The world's archives

1,585–1,632 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 Butterick Clothes-Ups Of 1942 1942 · Film · Subtitles A silent look at clothing made from Butterick dress patterns Photographed by Neil P Horne. Internet Archive Son of the Renegade 1942 · Feature · 56 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Jubilation Street 1944 · Feature As World War II escalates, the tight-knit inhabitants of a street in Tokyo must relocate from their homes so the government can use the space. Kinoshita’s… Internet Archive The Daffy Duckaroo (1942) 1942 · Feature The Daffy Duckaroo is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Norman McCabe. The cartoon was released on October 24, 1942, and stars Daffy Duck. The… Internet Archive Great Swindle, The 1948 · Film · Subtitles Harassed by shortages, Tom Grey votes for the removal of price control after reading propaganda issued by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).… Internet Archive I Don't Want to Walk Without You (Juvenile Jubilee) (Soundies) 1940 · Film · Subtitles Kay Lorraine & Merle Pitt's Music College Graduation Dance with comic black waiter. 00:00:00:00 - 00:45:21:29 B/W Sound 1940s "I Don't Want to Walk Without… Internet Archive The Huggetts Abroad 1949 · Feature Title: The Huggetts Abroad Summary: Life is not going well for the Huggetts. Father has lost his job. Jimmy and his wife cannot get to South Africa where he… Internet Archive Contender, The 1944 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Inner Circle 1946 · Feature · 56 min · Subtitles A low-budget private-detective movie from Republic. Internet Archive Too Late For Tears (1949) [P&M] 720p Blu-Ray (700MB) 1949 · Feature For the P&M collection, I scour the web for the highest fidelity uploads of films, whether that be here on the Archive, elsewhere on the web, on bittorrent or… Internet Archive The Three Weird Sisters 1948 · Feature Title: The Three Weird Sisters Summary: A secretary suspects that her employer's three elderly sisters are plotting to kill him after he announces he'll no… Internet Archive The Scarlet Claw (1944) 1944 · Feature "The Scarlet Claw" is a 1944 mystery film featuring the iconic detective duo Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, portrayed by Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce,… Internet Archive Daredevils of the Clouds 1948 · Feature Title: Daredevils of the Clouds Summary: Terry O'Rourke, an American operating a small airline in Canada, is having a tough time making a go of it; he has to… Internet Archive Operator Toll Dialing: Dialing 1949 · Short · 6 min · Subtitles Instructional film for telephone operators. Internet Archive 1943 - Shadow of a Doubt - La sombra de una duda - Alfred Hitchcock - VOSE 1943 · Feature · Subtitles For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive Ragtime Cowboy Joe 1940 colorized (Johnny Mack Brown) 1940 · Feature When a cattle rustler (Dick Curtis) kills a rancher, he accuses a stranger (Johnny Mack Brown) of the crime. But the stranger, who was actually sent by the… Internet Archive City Water Supply 1941 · Film · Subtitles ANIMATED DRAWINGS DESCRIBE THE RELATION BETWEEN RAINFALL & LIFE; THE SOURCES OF CITY WATER SUPPLY; WELLS, RIVERS, LAKES & WATERSHEDS; WATERBORNE DISEASES &… Internet Archive Bulleteers, The 1942 · Cartoon · 7 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Open Door: The Story of Foreman Jim Baxter and His Family, The (Part II) 1945 · Short · 21 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 The Secret Of The Whistler 1946 Film-noir/Mystery ★★★ (CC) [1:04:24] 1946 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles The Secret of the Whistler is a 1946 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by George Sherman, the production features… Internet Archive The Case of Charles Peace 1949 · Feature Title: The Case of Charles Peace Summary: Businessman Charles Peace leads a double life--by day he's a respected local businessman, but by night he's a… Internet Archive Short'nin' Bread 1948 · Cartoon · 6 min Another "Screen Song" from Famous Studios. The title song is sung by dancing cookies. Downloaded from Public Domain Movie Torrents. Internet Archive Dear Miss Gloria 1946 · Film · Subtitles Appears to be a pilot episode for a series starring Gloria Swanson. High-angle shots of Manhattan and Central Park. Internet Archive The Accused (1949) Loretta Young, Wendell Corey, Robert Cummings 1949 · Feature The Accused is a 1949 American FILM NOlR drama film directed by William Dieterle and written by Ketti Frings, based on Be Still, My Love, a 1947 novel written… Internet Archive Unid. Soundie "Sweet Sue" (Juvenile Jubilee) 1940 · Film · Subtitles All woman orchestra. 