The world's archives

1,489–1,536 of 42,240 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 Moontide (1942) Directors: Fritz Lang & Archie Mayo, Featuring Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino 1942 · Feature Moontide is a 1942 American Film Noir directed by Archie Mayo, who took over production after initial director Fritz Lang left the project early in the… Internet Archive Brotherhood of Man, The 1946 · Film · Subtitles Based on the pamphlet The Races of Mankind, by Ruth Benedict and Gene Weltfish. An animated cartoon. Explains that there are no basic differences between the… Internet Archive Food for America (Part II) 1941 · Short · 22 min · Subtitles This Kodachrome film is a travelogue of epic length in which the camera rarely leaves the factory floor. Mrs. Harwood, a lady of a certain social position,… Internet Archive Frontier Revenge 1948 colorized (Lash Larue) 1948 · Feature Marshal Lash LaRue and his partner Fuzzy Jones (Al St. John) are sent to a town to see if a respectable businessman (Ray Bennett) is actually leading the gang… Internet Archive Major Barbara 1941 · Feature Title: Major Barbara Summary: A young and idealistic woman, who has adopted the Salvation Army and whose father is an armament industrialist, will save more… Internet Archive Radio and Television 1940 · Film · Subtitles Appraisal. Good for (1) showing occupations in radio and television, (2) giving impressions of the nature of the work and the training required in various… Internet Archive Spectacular footage of D-Day, the 6th of June 1944 in color (Enhanced and A.I. colorized) 1944 · Feature This is a compilation of rare and familiar footage about the D-day landings in Normandy, France on the 6th of June 1944. This "Operation Overlord" was the… Internet Archive Going Places 1948 · Film · Subtitles Defines the profit motive and dramatizes the part it has played in the economic development of our country. Stresses the need for continued industrial profits… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Summers Collection: San Francisco, California, 1941] 1941 · Home movie · Subtitles Comprehensive film of San Francisco, California and vicinity shot in the summer of 1941. • 13:57:09:14- 13:57:32:12 Nice aerial series—in every shot we see… Internet Archive The Man Who Walked Alone 1945 · Feature · 1 h 11 min A light-hearted P.R.C. film. Internet Archive Alaska: A Modern Frontier (Revised edition) 1948 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Views of the Territory of Alaska. Internet Archive Sussie (1945) 1945 · Feature · Subtitles En romantisk komedi om den nyskilde författaren Harry Hellberg vars senaste bok är ett bittert angrepp på hela kvinnosläktet. Kåsören Sussie Blom skriver en… Internet Archive Eyes Under Water 1949 · Film · Subtitles LIFE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN SHOWN IN A VISIT TO THE FLOOR OF THE SEA. MYRIAD FORMS OF STRANGE LIFE ARE ILLUSTRATED BY THE SHOTS OF MANY ODDITIES INCLUDING… Internet Archive Great Swindle, The (Part II) 1948 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles Union recruitment film criticizing monopoly control of the U.S. economy and advocating union membership as a defense against corporate power. Internet Archive Adventures of Junior Raindrop, The 1948 · Cartoon · 7 min · Subtitles Delinquent raindrop explains the need for good watershed management. Internet Archive Western Mail 1942 · Feature · 54 min Title: Western Mail Summary: Just as Lucky Webster (Fred Kohler Jr). is being questioned about a recent train robbery, Tom Allen (Tom Keene) appears at his… Internet Archive Fighting Man of the Plains 1949 · Feature Title: Fighting Man of the Plains Summary: Former bandit Jim Dancer becomes marshal of a Kansas town and cleans up the criminal element - with the help of his… Internet Archive Who's Who in the Zoo (1942) 1942 · Feature Who’s Who in the Zoo is a 1942 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Norman McCabe. The short was released on February 14, 1942. Watch on… Internet Archive The Perils of Pauline 1947 (Betty Hutton) 1947 · Feature In the early 20th Century, fun-loving Pearl White (Betty Hutton), working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance to become an actress when she ends up… Internet Archive Don't Take It to Heart! 1944 · Feature Title: Don't Take It to Heart! Summary: The castle ghost helps the lady and the lawyer beat off developers. Directed by: Jeffrey Dell Actors: Richard Bird,… Internet Archive The Reckless Moment 1949 colorized (James Mason) 1949 · Feature After discovering that her teenage daughter accidentally killed her older lover, Lucia Harper (Joan Bennett) tries to dispose of the body. Another man (Roy… Internet Archive 1942 1941 · Cartoon Public domain cartoons of 1942. Work in progress. Corrections on copyright status welcome. Internet Archive Borrowed Hero 1941 · Feature · 1 h 1 min Title: Borrowed Hero Summary: Roger Andrews, an assistant district attorney, is the accidental hero of a police capture that results in his appointment by… Internet Archive Melody for Three 1941 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles One of