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2,977–3,024 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 Symptoms in Schizophrenia 1940 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive 1942 Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Im Einsatz 1. Teil 1942 · Feature Film(Filmdokument)aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler im Einsatz Teil. 1 Von Polen,Holland Frankreich zum Balkan Internet Archive Russians In New Drive, 1944/12/22 1944 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Russians In New Drive - "The mighty Russian military machine lays siege to Vilna, capital of Lithuania. After five days of intensive fighting, incuding a… Internet Archive 1944 Der Schneemann ( Hans Fischerkoesen) 1944 · Feature Film(Zeichentrickfilm) aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Der Schneemann. Von Hans Fischerkoesen Internet Archive Fashion Horizons 1940 · Educational · Subtitles Combines airplane trips and fashion. Heavy on the fashion. • 42:93- 1:04:38 Still shot of a shiny silver airplane floating in the sky above the clouds—the… Internet Archive Mighty Mouse in Krakatoa (1945) 1945 · Feature The superist hero of them all, Mighty Mouse, easily brushes aside molten lava and stems the tide of an island volcano, set off by the torrid dancing of… Internet Archive Keep 'Em Flying (1941) 1941 · Feature When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants decide to go with him. Since the two are Abbott & Costello, the air… Internet Archive Ants in the Plants (1940) 1940 · Feature A classic about an anteater who makes life rough for a colony of ants. In the ant community, the queen spreads warnings of their greatest enemy, the Anteater.… Internet Archive Washington DC, 1940/05/13 1940 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Washington DC: Strongly condemning the Nazi invasion of Holland and Belgium, President Roosevelt tells the 8th American Scientific Congress that the Americas… Internet Archive TEMPTATION 1946 · Feature After marrying an archaeologist (Brent), a woman (Oberon) with a sordid past realizes that she is not ready to settle down with one man, to say the least! Internet Archive Superman: Jungle Drums 1943 · Cartoon · 7 min March 26, 1943 Internet Archive Verniers 1941 · Educational · 18 min Verniers Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryUses animation to tell the principles of the Vernier… Internet Archive 1946 - The Killers - Forajidos - Robert Siodmak - VOSE 1946 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive EL RELOJ ASESINO – (1948) 1948 · Feature The Big Clock Año: 1948 Duración: 95 min. País DE ORIGEN: Estados Unidos Estados Unidos Dirección: John Farrow Guion: Jonathan Latimer. Novela: Kenneth… Internet Archive Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) 1948 · Feature Two brothers—one a soldier, the other an outlaw—ride west to clear their late father’s name after a deadly Apache raid leaves him disgraced. Under false… Internet Archive Much Ado About Nothing (1940) 1940 · Feature Little Cute Chickie Duck loves little lucky Dinky Duck but they have a quarrel, which leads their parents to have a quarrel, which leads to a big-duck… Internet Archive The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) 1944 · Feature A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest,… Internet Archive This Above All (1942) 1942 · Feature In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF service branch. She soon meets and falls in love with the… Internet Archive 1941 - Lady Scarface - Frank Woodruff - VE - Versión en español 1941 · Feature · Subtitles For Academic / Educational Use Only Internet Archive 1945 Dreimal Komödie ( Mady Rahl, Ferdinand Marian, Paul Dahlke) 1945 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1945. Dreimal Komödie - Liebeswirbel. U.a mit Mady Rahl und Ferdinand Marian Internet Archive Johnny Apollo (1940) 1940 · Feature Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's release. As… Internet Archive The North Star (1943) 1943 · Feature A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Later re-edited and released as "Armored Attack." Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive V-Men 1941 · Film · Subtitles Film produced by Roland Reed Productions for Westinghouse Electric Company, ca. 1936. On the importance of "vitaminized" cooking to preserve nutrients in… Internet Archive Reds Rout Nazis, 1943/09/02 1943 · Newsreel · Subtitles "The fifth year of the war sees invincible Russia triumphant over the enemy as the Nazis are steadily repulsed and forced to retreat from every front." scenes… Internet Archive 1941 - A Man Betrayed - La rueda de la fortuna - John H. Auer - VOSE 1941 · Feature · Subtitles derechonoir.wordpress.com t.me/agendasocioculturalplus Internet Archive Hollow Triumph (1948) 1948 · Feature Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Monsieur Beaucaire (1946) 1946 · Feature A bumbling barber in the court of King Louis XV becomes engaged in political intrigue when he masquerades as a dashing nobleman engaged to the princess of… Internet Archive No Buddy Atoll (1945) 1945 · Feature No Buddy Atoll is a 1945 Private Snafu short directed by Chuck Jones. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/no-buddy-atoll-1945/ Internet Archive Puttin on the Act (1940) 1940 · Feature Olive rushes over to show Popeye the headline: Vaudeville is coming back. They agree to rehearse their old act. After a brief song-and-dance intro, the act… Internet Archive Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe: Chapter 11 1940 · Short · 18 min Flash, Dale, and Zarkov return to Planet Mongo to find an antidote for the Purple Death. Internet Archive Time Is Life 1949 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Nation's Draft Lottery Held, 1940/10/30 1940 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Washington, DC: Historic scenes as the first peace-time draft in the U.S. gets underway! Secretary of War Stimson draws out the first number, No. 158, and as… Internet Archive Shoot to Kill (1947) 1947 · Feature A gritty crime story involving a newspaper man and crooked politicians. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/shoot-to-kill-1947/ Internet Archive The Green Promise (1949) 1949 · Feature A stubborn farmer is raising his children alone. When his oldest daughter gets a suitor, the father nearly goes on the rampage, but he is forced to change his… Internet Archive Magnetic Telescope, The 1942 · Cartoon · 7 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive 1948 - Night Has A Thousand Eyes - Mil ojos tiene la noche - John Farrow 1948 · Feature 1948 - Night Has A Thousand Eyes - Mil ojos tiene la noche - John Farrow Internet Archive Green Archer, The: Chapter 1 - Prison Bars Beckon 1940 · Short · 31 min Taken from IMDB : Michael Bellamy inherits Garr Castle, but his brother, Abel has him imprisoned unjustly and moves into the castle himself. When Michael's… Internet Archive Desert Victory (1943) 1943 · Feature A featureless land fit only for war, as the narrator, J. L. Hodson stated in the early scenes: "If war was to be fought then let it begin here". In endless… Internet Archive Volcano (1942) 1942 · Feature Superman comes to the rescue when a volcano erupts. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/volcano-1942/ Internet Archive 1944 Die Philharmoniker ( Eugen Klöpfer, Theodor Loss, Eric Ponto, Ernst Von Klipstein, Irene Von Meyendorff, Erich Fiedler) Paul Verhoeven 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Die Philharmoniker. U.a mit Eugen Klöpfer und Irene von Meyendorff 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 Framed (1947) 1947 · Feature Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous… Internet Archive Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix (1942) 1942 · Feature Popeye and Bluto agree that women are too much trouble, so they agree to swear off them, which lasts about five seconds, until Olive comes on board ship for a… Internet Archive Abilene Town (1946) 1946 · Feature Marshall Dan Mitchell, who is the law in Abilene, has the job of keeping peace between two groups. For a long time, the town had been divided, with the… Internet Archive Invisible Ghost (1941) 1941 · Feature The town's leading citizen is a man victim of homicidal impulses beyond his control. He is being controlled by his wife who had left him for another man. She… Internet Archive The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949) 1949 · Feature When the Daltons are killed at Coffeyville, gang member Bill Doolin, arriving late, escapes but kills a man. Now wanted for murder, he becomes the leader of… Internet Archive Napoleon (1941) 1941 · Feature Napoleón es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Luis César Amadori según el guion de Antonio Botta y Antonio Momplet que se estrenó el 5… Internet Archive The Fox and the Grapes (1941) 1941 · Feature Illustrating the origin of the term 'sour grapes', (post-Aesop, that is), Crow gets Fox to trade him his picnic lunch for some grapes high on a vine. After…