the pupa stages to its… Internet Archive Stagecoach Outlaws 1945 colorized (Buster Crabbe) 1945 · Feature Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe) saves a woman (Frances Gladwin) from being kidnapped by a gang run by Steve Kirby (I. Stanford Jolley), who is trying to sabotage… Internet Archive Dead Man's Gold 1948 colorized (Lash LaRue) 1948 · Feature Lash LaRue and his partner Fuzzy Jones (Al St. John) are sent for by Jim Thornton, who has found gold. But when they arrive they find him dead, survived by a… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Texas 1946] 1946 · Home movie · Subtitles Teenage boy polishing and washing car by house; shirtless boy plays with dog; mother rubs boy's back and teases him while he plays with dog; adult male… Internet Archive All-American Co-Ed 1941 · Feature · 48 min Title: All-American Co-Ed Summary: All-girl school Mar Brynn tries to get more pupils and publicity by making fun of the Quincton college. For revenge, the… Internet Archive Zeppelin vs. Pterodactyls: The Lost Cartoon 1942 · Cartoon A rare collaboration between Fleischer Studios and Ub Iwerks resulted in this cartoon, based on the moderately successful Republic Pictures "Zeppelin vs.… Internet Archive Family Teamwork 1946 · Film · Subtitles Shows how family members work and play together on a small goat ranch. Family relationships, responsibilities and cooperation are emphasized. 00:34 Man and… Internet Archive G-Men vs the Black Dragon 1943 colorized cliffhanger serial 1943 · Feature An American secret agent (Rod Cameron), along with British (Constance Worth) and Chinese (Roland Got) agents, battle the Japanese Black Dragon Society, a… Internet Archive Mysterious Intruder {The Whistler} 1946 Film-noir/Mystery ★★★ (CC) Richard Dix 1946 · Feature · 1 h 2 min · Subtitles Mysterious Intruder is a 1946 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by William Castle, the production features Richard… Internet Archive The Trespasser 1947 · Feature Title: The Trespasser Summary: Stevie Carson, a newspaper reporter, and Denny Butler, the feature editor on the same newspaper, set out to track down a gang… Internet Archive Canadian Pacific 1949 · Feature Title: Canadian Pacific Summary: A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up… Internet Archive Knock On Any Door (1949) Director Nicholas Ray, Starring Humphrey Bogart, John Derek 1949 · Feature Knock on Any Door is a 1949 American courtroom trial FILM NOlR directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart. The picture gave actor John Derek his… Internet Archive The Amazing Mr. X (1948) 1948 · Feature The Amazing Mr. X, also known as The Spiritualist, is a 1948 American horror thriller film noir directed by Bernard Vorhaus. The film features a blend of… Internet Archive Let's Live a Little 1948 · Feature Title: Let's Live a Little Summary: A harried, overworked advertising executive is being pursued romantically by one of his clients, a successful perfume… Internet Archive Open Door: The Story of Foreman Jim Baxter and His Family, The (Part I) 1945 · Short · 23 min · Subtitles A General Motors foreman learns not just to be a better manager, but where his place is in the system of production. Internet Archive Adventures of Red Ryder 1940 colorized cliffhanger serial (Don 'Red' Barry) 1940 · Feature A conniving banker plans to drive ranchers from their land so as to profit from the forthcoming railroad. But when his father is killed by one of the banker's… Internet Archive Hoppity Goes to Town (1941, NTA reprint of "Mr. Bug Goes to Town") 1941 · Cartoon An NTA reprint of Mr. Bug Goes to Town from the 1970's, the second and last animated feature film by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures in 1941. Internet Archive International Lady 1941 colorized (George Brent, Basil Rathbone) 1941 · Feature Both an American agent (George Brent) posing as a lawyer with the United States Embassy in London, and a Scotland Yard detective (Basil Rathbone) posing as a… Internet Archive Speed to Spare 1948 · Feature · 57 min Title: Speed to Spare Summary: Stunt driver Cliff Jordan takes a job with his old pal Jerry McGee, branch manager of an express trucking firm. Jerry is… Internet Archive South of Tahiti 1941 · Feature Title: South of Tahiti Summary: An airplane crashes in an uncharted Pacific island, south of Tahiti. Three men survive, and one gets in love with a beautiful… Internet Archive The Corpse Vanishes 1942 colorized (Bela Lugosi) 1942 · Feature A mad scientist kidnaps young women and extracts glandular fluid from their bodies to keep his elderly wife alive and young. Bela Lugosi as Dr. Lorenz Luana… Internet Archive Case of the Missing Hare (1942) 1942 · Feature Confusions of a Nutzy Spy is a 1943 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Norman