the films that featured the character Dr. Christian. Internet Archive Meet Simon Cherry 1949 · Feature Title: Meet Simon Cherry Summary: When the reclusive invalid daughter of Lady Harling is found dead, a young lady is suspected of murdering her. Directed by:… Internet Archive Return to Yesterday 1940 · Feature Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood or working with a small theatre company in England. Internet Archive Raiders of Ghost City 1944 colorized cliffhanger serial 1944 · Feature Near the end of the American Civil War, gold shipments destined for Washington from California are being hijacked by a gang of spies posing as Confederate… Internet Archive Scarlet Street 1945 (HD 1:42:23} Joan Bennett & Edward G. Robinson 1945 · Feature · 1 h 32 min · Subtitles Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson) is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March (Joan Bennett). Kitty plays… Internet Archive It's Everybody's War 1945 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Plea for increased commitment by Americans to win the war. Internet Archive My Brother Jonathan 1948 · Feature Title: My Brother Jonathan Summary: Doctor Jonathan Dakers in flashback tells his son Tony - a World War II veteran, about his life dating from the 1900s.… Internet Archive Twins Are Individuals: From Infancy to Adolescence 1946 · Film · Subtitles Uses animation to consider lives of two identical twins who develop completely different personalities. Comments on leveling power of American Society. In… Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 1942 · Feature Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must protect a Swiss inventor of an advanced bomb sight from falling into German hands. Internet Archive The Loves of Joanna Godden 1947 · Feature Googie Withers stars as a young woman who flouts convention by choosing to run the farm she inherited, and by rejecting the man she is expected to marry. Internet Archive A Night for Crime 1943 · Feature · 1 h 11 min A P.R.C. film featuring Lyle Talbot. Internet Archive Falling Hare (1943) 1943 · Feature Falling Hare is a 1943 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The cartoon features Bugs Bunny. In this film, Bugs Bunny tries to… Internet Archive Miraculous Journey 1948 · Feature · 1 h 14 min Title: Miraculous Journey Summary: How a plane crash in the jungle affects the survivors after they are rescued. Directed by: Sam Newfield Actors: Rory… Internet Archive The Great Mr. Handel 1942 · Feature Title: The Great Mr. Handel Summary: A lavish period drama produced in 1942 by Lord Rank's G.H.W. Productions Ltd. Directed by: Norman Walker Actors: Wilfrid… Internet Archive Arranging a Buffet Supper 1946 · Short · 5 min · Subtitles The American tradition of the buffet supper is shown in its simple preparation. A "must" for the homemaker or hostess. One of the satellite films that… Internet Archive Lucky Junior 1948 · Film · Subtitles Shows how babies born in Michigan enjoy better health and freedom from disease due to excellent medical care in Michigan. Includes shots of babies, children… Internet Archive The Chase 1946 Film-noir ★★★ CC [1:25:52] 1946 · Feature · 1 h 26 min · Subtitles The Chase is a 1946 American film noir directed by Arthur Ripley. The screenplay by Philip Yordan is based on Cornell Woolrich's 1944 novel The Black Path of… Internet Archive Work of the Stock Exchange 1941 · Film · Subtitles Examines each step of incorporation and listing of stock. Illustrates the details of buying and selling operations on the exchange floor and in the broker's… Internet Archive Anna Lucasta 1949 · Feature · 1 h 25 min Title: Anna Lucasta Summary: A young woman who is disowned by her alcoholic father turns to prostitution to support herself; her scheming brother-in-law… Internet Archive Night Editor (1946) William Gargan, Janis Carter 1946 · Feature Night Editor is a 1946 film noir directed by Henry Levin and based on a popular radio program of the same name. The script for the film was based on a… Internet Archive Homicide for Three 1948 · Feature Title: Homicide for Three Summary: On their honeymoon,a young navy officer and his wife are having difficulties in finding a hotel room in Los Angeles until a… Internet Archive Hollow Triumph aka The Scar: 1948 HD Film/Noir Joan Bennett [1:23:03} 1948 · Feature · 1 h 23 min · Subtitles Re-mastered in HD. This top-notch film noir suspense thriller gave actor Paul Henreid (Casablanca) a chance to trade in his romantic image for not one, but… Internet Archive Secrets of the Wasteland 1941 colorized (Hopalong Cassidy) 1941 · Feature Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) is leading an archaeological expedition through part of California, but some Chinese are tryig to stop it because they have a… Internet Archive Play In The Snow 1945 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Shows children enjoying winter sports, making a snow man, playing fox and geese, sledding and skiing. Internet Archive Children of Japan 1941 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Shows home, work and school activities of a middle-class Japanese family.