The world's archives

2,161–2,208 of 42,480 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 Erosion 1948 · Film · Subtitles Description and documentation of the effects of wind and water on land. The story of man-made soil erosion and what it has done to our productive land.… Internet Archive Let's Give a Tea 1946 · Film · Subtitles Describes the proper procedures involved in giving a tea, such as making a guest list, describing the dress and arranging a tea table. Points out that rules… Internet Archive Seminoles of the Everglades 1949 · Film · Subtitles Shows the fight for survival of the Seminole Indians in Florida. Tells how the government is helping them. Internet Archive Allies Drive Across Rhine To Victory, 1945/03/26 1945 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) "The Capture of Cologne - Tank units of the onrushing U.S. 1st Army rumble into Cologne's suburbs, with all guns blazing at heavy pockets of Nazi… Internet Archive The Chase (1946) [P&M] 1080p Blu-ray (1.6GB) 1946 · 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 Farlig vår (1949) 1949 · Feature · Subtitles Ett kriminaldrama som utspelar sig i Uppsalas studentkretsar. Den unga kvinnan Gullan Svan hittas mördad och polisen upptäcker att gärningsmannen även stulit… Internet Archive Oath of Vengence 1944 · Feature · 55 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Using the Bank 1947 · Film · Subtitles MAN DEPOSITS CASH & CHECK IN SAVINGS ACCOUNT, RECEIVES INTEREST, BORROWS MONEY FOR HIS BUSINESS, SIGNS NOTE FOR IT, OPENS CHECKING ACCOUNT, ENTERS… Internet Archive Phantom Rancher 1940 · Feature · 1 h Title: Phantom Rancher Summary: Cowboy puts on a black mask and a black outfit to fight a gang of land-grabbing crooks. Directed by: Harry L. Fraser Actors:… Internet Archive [Still Images of People Walking on New York Streets] 1940 · Film · Subtitles Single-frame stills on 16mm film showing people walking down street in New York City, ca. 1940s. Transferred and slowed down by Charlie Churchman. Internet Archive Allied Victory Parade, 1946/06/10 1946 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) MacKenzie King of Canada and Churchill and King and Queen review parade in London; (2) Army reveals jewel theft of millions, stolen from European castle… Internet Archive Fallen Angel (1945) 1945 · Feature An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress… Internet Archive Technicolor for Industrial Films 1949 · Film · Subtitles Film that promotes the use of Technicolor in industrial film production. Includes examples showing how Technicolor presents industrial scenes, domestic and… Internet Archive Origin and Synthesis of Plastics Materials 1945 · Film · Subtitles Shows the organic origins of plastics and natural substances; synthesis of plastics from natural substances; differences between thermosetting and… Internet Archive Yuki no yo no yume (1947) 1947 · Feature A young girl wanders outside on a snowy night, trying to find a place to stay. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/yuki-no-yo-no-yume-1947/ Internet Archive Third Army blasts Nazi Strongholds, 1944/11/02 1944 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) 3rd Army blasts Nazi Strongholds - "Siege of Metz - Gen. Eisenhower visits Gen. Patton's American 3rd Army, on the battle lines at Metz. Tanks, mortars,… Internet Archive Den Stora Stjärnparaden (1943) 1944 · Feature · Subtitles Den Stora Stjärnparaden (1943) https://www.svtplay.se/video/K5w9gJ1/den-stora-stjarnparaden Jag äger ej filmen, anledning för jag väljer att ladda upp den är… Internet Archive Nor Long Remember 1941 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Provides a re-enactment in which Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg Address. Pictures a discussion of the ceremony days later by the president's contemporaries. Internet Archive Trichinosis 1942 · Film · Subtitles Shows how trichinosis infestation occurs. Describes the preparation of microscope slide specimens and, through photomicrographic sequences, covers the life… Internet Archive Pinky (1949) 1949 · Feature Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky tells her… Internet Archive The Paleface (1948) 1948 · Feature Bob Hope stars in this laugh-packed wild west spoof co-starring Jane Russell as a sexy Calamity Jane, Hope is a meek frontier dentist, "Painless" Peter… Internet Archive Nothing Venture 1948 · Feature Title: Nothing Venture Summary: Directed by: John Baxter Actors: Peter Artemus, Philip Artemus, Jackie Artemus Production Company: Elstree Independent Films… Internet Archive A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) 1945 · Feature In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big… Internet Archive Arm Behind the Army, The 1942 · Film · Subtitles "The success of the Army on the firing line depends upon the success of labor and industry on the production line. And the security of American industry and… Internet Archive Gracias Amigos 1944 · Film · Subtitles Stresses the winning of World War II through the help of Southern republics who furnished raw materials such as rubber, nitrates, quartz, sisal, tin and… Internet Archive Happy Motoring Ahead! 