00:03:02:21 - 00:06:11:05 B/W Sound 1940s Elegant ballroom set. Women in matching skirts dance in unison. Men in suits enter room, sing… Internet Archive Target Invisible 1945 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Illustrates the use of radar on a dramatized mission over Japan. Internet Archive Call of the South Seas 1944 · Feature Title: Call of the South Seas Summary: Princess Tahia, a beautiful French Polynesian idealist, falls in love with an American spy whose mission is to… Internet Archive Bookkeeping and Accounting 1945 · Film · Subtitles Describes the many jobs that bookkeepers and accountants perform, the tools and education each must have, and the types of advancement possible. household… Internet Archive Studio One Jane Eyre 1949 · TV · Subtitles Mary Sinclair and Charlton Heston star in this 1949 TV adaptation of the Charlotte Bronte classic about the governess who falls in love with her employer.… Internet Archive You and Your Friends 1946 · Film · Subtitles "Here we are at a nice, friendly party. Watch carefully everything the people at this party do and say, then ask yourself, 'would I rate them plus or minus as… Internet Archive Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948) colorized (Don Stannard) 1948 · Feature Government agent Dick Barton and his colleagues Snowy and Jock are investigating smuggling when they stumble upon a ring of Nazi spies who are planning to… Internet Archive Thunderbolt Hunters 1941 · Film · Subtitles DEMONSTRATES HOW LIGHTNING IS PHOTOGRAPHED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. Story of scientists who study real and artificial lightning. Stock shots: dogs and cats… Internet Archive Oppenheimer's Manhattan Project: The real thing! Splendedly A.I restored and colorized (1945) 1945 · Feature This film shows original B&W footage about the activities in the New Mexico dessert to develop an atomic weapon. The film footage has been meticulously… Internet Archive Tina, A Girl Of Mexico 1946 · Film · Subtitles A short ethnography of Taxco, Mexico, made for American audiences. The voiceover narration, in addition to describing specifics of family and community life,… Internet Archive Everyday Courtesy 1948 · Film · Subtitles Discusses courtesy in connection with invitations, telephone conversations, introduction and entertaining guests. 19:50:59:10 VS kids in early teens with… Internet Archive Ivy (1947) Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles, Herbert Marshall, Richard Ney 1947 · Feature Ivy is a 1947 American crime FILM NOlR directed by Sam Wood and written by Charles Bennett, based on the 1927 novel The Story of Ivy by Marie Adelaide Belloc… Internet Archive The Lamp Still Burns 1943 · Feature · 1 h 26 min Title: The Lamp Still Burns Summary: A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II. Directed by: Maurice Elvey Actors: Rosamund John,… Internet Archive One Million B.C. (1940) 1940 · Feature "One Million B.C." is a 1940 American fantasy film directed by Hal Roach and Hal Roach Jr. The story follows Tumak, who is exiled from the aggressive Rock… Internet Archive Stop Press Girl 1949 · Feature Title: Stop Press Girl Summary: An attractive young girl has the power to stop all kinds of machinery. Directed by: Michael Barry Actors: Sally Ann Howes,… Internet Archive Invitation to a Nation 1946 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Produced and Directed: Byron Roudabush. Photography: John Bessor; Editor: George Merriken; Script: Oeveste Granducci; Voice of George Washington: Raine Bennett Internet Archive The Kid Sister 1945 · Feature · 53 min Confusion ensues after a "kid sister" poses as the maid. Internet Archive Not Wanted 1949 · Feature · 1 h 32 min Title: Not Wanted Summary: After a beautiful but unsophisticated girl is seduced by a worldly piano player and gives up her out-of-wedlock baby, her guilt… Internet Archive Pacific Milk Run 1943 · Short · 17 min U.S. Marine SBDs and other aircraft attack Japanese-held Islands in the Pacific during world war II. Internet Archive Target for Tonight 1941 · Feature · 47 min Title: Target for Tonight Summary: The planning and implementation of an RAF night raid on Germany in World War II, concentrating on a low level mission by a… Internet Archive [IA_35000011: Process Plate, Manhattan, New York City, 8th Avenue, 5th Avenue, and 50th Street, ca. 1945] 1945 · Short · 5 min Process plates shot from moving camera cars down 8th Avenue, 5th Avenue, and 50th Street, Manhattan, New York City, ca. 1945 Internet Archive Caught (1949) Featuring James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Ryan 1949 · Feature Caught is a 1949 American FILM NOlR directed by Max Ophüls, and starring James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes and Robert Ryan. Caught was based on a novel by… Internet Archive Seabees Report - European Operations 1945 · Short · 29 min This World War II Documentary looks at the contributions of U.S. Navy Seabees during the invasions of Sicily, Italy, and Normandy. Internet Archive Sunset on the Desert 1942 · Feature · 52 min Title: Sunset on the Desert Summary: Roy is mistaken for a bad guy expected by the local outlaw gang. He goes undercover to pin the goods on the bad guys.…