The world's archives

2,497–2,544 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 Swing to Sports, The 1946 · Film · Subtitles Swing to Sports" (1946) explores the growing enthusiasm for outdoor sports in post-war America, highlighting the increase in recreational activities like… Internet Archive Girl from Havana 1940 · Feature Title: Girl from Havana Summary: Woody Davis and are Tex Moore ambitious and enterprising friends who decide to become South American oil drillers in hope of… Internet Archive The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944) 1944 · Feature This WW2 documentary centers on the crew of the American B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle as it prepares to execute a strategic bombing raid on Nazi… Internet Archive 1946 - The Strange Woman - La extraña mujer - Edgar G. Ulmer - Douglas Sirk - VOSE 1946 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com t.me/agendasociocultural Internet Archive Dead Reckoning ( BOGART) 1946 · Feature Bogart plays an ex army officer helping an old army buddy after WW2. This is the 2nd movie of his with this theme. Key Largo, the other one, is my favorite. Internet Archive A Tree Grows for Christmas 1949 · Film · Subtitles "The Christmas tree in history and legend and the Christmas tree industry of today. Shows that cutting of trees for decoration is not a wasteful practice. On… Internet Archive School House in the Red 1945 · Film · Subtitles A small town decides that it's best to abandon direct control over its children's education in favor of centralized school districting (i.e., abandoning it's… Internet Archive Before And After 1949 · Film · Subtitles Pat O'Leary is saying goodnight to her date, Bill Kendall, on the porch while her father, Frank O'Leary, and mother, Mrs. O'Leary, discuss the situation… Internet Archive Johnny O'Clock (1947) 1947 · Feature When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in… Internet Archive Night Editor (1946) 1946 · Feature Night Editor is a 1946 American film noir directed by Henry Levin and starring William Gargan , Janis Carter and Jeff Donnell . It was based on a popular… Internet Archive Johnny Apollo (1940) Tyrone Power, Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold, Lloyd Nolan 1940 · Feature Johnny Apollo is an interesting 1940 proto-noir from 20th Century-Fox. The American FILM NOlR style had not yet emerged fully formed but a number of the key… Internet Archive Lady for a Night (1942) 1942 · Feature Gambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Peter Borik 1942 · Film · Subtitles Peter Borik, a farmer, contracts tuberculosis but avoids seeking medical assistance. The grave consequences of his decision make this film an agonizing… Internet Archive The Green Hornet: Chapter 13 - Doom of the Underworld 1940 · Short · 20 min Taken from IMDB : Faced with rising crime and increased racketeering activity, intrepid newspaper editor Britt Reid (The Lone Ranger's great-nephew.) becomes… Internet Archive Meet King Joe 1949 · Cartoon · 9 min Produced by the Extension Department of Harding College and John Sutherland this less than politically correct animated short shows us the life of a common… Internet Archive LA TABERNA DEL CAMINO - (1948) VOSE 1948 · Feature Título original: Road House En México: LA TABERNA DEL CAMINO En España: El parador del camino Año de producción: 1948 | Estreno: 4 de noviembre de 1948 En… 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 Advance on Rome, 1944/05/29 1944 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Advance on Rome "With tremendous armies poised on all of Germany's borders, the signal is given the Allied armies to the south, to being their destruction… Internet Archive Biography of a Redwinged Blackbird, The 1946 · Film FOLLOWS BLACKBIRD FAMILY THRU PROCESSES OF NEST BUIILDING, BREEDING, & HATCHING. Internet Archive Winning Your Wings 1942 · Short · 18 min This is an Army Air Corps recruitment short in which James Stewart, after a year in the service, addresses the public to sell them on joining. Internet Archive ''Fireball Fun-for-all'' - 27 October 1949 1949 · TV · 52 min · Subtitles An episode of the early (and short-lived) comedy-variety series "Fireball Fun-for-all". Starring Olsen and Johnson. (thanks to zigoto for providing the date,… Internet Archive Emergency in Honduras 1945 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles Efforts to protect the Honduran banana crop and market. Internet Archive LA MUJER DEL CUADRO - (1944) [ Subtitulada] 1944 · Feature Título original: The Woman in the Window Estreno en los Estados Unidos el 3 de noviembre de 1944. En México el 1 de marzo de 1945 en el cine Bucareli del D.