The world's archives

2,929–2,976 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 Farmer's Daughter (1947) 1947 · Feature After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Picture In Your Mind 1948 · Educational · 16 min Sent by the U.S. government as a participant in the Marshall Plan with a specific mission to assist the French in re-gearing their animation studios, Stapp… Internet Archive Fury in the Pacific 1945 · Short Fury in the Pacific is a 1945 documentary short film about a pair of World War II battles in the Pacific: the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Angaur. It… Internet Archive The Mad Hatter (1940) 1940 · Feature A young working woman lives to shop, particularly for hats. She decides on a unique one. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-mad-hatter-1940/ Internet Archive Radar makes Round Trip To Moon, 1946/01/31 1946 · Newsreel · Subtitles Fort Monmouth, New Jersey where army engineers sent radar to moon, closeup of screen shows radar signal, Col. DeWitt speaks, many future possibilities appear… Internet Archive Pres. Truman Warns Japs To Give Up, 1945/06/07 1945 · Newsreel · Subtitles "In a speech to Congress, President states that Japan faces the same complete destruction that was visited upon Germany. To that end, millions of troops, and… Internet Archive CANON CITY 1948 · Feature At the Colorado State Penitentiary, inmates Carl Schwartzmiller (Corey) and Jim Sherbondy (Brady) conceive a daring prison break. While a group of prisoners… Internet Archive Africa Screams (1949) 1949 · Feature When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking that his friend Stanley knows all there is to know about Africa, they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and… Internet Archive Allies Close On Rome, 1944/06/01 1944 · Newsreel · Subtitles "After the ruins, which had been Cassino, are entered, we see the Allied Generals Alexander, Mark Clark, Truscott, Juin et al in conference. As we roll… Internet Archive Blood On The Sun (1945) 1945 · Feature Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese… Internet Archive Democracy 1945 · Film Presents nature of meaning of democracy; develops keen appreciation for meaning of democracy by analyzing 4 major concepts on which exists substantial body of… Internet Archive Popeye The Sailor - Seein' Red, White 'N' Blue 1943 · Cartoon Lots of racial stereotypes in this wartime cartoon about Bluto trying to avoid being drafted into the Navy. Internet Archive Sydstataren (1945) 1945 · Feature · Subtitles Sydstataren (1945) Jag äger ej filmen, anledning för jag väljer att ladda upp den är att bevara svenska äldre filmer. All musik, ljud och bild går till dess… Internet Archive 1946 - Gilda - Charles Vidor - VOSE 1946 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive 1948 - Walk a Crooked Mile - La gran amenaza - Gordon Douglas - VOSE 1948 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive It's Murder She Says (1945) 1945 · Feature It’s Murder She Says is a 1945 Private Snafu short directed by Chuck Jones. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/its-murder-she-says-1945/ Internet Archive Sport Chumpions (1941) 1941 · Feature Sport Chumpions is a 1941 Merrie Melodies short directed by Friz Freleng. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/sport-chumpions-1941/ Internet Archive The File on Thelma Jordon (1949) 1949 · Feature Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's… Internet Archive 1943 Verwitterte Melodie Zeichenfilm 1943 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943.. Verwitterte Melodie. Zeichentrickfilm der deutschen Zeichenfilm Gesellschaft Produziert von Hans Fischerkösen Internet Archive Poopdeck Pappy (1940) 1940 · Feature Popeye's elderly father, Pappy, wants to go out at night. Popeye wants him to sleep. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/poopdeck-pappy-1940/ Internet Archive War Comes to America (1945) 1945 · Feature The seventh and final film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight World War II propaganda film series. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up to… Internet Archive Don Winslow of the Navy: Chapter 1 - The Human Torpedo 1942 · Short · 24 min Taken from IMDB : US naval officer Don Winslow is given command of the islands near Pearl Harbor. He discovers that there is a ring of saboteurs and enemy… Internet Archive Doomsday for Pests 1946 · Short · 14 min Promotional piece for Sherwin-Williams DDT preparation - Pestroy. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact… Internet Archive Civilian Serves 1940 · Film Some good shots to be logged. good general shots of towns and cities, early 1940s Footage of British blitz People looking up at sky Airplanes overhead… Internet Archive Soundie - Chime Bells 1943 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Rosalie Allen yodels to her sailor boyfriend who is overseas during the war. Internet Archive The Arctic Giant (1942) 1942 · Feature A frozen Tyrannosaurus rex is found and put on display in a museum, but when he thaws out and revives, Superman has to stop his rampage! Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive 1940 1940 · Cartoon Public domain cartoons of 1940. Work in progress. Internet Archive Fattiga riddare (1944) 1944 · Feature · Subtitles En komedi om den unga Marianne som vantrivs i sitt arbete på en lantgård och istället drömmer om att klara sig själv i storstaden. Väl där står hon utan jobb… Internet Archive 1943 - Power of the Press - Lew Landers 1943 · Feature · Subtitles 1943 - Power of the Press - Lew Landers Internet Archive Pot o' Gold (1941) 1941 · Feature Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who… Internet Archive Too Many Husbands (1940) 1940 · Feature Long-missing Bill Cardew returns to find his wife Vicky remarried...and in no hurry to settle for just one husband. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive To New Horizons 1940 · Film · Subtitles Skeletal Entry Internet Archive President on Tour, 1945/06/25 1945 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) "Olympia, WA: Taking a brief vacation before addressing the final session of the San Francisco Conference, President Truman goes fishing (you guessed it,… Internet Archive Waldo's Last Stand (1940) 1940 · Short · 10 min The gang offers to help their pal Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand. Redecorating their clubhouse as a lavish nightclub, the kids stage an… Internet Archive China Shall Have Our Help 1941 · Film · Subtitles Some good shots to be logged. China Week march in New York City with Wendell L. Willkie, Herbert H. Lehman and Dr. Tsune Chi Yu (Consul General of the… Internet Archive On the Air: The Story of Radio Broadcasting 1944 · Film · Subtitles Westinghouse film about commercial radio in the United States. Internet Archive 1948 - The Argyle Secrets - Cy Endfield - VOSE 1948 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive Cockatoos for Two (1947) 1947 · Feature Story of a pigeon who takes the place of a rare bird delivered to be eaten by a Peter Lorre character. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Cleanliness Brings Health (1945) 1945 · Feature The comparison of two rural families to demonstrate the need for proper hygiene and the consequences of its neglect. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Butterscotch And Soda 1948 · Cartoon · 7 min An Little Audery cartoon with original titles. Internet Archive Unid. Soundie "Once in a While"? (Juvenile Jubilee) 1940 · Film · Subtitles Radio station - male soloist. 00:39:57:28 - 00:42:49:19 B/W Sound 1940s Male singer wearing tuxedo performs "Once In a While" love song w/ orchestra led by… Internet Archive Propaganda Techniques 1949 · Film Shows methods of recognizing and evaluating propaganda and encourages adoption of a judicious, critical attitude toward it. Chuck would like to know whether… Internet Archive Life Insurance Occupations 1948 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Career opportunities in the industry. Internet Archive 1941 - Ladies in Retirement - El misterio de Fiske Manor - Charles Vidor - VOSE 1941 · Feature · Subtitles For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive Churchill, Roosevelt & Stalin meetings during WW II in Casablanca, Tehran and Yalta in color! [HD] 1945 · Feature Historic meetings between Winston Churchill, Franklin D.Roosevelt and Jozef Stalin during WW-II in various locations, among other Casablanca, Tehran and… Internet Archive Hughes Plane Crash, 1946/07/11 1946 · Newsreel Howard Hughes seriously injured in crash in Beverly Hills, Calif. Internet Archive A Pee-kool-yar Sit-chee-ay-shun (1944) 1944 · Feature Li'l Abner, tired of being constantly pursued by Daisy Mae, decides to run away from home but drops by to inform her that he is leaving. But she doesn't care… Internet Archive In The Aleutians – Isles Of Enchantment (1945) 1945 · Feature Private Snafu in The Aleutians—Isles of Enchantment (Oh Brother!) is a short cartoon in the Private Snafu series, directed by Chuck Jones. Warner Bros.…