The world's archives

1,633–1,680 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 Superman - Bulleteers, The 1942 · Cartoon A gang using a rocket is terrorizing Metropolis unless their demands are met they will destroy the city. Internet Archive Powers of Congress, The 1947 · Film · Subtitles A fantasy is employed in this film to define and explain the powers of Congress. Mr. Williams drops off to sleep for a few minutes to find himself confronted… Internet Archive Destination Unknown 1942 · Feature Title: Destination Unknown Summary: A beautiful Dutch girl finds herself in Peking being pursued by agents of the Japanese government. Directed by: Ray Taylor… Internet Archive Kids Must Eat 1945 · Film · Subtitles The "Quiz Kids" use the device of their radio program to tell the story of the school lunch program of promoting better nutrition and utilizing foods in… Internet Archive Dinner Party 1945 · Film · Subtitles The subject of this film is proper table etiquette and is presented in dramatized form by a group of teenagers who are attending a birthday party honoring the… Internet Archive Divide and Conquer 1943 · Film · Subtitles Nazis bomb Holland; attack on Belgium; Nazis invade France. World War II. Shows the German invasion of Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium and France, including… Internet Archive Pages From an Open Book (Part I) 1947 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles Report on Metropolitan Insurance business operations for 1947. PA9071 Pages From an Open Book 16 Koda print Internet Archive Doomed Caravan 1941 · Feature · 1 h 1 min Title: Doomed Caravan Summary: Stephen Westcott and Ed Martin scheme to put Jane Travers' wagon line out of business. They want to use it take over all the… Internet Archive El Retrato de Dorian Gray. HD (Español) 1945 · Feature Dorian Gray es un hombre guapo, rico y joven, pero la idea de envejecer lo aterra. Gracias a la intervención de una fuerza maligna, Dorian consigue mantenerse… Internet Archive Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948 +++++ Comedy Romance) 1948 · Feature Plot : A would-be playwright and a young woman escaping from a job at a gas station meet cute and fall in love. Storyline : Eddie Tayloe's grandfather leaves… Internet Archive The Silk Noose 1948 · Feature Title: The Silk Noose Summary: Sugiani, a black-market racketeer in London, following World War II, is amassing a vast fortune until Linda Medbury, an… Internet Archive Life-Line of the Nation 1944 · Film · Subtitles Film about the effectiveness of the the American railroad to maintain production, deliver food and other goods, and send troops to invasion fronts during… Internet Archive Gardening 1940 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Follows a boy and a girl through a garden-raising project from the selection of seeds to the harvesting of the crops. Includes radishes, carrots, tomatoes and… Internet Archive Behind Green Lights 1946 Colorized Carole Landis 1946 · Feature Police Lt. Sam Carson (William Gargan) investigates a murder after the victim is dumped at police headquarters door. Internet Archive Operator Toll Dialing: Cord Signals 1949 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles Instructional film for telephone operators. Internet Archive Life in Hollywood 1947 · Film · Subtitles Shots to be logged. Street scenes and high-angle shots of Hollywood. Many landmarks shown. Grauman's Chinese Theater. Corner Hollywood and Vine. Gags about… Internet Archive Are You Popular? 1947 · Film · Subtitles DRAMATIZES BEHAVIOR OF TWO TEEN-AGERS TO ILLUSTRATE CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONALITY WHICH LEAD TO POPULARITY & SUCCESS IN DATING. CONTRASTS CAROLYN, ATTRACTIVE… Internet Archive Holt of the Secret Service 1941 colorized cliffhanger serial 1941 · Feature When a murderous gang kidnaps the government's best engraver and forces him to make counterfeit money, the Secret Service sends its best agents (two-fisted… Internet Archive 1942 - Night Monster - Ford Beebe - VOSE 1942 · Feature · Subtitles For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive Every Minute Counts 1944 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Balancing work and family in a time of heightened mobilization. Internet Archive Peter Borik 1942 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles Peter Borik, a farmer, contracts tuberculosis but avoids seeking medical assistance. The film shows the grave consequences of his decision without ever… Internet Archive Wartime Nutrition 1943 · Film · Subtitles Shows the wartime work of public welfare agencies in the field of nutrition. Some good stock shots to be logged. Internet Archive Rest and Health 1949 · Film · Subtitles HIGH SCHOOL TRACK STAR BEGINS TO LAG IN HIS RUNNING BECAUSE OF LACK OF SLEEP. HE IS TIRED & GROUCHY. WHEN HE ESTABLISHES GOOD REST HABITS, HE IS REWARDED… Internet Archive Dark Mountain 1944 · Feature · 56 min Read about it at the IMDb. Internet Archive Before I Hang (1940) 1940 · Feature · Subtitles Before I Hang is a 1940 American horror film starring Boris Karloff. It follows Dr. John Garth, played by Boris Karloff, is sentenced to death for performing… Internet Archive Lady Gangster 1942 colorized (Faye Emerson) 1942 · Feature A woman gets arrested after acting as a decoy in a bank robbery, even though a former childhood sweetheart believes her innocent. But before going to jail,… Internet Archive Children Must Learn, The 1940 · Film · Subtitles "This film is an authentic record of real people, living their usual lives. It documents one of several experiments carried on by various state universities… Internet Archive Your Family 1948 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Family values in action bring happiness and concord. Internet Archive The Living Ghost 1942 · Feature Title: The Living Ghost Summary: Wise-cracking ex-detective Nick Trayne is called in to try to find the whereabouts of wealthy kidnap victim Walter Craig.… Internet Archive Nightmare Alley (1947) O Beco das Almas Perdidas 1947 · Feature · Subtitles Legenda em pt-pt traduzida automáticamente. Internet Archive Gospel Dynamics 1940 · Film · Subtitles Cartoon. very simple BW animation. 13:50:04:28 Carton: carton of dynamite lowers into frame, opens, and sticks of dynamite spell word �Gospel�13:53:34:08… Internet Archive The Lady Gambles (1949) Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Stephen McNally 1949 · Feature The Lady Gambles is a 1949 American FILM NOlR drama film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston and Stephen McNally, with a… Internet Archive Sending Radio Messages (Principles of Radio — Part 1) 1943 · Film · Subtitles Much great footage of radio equipment and animated radio waves also great footage of radio operators on land, sea and air Internet Archive Ali-Baba Bound (1940) 1940 · Feature Ali-Baba Bound is a 1940 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on February 10, 1940, and stars Porky Pig. Watch… Internet Archive Your Family 1948 · Film · Subtitles BRENT FAMILY LEAF THRU SCRAPBOOK. TONY PREPARES DOG FOOD, SCRUBS FLOOR, OFFERS TO HELP MOTHER, KITCHEN CLOCK WITH ACCELERATED HAND ACTION. NANCY SETS DINNER… Internet Archive 21 Days Together 1940 · Feature Title: 21 Days Together Summary: After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. Larry and… Internet Archive Superman - Volcano 1942 · Cartoon Superman must stop the lava flow from and erupting volcano from destroying a South American town, and maybe Lois Lane too. Internet Archive Brazil: South American Medley 1948 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles People, industry, customs and climate of Brazil. 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 Ceiling on Your Home, A 1945 · Film · Subtitles Shows the economic factors affecting postwar deflation and an appeal for public cooperation, an appeal to the public to assist in retail price control, and… Internet Archive Guns of the Law 1944 · Feature · 52 min Title: Guns of the Law Summary: The 11th in the series of 14 "Texas Rangers" westerns from P.R.C. that starred Dave O'Brien and Jim Newill, before Newill was… Internet Archive 1949 - All The King's Men - El político - Rossen - VOSE 1949 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com t.me/agendasociocultural Internet Archive Look to Lockheed for Leadership 1940 · Film · Subtitles Promotional film about Lockheed aircraft using test pilots and speed records to show how Lockheed is at the forefront of aviation technology. Wright Brothers,… Internet Archive The Spider And The Fly 1949 · Feature A clever and dedicated French police official, a cleverer master-thief whom he secretly admires, the woman loved by the official who is in love with the… Internet Archive Men and Jobs 1944 · Film · Subtitles 02:16:46 Pan Farmland 02:16:58 Pan Factory town Factory scenes 02:17:46 Men silhouetted against fire [actually molten metal] looks like factory is on fire Internet Archive Joan Avoids a Cold 1947 · Film · Subtitles Many provisos which must be followed if young children are not to transmit germs to one another. doctors; never share another's food; schoolroom; examination;… Internet Archive High Powered 1945 · Feature · 1 h 1 min Tim takes a job as a lowly chipper because he has been afraid to go high ever since a bad fall in which he was injured and another workman was killed. A… Internet Archive The Drifter 1944 colorized (Buster Crabbe) 1944 · Feature Reformed outlaw Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe) rides the range trying to help others, but runs across another outlaw named Drifter Davis who looks just like him…