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2,065–2,112 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 The Bashful Bachelor 1942 · Feature · 1 h 16 min Title: The Bashful Bachelor Summary: Lum Edwards is annoyed with his partner in Pine Ridge's Jot-'em-Down general store, Abner Peabody, because Abner has… Internet Archive Sin of Esther Waters 1948 · Feature Title: Sin of Esther Waters Summary: Esther goes into service in Victorian England, only to be seduced by the sweet talking groom William, who then takes off… Internet Archive More Dangerous Than Dynamite 1941 · Film · Subtitles Presents an object lesson in fire safety, showing fires starting from the use of an electric iron, a lamp cord under a rug, cigar and cigarette stubs, turning… Internet Archive Our Neighbors Down the Road: By the Pan American Highway Through South America 1942 · Film · Subtitles DEPICTS AN AUTO TRIP ALONG THE PAN AMERICAN HIGHWAY FROM CARACAS TO SANTIAGO, BUENOS AIRES & RIO DE JANEIRO. SHOWS A SIDE TRIP TO MAGELLAN STRAITS. Internet Archive Place to Live, A 1948 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Slum clearance and the construction of new housing in Philadelphia. Internet Archive Private Snafu - Gripes 1943 · Cartoon · 3 min Private Snafu learns the hard way about the need for military dicipline and procedures to maintain an effective army. Internet Archive The Way Ahead 1944 · Feature · 1 h 50 min Title: The Way Ahead Summary: World War II drama that follows a group of British draftees, starting with their rigorous basic training, and ending with their… Internet Archive A Tale of Two Kitties (1942) 1942 · Feature A Tale of Two Kitties is a 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, and features music by Carl W.… Internet Archive 1949 - The Third Man - El tercer hombre - Carol Reed - VOSE 1949 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) 1945 · Feature Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement… Internet Archive Fashion's Favorite 1940 · Film · Subtitles Opens with a shot of an hourglass which leads into a montage of various household appliances and then moves into a discussion of how DuPont "makes life more… Internet Archive New Town 1948 · Short · 8 min This film shows in light fashion how to set about replanning a town. Post war period .New Towns. overcrowded inner cities. building out of town. Internet Archive These Are the People 1944 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Workers of a Wisconsin town mobilize for World War II production. Internet Archive Lady Gangster (1942) [P&M] YouTube (300MB) 1942 · Feature I usually only upload movies where the video quality is significantly greater than what's currently available on the Archive, but this is an interesting… Internet Archive To Conserve Our Heritage (Part II) 1940 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Simultaneously promotes conservation, the fur industry, hunting and fishing. Internet Archive 1944 - Double Indemnity - Perdición - Pacto de sangre - Billy Wilder - VOSE 1944 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only Internet Archive Clay speaks on Berlin Airlift,1948/10/21 1948 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Clay speaks on Berlin Airlift (2) Dewey urges unity for peace (partial newsreel). Internet Archive How The Ear Functions 1941 · Film · Subtitles Educational film about the human ear. Anatomy diagrams of the outer, middle, and inner ear. Outlines structure and function of the human ear. Sound waves are… Internet Archive Hobby Horse-Laffs (1942) 1942 · Feature Hobby Horse-Laffs is a 1942 Looney Tunes short movie directed by U.S. Corporal Norman McCabe and released to movie theaters by RKO Radio Pictures. It stars… Internet Archive Any Bonds Today (1942) 1942 · Feature Any Bonds Today? is a 1942 animated propaganda film directed by Bob Clampett and starring Bugs Bunny. Watch on RetroFlix.org:… Internet Archive U.S. News Review, Issue No. 3 1942 · Newsreel · 18 min · Subtitles Government-produced World War II newsreel. Internet Archive Face in the Mirror (I Wonder), The 1940 · Film · Subtitles 20:16:29 Man shaving himself in bathroom mirror. Applies lather with brush. Wife nags him from other room. 20:17:31 Wife enters in silver lame housedress and… Internet Archive Driven To Kill 1948 · Film · Subtitles Content warning: Narration includes sexist attitudes about women and gender roles. Driving safety and morality film set in Medford, NJ. "Stresses the… Internet Archive ''The Morey Amsterdam Show'' - 21 April 1949 1949 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles Simple & unpretentious early television series, starring Morey Amsterdam and broadcast on the DuMont Network. Also appearing in this episode are Art Carney,… Internet Archive Something for Nothing 1940 · Film · Subtitles "WITH THE HELP OF RUBE GOLDBERG, THE PICTURE PROVES THAT WE CAN'T GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING. THAT IS, TO GET POWER OUT OF AN ENGINE, YOU HAVE TO PUT FUEL IN.