… Internet Archive 1940 - Queen of the Mob - James Hogan - VO 1940 · Feature · Subtitles derechonoir.wordpress.com t.me/agendasociocultural Internet Archive [Home Movies: Zelinsky Collection: Roll 1] 1940 · Home movie · Subtitles Young couple and young boy child posing on sidewalk, probably Sunset District, San Francisco. Child is in wheeled stroller with handlebar and tray. Mother… Internet Archive President on Vacation, 1946/08/19 1946 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Presidential yacht Williamsburg takes Truman on his first vacation; (2) Long distance anniversary at Paris, Ontario, for 70th anniversary of telephone (3)… Internet Archive Hitler's Heyday, 1947/02/20 1947 · Newsreel (1) Hitler Eva Braun private pictures (no sound) (2) Show biz Humanitarian award to Byrnes (3) Holland MI: Dutch tulip festival, parade (4) chimp circus… Internet Archive Undertow (1949) 1949 · Feature Undertow stars Scott Brady as a gambler just out of wartime military service. No longer interested in wagers and speculations, Brady wants only to open up a… Internet Archive 1942 - Time To Kill - Herbert I. Leeds 1942 · Feature · Subtitles 1942 - Time To Kill - Herbert I. Leeds Internet Archive [Home Movies: Unidentified] 1940 · Home movie · Subtitles Family group hanging out, picnicking, drinking, dancing. Seaplane on lake (long shot) (could possibly be Lake Washington, near Seattle). Infrastructure… Internet Archive Adm. Kimmel Testifies On Pearl Harbor, 1946/01/14 1946 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Kimmel speaks to congressional committee that he did not get vital information about Pearl Harbor (2) UNO Tackles Peace Job (3) Eisenhower Promises GI… Internet Archive Master Element, The (Outtakes, can 624) 1949 · Film · Subtitles INCLUDES CLOUDS and LIGHTNING, SEWERS, NEW YORK BEACH SCENES, KANSAS CITY FLOOD, BARGES. Internet Archive The Mummy Strikes (1943) 1943 · Feature Egyptologists are attacked by mummies, drawing the attention of Superman. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-mummy-strikes-1943/ Internet Archive 1945 - Lady on a Train - La dama el tren - Charles David - VOSE 1945 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive Cardox Data Films 1940 · Film · Subtitles Tests of fire extinguishing systems involving kindling oil fires in electrical transformers, etc. using various fuels and accelerators, then extinguishing… Internet Archive Inki and the Minah Bird (1943) 1943 · Feature Inki and the Minah Bird is a 1943 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones. The short features Inki and was released on November 13, 1943. Watch on… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Southern U.S.] 1940 · Home movie · Subtitles Foliage in the Southern U.S.Houses and church, gardensSwamp (Everglades?)14:15:19:00 Three African American young children dancing for camera, baby in… Internet Archive Our Foster Mother, The Cow 1943 · Film · Subtitles Educational film about dairy farming. Covers topics such as sanitation, feeding, grooming, and milking. Emphasizes the importance of milk, and the service of… Internet Archive Million Dollar Weekend (1948) 1948 · Feature A stock broker embezzles a million bucks and plans to take off to Shanghai. A number of obstacles stands in his path, however. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive [Home Movies: John William Worrall] 1940 · Home movie · Subtitles 00:15:07 Worrall 50024 Kids playing 00:23:40 Some really ghostly out of focus shots 00:27:55 Little brother starts across street ** Older brother grabs his… Internet Archive 1941 - I Wake Up Screaming - Quién mató a Vicky - H. Bruce Humberstone - VOSE 1941 · Feature · Subtitles For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive The Green Hornet: Chapter 2 - Thundering Terror 1940 · Short · 20 min Taken from IMDB : Faced with rising crime and increased racketeering activity, intrepid newspaper editor Britt Reid (The Lone Ranger's great-nephew.) becomes… Internet Archive Berlin after WWII in Color, Part-1: Flying over War-damaged Berlin in 1946 [AI enhanced] 1945 · Feature This is an experiment of how much can be achieved with contemporary A.I. software to restore poor quality old film footage. This restored footage has been… Internet Archive 1944/02/17, Battle for Rome 1944 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Battle for Rome - "While action see-saws at the Italian Front, hordes of Germans are shown marching in one direction, to our rear. They are prisoners of… Internet Archive Robinson Crusoe Jr. (1941) 1941 · Feature Robinson Crusoe Jr. is a 1941 Looney Tunes short directed by Norman McCabe. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/robinson-crusoe-jr-1941/ Internet Archive Unfinished Business 1948 · Film · Subtitles Jim Robbins, a young veteran, returns from the Army following World War II. He checks in at his former employer (U.S. Steel), where a friendly counselor makes… Internet Archive The Palm Beach Story (1942) 1942 · Feature A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an… Internet Archive Homes for Veterans (Part I) 1946 · Short · 24 min · Subtitles Promotes solutions to post-World War II housing crisis.