The world's archives

2,305–2,352 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 Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) 1946 · Feature Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a… Internet Archive Oliver Twist (1948) 1948 · Feature Oliver Twist is a 1948 British film and the second of David Lean's two film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels. Following his 1946 version of Great… Internet Archive Hollow Triumph ("The Scar") (1948) [P&M] 1080p Blu-ray (6.3GB) 1948 · Feature Note: This version features the 'Hollow Triumph' title card as opposed to 'The Scar'. As far as I can tell, both versions are identical except for the title… Internet Archive Arctic Giant 1942 · Cartoon · 8 min Superman must stop a rampaging dinosaur. Internet Archive Brazil Gets the News 1942 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Promotes Brazil's wartime press as "modern" and "free." Internet Archive Wastage of Human Resources 1947 · Film · Subtitles SHOWS HUMAN WASTAGE CAUSED BY CRIPPLING DISEASE, ACCIDENTS, CRIME, WAR, OLD AGE, ALCOHOLISM & BAD LIVING CONDITIONS. Internet Archive Housing in Chile: One Government's Plan to Provide Better Homes 1943 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Depicts progressive housing improvement in Chile during World War II. Internet Archive 1944 - Laura - Otto Preminger - VOSE 1944 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only Internet Archive The Lost Dream 1947 · Cartoon Little Audrey (1947) Animation, short Color USA Director: Bill Tytla Little Audrey is discovered reading by moonlight when she should be sleeping. She gets… Internet Archive Mr Hook - Tokyo Woes 1942 · Cartoon · 4 min Animation produced for the US Naval Department encouraging enlisted naval officers to purchase savings bonds. Internet Archive Coast Guard SPARS 1943 · Short · 5 min · Subtitles Women in the wartime Coast Guard. Internet Archive La Cumparsita ( 1947) 1947 · Feature La cumparsita es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Antonio Momplet sobre guion de Alejandro Verbitsky y Emilio Villalba Welsh que se… Internet Archive Battle Rages Along Nazi Wall, 1944/09/28 1944 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) "Seizure of Eindhoven - An air train, over 285 miles in length, and containing over 2,000 planes and gliders, takes off from England for Holland. Near… Internet Archive Prince of Foxes (1949) 1949 · Feature In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this delicate mission… Internet Archive The Street With No Name (1948) Richard Widmark, Mark Stevens, Lloyd Nolan, Ed Begley 1948 · Feature The Street with No Name is a 1948 FILM NOlR directed by William Keighley and starring Richard Widmark, Mark Stevens, Lloyd Nolan and Ed Begley. The film, a… Internet Archive Silvertip 1947 · Film · Subtitles Opening title card: "Moose and deer hunting at its best in that Sportsmen's Paradise North of the Border" The film follows a group of sportsmen, including… Internet Archive Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe: Chapter 1 1940 · Short · 18 min Flash, Dale, and Zarkov return to Planet Mongo to find an antidote for the Purple Death. Internet Archive Private Snafu - Fighting Tools 1943 · Cartoon · 3 min Pvt. Snafu suffers the consequences of not keeping his equipment and weapons properly maintained. Internet Archive Allies Open Final Drive In Germany, 1945/03/15 1945 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) "The Roer Offensive - The U..S. 1st Army and the U.S. 9th Army open their concerted attacks on the Roer River fortresses which guard the approach to the… Internet Archive The Fifth-Column Mouse (1943) 1943 · Feature The Fifth-Column Mouse is a 1943 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on March 6, 1943. Watch on… Internet Archive The Razor's Edge (1946) 1946 · Feature An adventurous young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing… Internet Archive Popeye - Quiet! Pleeze... (1941, Colorized) 1941 · Cartoon I found a video from DailyMotion. Internet Archive Moss Rose (1947) Peggy Cummins, Victor Mature, Ethel Barrymore 1947 · Feature Moss Rose is a 1947 period thriller FILM NOlR directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring Peggy Cummins Victor Mature and Ethel Barrymore. You can find out more… Internet Archive Southern Highlanders 1947 · Film · Subtitles PRESENTS MAJESTY OF GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA & TENNESSEE. HANDICRAFTS, DANCES & FOLK MUSIC OF PEOPLE OF REGION ARE SHOWN. Internet Archive Driven to