McCabe. The short was released on January 23, 1943, and stars Porky… Internet Archive Paris Underground 1945 · Feature Title: Paris Underground Summary: Among the terrified refugees jamming the roads out of Paris in 1940 are Kitty de Mornay, a rich American divorced from her… Internet Archive Morning For The Osone Family 1946 · Feature Kinoshita’s first film after the end of World War II is a wrenching, superbly wrought tale about a liberal-minded Japanese family torn apart by war and… Internet Archive A Man Betrayed 1941 · Feature Title: A Man Betrayed Summary: A small-town attorney comes to the city to investigate the murder of a friend and falls in love with the daughter of the crime… Internet Archive Blazing Across the Pecos 1948 colorized (Durango Kid) 1948 · Feature Power-hungry mayor Ace Brockway (Charles Wilson) is trying to drive trader Matt Carter (Thomas Jackson) out of business by having Indians attack his trading… Internet Archive Woman Hater 1948 · Feature Title: Woman Hater Summary: Lord Terence Datchett is a "confirmed bachelor" who doesn't really have much use for women. He meets up with a French movie star,… Internet Archive Scarlet Street with subtitles 1945 · Feature This is a copy of the subtitled version of Fritz Lang's "Scarlet Street" published in youtube.com/watch?v=tHv3Jico_x4 . It is republished here because some… Internet Archive Escort Girl 1941 · Feature · 57 min Toplessness with pasties. Arthur Housman plays a drunk, as usual. Internet Archive A Scandal in Paris 1946 · Feature Title: A Scandal in Paris Summary: Born in a French prison in 1775, François Eugène Vidocq becomes a professional thief and is later appointed chief of… Internet Archive The Next of Kin 1942 · Feature Title: The Next of Kin Summary: Wartime propaganda piece giving the warning "Be like Dad, Keep Mum". A gossipy housewife is overheard talking about what her… Internet Archive Three Smart Daughters (Singer Screen Ad) 1940 · Film · Subtitles Three young women impress their men with their home sewing skills. Internet Archive So Much For So Little (1949) 1949 · Feature So Much for So Little is a 1949 American animated short documentary film directed by Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng. In 1950, it won an Oscar at the 22nd… Internet Archive Federal Operator 99 (1945) colorized cliffhanger serial 1945 · Feature The FBI's daring and resourceful Operator 99 (Martin Lamont) goes into action, assisted by his gal Friday (Helen Talbot), when a criminal mastermind (George… Internet Archive New Horizons 1948 · Film · Subtitles 01:01:13:00 Low-angle Black boy picking cotton. 01:01:34:34:21 Washington Monument. 01:01:48:09 Group of teenage girls look up at statue of Pocahontas; pan up… Internet Archive Island Of Doomed Men (1940) 1940 · Feature Madman Stephen Danel (Peter Lorre) presides over a prison on a remote island in the Pacific, where he works the convicts to death and profits from their… Internet Archive RAF Sinks Tirpitz, 1944/11/22 1944 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) "RAF Lancasters converge on the 45,000 ton Nazi Battlewagon, hidden in Tennsue Fjord in Norway. She is throwing tons of bursting steel skyward, but super… Internet Archive Men and Jobs 1944 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles How the U.S. government tried to match every person to a job during World War II. Internet Archive Dressed To Kill 1946 · Feature Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and… Internet Archive The Invisible Wall 1947 · Feature Title: The Invisible Wall Summary: When a mob boss sends gambler Harry Lane to Vegas to deliver 20K to a contact, Harry gambles the money away and must… Internet Archive Baking Industry, The 1946 · Film · Subtitles Vocational film about careers in baking. Discussion of commercial baking industry. The Baking Industry 02:49:00 CU Lady slicing bread 02:50:30 Bread on an… Internet Archive Caught Mapping 1940 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles How road maps are drawn, field-checked and printed. Internet Archive Sing a Song of Six Pants 1947 · Short · 16 min Title: Sing a Song of Six Pants Summary: The stooges are tailors, and are heavily in debt to the Skin & Flint finance company. When the boys read about the… Internet Archive Fish from Hell (Part I) 1945 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Deep-sea fishing adventure. Internet Archive The Mark of Cain 1947 · Feature Title: The Mark of Cain Summary: An attractive young French girl instigates rivalry between two brothers when she becomes the bride of the younger one.… Internet Archive Kit Carson 1940 · Feature · 1 h 35 min Title: Kit Carson Summary: Indian fighter, trapper and frontier scout Kit Carson leads a wagon train of settlers from Fort Bridger, along the Oregon Trail…