… Internet Archive Black Angel (1946) 1946 · Feature A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde… Internet Archive Secret Agent 1943 · Cartoon · 7 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Superman: The Mad Scientist 1941 · Cartoon · 10 min September 26, 1941 Internet Archive Extremely rare, spectacular film about London during WW-II in color [A.I. enhanced & colorized] 1943 · Feature London during WW-II like you have never seen it before! This film footage is very rare. It is of extremely high quality in full HD, 1080p. The source is raw… Internet Archive Little Audrey: The Lost Dream 1949 · Cartoon · 7 min A Little Audrey Cartoon, downloaded from Public Domain Movie Torrents. Internet Archive Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 1941 · Short · 19 min Flash, Dale, and Zarkov return to Planet Mongo to find an antidote for the Purple Death. Internet Archive Boy in Court 1940 · Film · Subtitles SHOWS IN DETAIL THE WORKINGS OF THE JUVENILE COURT WHEN A BOY IS BROUGHT BEFORE IT. BEGINS WITH THE SNATCHING OF A CAR BY YOUNG DELINQUENTS & FOLLOWS THEM TO… Internet Archive Junction 88 1947 · Feature · 48 min · Subtitles Musical with an African-American cast. Low-budget, but charming. Internet Archive Liberation Of France Forges On, 1944/07/18 1944 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Independence Day in Europe - In France, General Eisenhower observes General Bradley fire a giant howitzer which signals our massed artillery into a massed… Internet Archive TARZANS MAGIC FOUNTAIN 1949 Colorized 1949 · Feature Tarzan secretly arrives in Blue Valley, the land of the magical fountain of youth, to find the intrepid aviatrix who can save an innocent man. But, is she the… Internet Archive Joe's Kid 1946 · Film · Subtitles TO LET OLD & NEW MEMBERS OF THE V.F.W. KNOW MORE ABOUT THEIR HOME FOR THE VETERANS' ORPHANS IN EATON RAPIDS. DELIBERATELY WRITTEN TO BE A "TEAR JERKER" AND… Internet Archive Good Neighbors 1944 · Film · Subtitles 07:00:54 Good Neighbors 07:01:26 Waterfall 07:03:01 Panoramas of Minneapolis 07:03:33 Aerial view of large office 07:04:27 More aerial views of busy offices… Internet Archive Your Thrift Habits 1948 · Film · Subtitles Presents a lesson in thrift and budgeting. Points out the value of setting up a budget for systematic savings by careful buying without extravagances, and… Internet Archive Utrikeskorrespondenten (1940) 1941 · Feature · Subtitles Utrikeskorrespondenten (1940) https://www.svtplay.se/video/eb7RgAE/utrikeskorrespondenten Jag äger ej filmen, anledning för jag väljer att ladda upp den är… Internet Archive Topsoil 1948 · Film · Subtitles The story of one of America's richest treasures -- the thin layer of topsoil on which we depend for most of our food, clothes, and other necessities of life.… Internet Archive Suspense - The Cask of Amontillado 1949 · TV · Subtitles In World War II Italy, Count Montressor has watched with horror as his former stable boy became a powerful Nazi general. In the process, General Fortanato has… Internet Archive Facts About Film 1948 · Film · Subtitles Shows the harmful effects on 16mm film of improper projector cleaning, film threading, film rewinding and placement of film in can. Internet Archive The True Glory 1945 · Feature · 1 h 20 min Title: The True Glory Summary: A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly one… Internet Archive The Dark Mirror (1946) [720p High Res.] Directed By Robert Siodmak, Starring Olivia De Havilland, Lew Ayres 1946 · Feature The Dark Mirror is a 1946 American FILM NOlR psychological thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak starring Olivia de Havilland as twins and Lew Ayres as… Internet Archive House I Live In, The 1945 · Film · Subtitles The tense racial climate in American cities during World War II led to rioting, suspicion and reduced industrial production. Especially after the Detroit race… Internet Archive Design for Peace 1948 · Film · Subtitles The film "Design for Peace" reflects on the importance of safeguarding peace in America after the devastation of war. It emphasizes that peace is hard-won and… Internet Archive City Fire Fighters 1947 · Film · Subtitles A FIREMAN DEMONSTRATES FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT & TEACHES CHILDREN RESPONSIBILITY IN PREVENTING & CONTROLLING FIRES. Internet Archive Rubber Racketeers 1942 · Feature · 55 min · Subtitles The IMDB entry is here.