Kill 1948 · Film · Subtitles Stresses the necessity for the average American driver to realize fully his responsibility when behind the wheel. Illustrates that violations of safe and sane… Internet Archive Captain America: Chapter 15 - The Toll of Doom 1944 · Short · 15 min Taken from IMDB : Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the arch-villain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device… Internet Archive Forest Produces, The 1949 · Film · Subtitles Describes timber and how it grows, explains the watershed's vast underground reservoir, and recalls the facilities of the forest for man's use in physical and… Internet Archive Heritage We Guard, A 1940 · Film · Subtitles The film concerns the damage to soil and wildlife that accompanied the winning of the continent by westward migration, and the value of such life and current… Internet Archive Captain America: Chapter 3 - The Scarlet Shroud 1944 · Short · 15 min Taken from IMDB : Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the arch-villain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device… Internet Archive Meet Your Federal Government 1946 · Film · Subtitles Reviews the structure and function of the federal government, as seen through the eyes of a high-school senior. Explains the nature and functions of each of… Internet Archive Seed for Tomorrow 1947 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles Promotes a union of farmers and agricultural workers. Internet Archive 1945 1945 · Cartoon Public domain cartoons of 1945. Work in progress. Corrections on copyright status welcome. Internet Archive My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty, George Macready 1945 · Feature My Name Is Julia Ross is a 1945 FILM NOlR having also some elements of Gothic fiction, directed by Joseph H. Lewis and based on the novel The Woman in Red by… Internet Archive Trading Centers of the Pacific Coast 1947 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles The Pacific Rim at the start of the air age. Internet Archive Pages from an Open Book 1949 · Film · Subtitles Met Life presents its annual report on film. Includes scenes of Met Life's housing developments: Hancock Village near Dedham, Mass. and Parkchester, Bronx,… Internet Archive Papa Tiene Novia (1941) 1941 · Feature Papá tiene novia es una película argentina del género de comedia filmada en blanco y negro dirigida por Carlos Schlieper sobre su propio guion escrito en… Internet Archive A Letter to Three Wives (1949) 1949 · Feature A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not… Internet Archive South Chile 1945 · Film · Subtitles Pictures the southernmost part of South America. Shows the life and agriculture of Patagonia. Internet Archive Unid. Soundie "Stardust" (Juvenile Jubilee) 1940 · Film · Subtitles 00:23:38:14 - 00:26:25:16 B/W Sound 1940s Male crooner in tuxedo sings the Hoagy Carmichael song "Stardust" on a nightclub set w/ nighttime city skyline… Internet Archive Ring of Steel 1941 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles U.S. armed forces protect the homefront. Internet Archive Victorious Generals Welcomed, 1945/06/11 1945 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) "Los Angeles: An estimated 2,000,000 Southern Californians wildly cheer General George S. Patton, Jr., and Lt. General Jimmy Doolittle as they pass in… Internet Archive Partners 1948 · Film · Subtitles EMPHASIZES THE NECESSITY FOR CAREFUL BREEDING, TRAINING & NUTRITION IN DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERIOR DOGS. SETTERS, POINTERS & RETRIEVERS ARE SHOWN IN HUNTING SCENES. Internet Archive El Mejor Papa Del Mundo (1941) 1941 · Feature El mejor papá del mundo es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Francisco Mugica según el guion de Sixto Pondal Ríos y Carlos Olivari que… Internet Archive Mr. Bell (Part II) 1947 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles Dramatization of the invention of the telephone. Internet Archive I Was a Male War Bride (1949) 1949 · Feature After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to… Internet Archive These People 1944 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Frigidaire plant converts to military production during World War II. Internet Archive Henry Wallace Speech 1942 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Vice President Henry A Wallace talks about U.S. involvement in World War II. Internet Archive To Each Other 1943 · Film · Subtitles About stepping up wartime steel production. Locations of mills across the country are pictured.