1945 · Film · Subtitles 15:01:51:01 VS bus and cars passing Esso gas station; cars pulling out of gas station. 15:03:49:08 Father in shirt and tie reading newspaper with young boy on… Internet Archive Elephants 1940 · Film · Subtitles Illustrates the methods of raising and training elephants as circus performers. Shows distinguishing characteristics, such as diet, and methods of eating,… Internet Archive 1946 - Dragonwick - El castillo de Dragonwick - Joseph L. Mankiewicz - VOSE 1946 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com t.me/agendasociocultural Internet Archive Death Mills [Todesmuehlen] 1945 · Short · 21 min Originally made with a German soundtrack for screening in occupied Germany and Austria, this film was the first documentary to show what the Allies found when… Internet Archive She Caught on Quick (Singer Screen Ad) 1940 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles How to redecorate a worn-out-looking home with homesewn upholstery. Internet Archive Wood For War 1942 · Short · 6 min · Subtitles Forest production and its strategic importance during wartime. In Kodachrome. Internet Archive Dick Tracy's Dilemma 1947 · Feature Internet Archive Wrecking Crew 1942 · Feature · 1 h 11 min Men doing insanely dangerous work. Internet Archive 1946 1946 · Cartoon Public domain cartoons of 1946. Work in progress. Corrections on copyright status welcome. Internet Archive Families First 1948 · Film · Subtitles Two families are used to show the causes of tensions, frustrations and anti-social attitudes. Internet Archive Fundamentals Of Filing 1942 · Film · Subtitles Gives beginners in shop work the information that will enable them to select the right file for the right job. Defines the terms used, distinguishes the… Internet Archive Air Smashes Devastate Germany, 1945/03/12 1945 · Newsreel · Subtitles "As Allied air fleets converge on Germn cities we get visual evidence of their vital contributions to victory. A fleet of Flying Fortresses reaches Ansbach… Internet Archive Soundie - Who's Yehudi? 1942 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive And So They Live 1940 · Educational · 24 min · Subtitles Stark, realistic documentary showing poorly educated "mountain peoples" living in poverty and stricken with disease. Their solace comes in strong family bonds… Internet Archive 1949 Public Service Announcement 1949 · TV · 1 min · Subtitles A 1949 Public Service Announcement aired on the DuMont Television Network, reminding the young viewers of "Captain Video" that "freedom is everybody's job".… Internet Archive Airport, The 1948 · Film · Subtitles FUNCTIONS OF THE MODERN AIRPORT: SERVICING OF A PASSENGER AIRLINER FROM ITS ARRIVAL UNTIL ITS NEXT TAKE-OFF, METHODS OF HANDLING TICKETS, PASSENGER FOOD… Internet Archive That Boy Joe 1944 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Temperance as an antidote to juvenile delinquency. Internet Archive Among The Living (1941) Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Harry Carey, Frances Farmer 1941 · Feature Among the Living is a 1941 American FILM NOlR directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Harry Carey and Frances Farmer. The film… Internet Archive I Live on Danger 1942 · Feature · 1 h 5 min Chester Morris plays a radio reporter. Internet Archive Soundies - The Three Suns "Beyond the Blue Horizon" (Juvenile Jubilee) 1940 · Film · Subtitles The Three Suns in radio studio. 00:18:50:03 - 00:21:10:12 B/W Sound 1940s Trio (organ, accordion, electric guitar) perform "Beyond the Blue Horizon" in… Internet Archive Road House (1948) 1948 · Feature A night club owner becomes infatuated with a torch singer and frames his best friend/manager for embezzlement when the chanteuse falls in love with him. Watch… Internet Archive Arm Behind the Army, The 1942 · Film · Subtitles "The success of the Army on the firing line depends upon the success of labor and industry on the production line. And the security of American industry and… Internet Archive Superman - Son of Krypton 1941 · Cartoon · 10 min The very first animated Superman feature.