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3,265–3,312 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 Child Psykolojiky (1941) 1941 · Feature Popeye and Poopdeck Pappy are trying to play poker, but Swee'Pea's crying keeps interrupting them. Pappy wants to smack the tot, but Popeye persuades him to… Internet Archive Mississippi Swing (1941) 1941 · Feature Paul Terry's competent crew, headed by Connie Rasinski, doesn't do much with this cartoon combining elements of SHOW BOAT and a minstrel show. Watch on… Internet Archive The Mad Monster (1942) 1942 · Feature A mad scientist changes his simple-minded handyman into a werewolf in order to prove his supposedly crazy scientific theories - and exact revenge. Watch on… Internet Archive Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter 1943 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Today's Horse Farm: Sun-Up to Sun-Down 1942 · Film · Subtitles Educational film about horse farming. Discusses feeding, grooming, shoeing, and sanitation. One horse has been given an explicitly racist name. "We follow… Internet Archive First Pictures Manila Drive, 1945/01/29 1945 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) MacArthur's amphibious forces land on Luzon in Philippines; (2) RAF Blasts Jap Supplies; "really pinpoint bombing" of targets in Burma; (3) Allies Close… Internet Archive EXPANSION TO AIR POWER 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration EXPANSION TO AIR POWER War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947) ARC Identifier 2871 / Local… Internet Archive Dancing Shoes (1949) 1949 · Feature Salesmen Heckle and Jeckle set up shop in a hotel lobby selling mechanical shoes - they do the walking for you - and the hotel detective, an irritable and… Internet Archive Unique footage of the destruction of the Netherlands during WW-II in color, Part-1 (1945) 1945 · Feature This is part-1 of my four part series about the devastation of the Netherlands during WW-II. The footage has been meticulously restored, enhanced and… Internet Archive Eyes in the Night (1942) 1942 · Feature Blind detective Duncan Maclain gets mixed up with enemy agents and murder when he tries to help an old friend with a rebellious stepdaughter. Watch on… Internet Archive The Uninvited Pests (1946) 1946 · Feature Farmer Al Falfa and his dog try to have a private picnic, but Heckle & Jeckle decide to freeload. The usual hijinks ensue as the farmer and his dog try to get… Internet Archive Top o' the Morning (1949) 1949 · Feature A singing insurance investigator comes to Ireland to recover the stolen Blarney Stone...and romance the local policeman's daughter. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive F.D.R. Warns of Fifth Column, 1940/05/27 1940 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Washington, DC: Pres. Roosevelt tells the United States that it must be on guard against enemy agents and spies! He warns against prejudices which might be… Internet Archive Story of Shoes, A 1941 · Film · Subtitles Beautiful footage of forties shoes and shoe manufacturing. Leatherwork aplenty. Internet Archive Cat-Tastrophy (1949) 1949 · Feature Kitty's owner introduces her to a puppy who will befriend and Kitty realizes that when the puppy grows up he becomes Kitty's enemy because dogs hate cats and… Internet Archive The Adventures of Tartu (1943) 1943 · Feature British Captain Terence Stevenson (Robert Donat) accepts an assignment even more dangerous than his everyday job of defusing unexploded bombs. Fluent in… Internet Archive The Battle of France, 1944/06/26 1944 · Newsreel "Allies Advance in France With the Allies in France, Shortly after United Nation troops establish their beachhead, King George visits the front and General… Internet Archive Meaning Of Pi 1949 · Film Explains how pi denotes the ratio of a circle to its diameter. Shows the use of circles in art, industry and commerce. Outlines a procedure by which the… Internet Archive MacArthur in Battle, 1944/03/13 1944 · Newsreel (1) "General Douglas MacArthur, after 19 months of creeping warfare, is seen on the bridge of a plunging flagship, heading into one of the boldest moves of… Internet Archive King of the Rocket Men (1949) 1949 · Film One of the members of Science Associates, an group of America's greatest scientists, deveops an advanced, atomic-powered rocket suit, which Jeff King uses to… Internet Archive Breakfast in Hollywood (1946) 1946 · Feature The goings on of a few members of a radio show's audience is the premise for this feature film derived from the popular ABC radio show of the 1940s. This film… Internet Archive Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy (1946) 1946 · Feature Private Snafu presents his brother Tarfu who was a carrier pigeon keeper and has joined the Navy. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/private-snafu-prese… Internet Archive Swiss Tease (1947) 1947 · Feature A St. Bernard dog is dishonorably discharged from the Swiss Alps rescue corps when he samples his brandy and gets drunk. In an effort to make up for his… Internet Archive Britain's Roosevelt Memorial at Grosvenor Square, 1946/11/28 1946 · Newsreel · Subtitles Britain's Roosevelt Memorial at Grosvenor Square, FDR statue (partial newsreel). Internet Archive China (1943) 1943 · Feature Amid war-torn 1941 China, an American profiteer becomes an unlikely hero. Fleeing Japanese bombs with a schoolteacher, orphaned baby, and young refugees,… Internet Archive "Scrap Rubber Needed" - F.D.R, 1942/06/15 1942 · Newsreel "Washington, DC: President Roosevelt appeals to nation, urging citizens to save and turn in all scrap rubber to Government for use in vital war industries."… Internet Archive The Snow Man 1940 · Cartoon A group of furry South Pole animals build a snow man. They begin to throw snowballs at it. This make him come to life and oh what a vengeance he has. He… Internet Archive Remember the Day (1941) 1941 · Feature Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan… Internet Archive Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948) 1948 · Feature Spies pursue a stolen diary aboard the Orient Express. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/sleeping-car-to-trieste-1948/ Internet Archive The Dog Show-Off (1948) 1948 · Feature Lulu and a friend try everything they can to get their dog to win in a dog show. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-dog-show-off-1948/ Internet Archive Wolf! Wolf! (1944) 1944 · Feature Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep, and that leaves one of them vulnerable to a pack of hillbilly wolves. It's Mighty Mouse to the rescue! Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive The Fleet That Came To Stay 1945 · Educational Department of the Navy. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Observatory. (1942 - 09/18/1947) ARC Identifier 13113 / Local Identifier 80-MN-5802… Internet Archive The Navy Way 1944 · Feature · Subtitles drama Internet Archive Lucky Jordan (1942) 1942 · Feature Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie to… Internet Archive The World at War 3 -- France Falls, May - June 1940 1940 · Educational · 56 min · Subtitles The World at War 3 -- France Falls, May - June 1940 Summary Documents the fall of France to Germany in May and June of 1940 as a result of the speed, daring… Internet Archive The Devil Bat (1940; smallest download) 1940 · Feature · 1 h 8 min Actors: Bela Lugosi; Dave O'Brien; Donald Kerr; Suzanne Kaaren Director: Jean Yarbrough Writers: John T. Neville; George Bricker Runtime: 1:08:13 Internet Archive 1947 - The Brasher Doubloon - El doblón Brasher - John Brahm 1947 · Feature 1947 - The Brasher Doubloon - El doblón Brasher - John Brahm Internet Archive Carnival Courage (1945) 1945 · Feature Willoughby Wren gets a job at a circus and, with the help of this magic hat, saves the circus from an escaped gorilla. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Mighty Mouse and the Magician (1948) 1948 · Feature A quaint little village has a magic shop. While performing for his mice friends there, a magician mouse's show is interrupted by a group of cats who start… Internet Archive My Pop, My Pop (1940) 1940 · Feature Popeye's 99-year-old father won't admit he's too old to help Popeye build a ship. Popeye tells him to build one side while he builds the other; Pappy's side… Internet Archive The Mouse of Tomorrow (1942) 1942 · Feature The origin story of Super Mouse (later changed to "Mighty Mouse"). Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-mouse-of-tomorrow-1942/ Internet Archive U. S. Raid Defenses Tested, 1941/04/24 1941 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) "Spectacular scenes as Uncle Sam tests the air defenses of New York City. From civilian 'spotters,' word comes to the plotting board in Manhattan, where… Internet Archive Manhunt of Mystery Island, Chapter 2 1945 · Short · 14 min A scientist who is developing a machine to project unlimited power is being held prisoner by the evil Captain Mephisto, a pirate from 200 years ago who uses… Internet Archive Blackboard Revue (1940) 1940 · Feature In this episode of A Color Rhapsody, the blackboard drawings come alive, as the characters on screen gather together for class. This Columbia classroom tale… Internet Archive The Tiger Woman (1944) 1944 · Film Greedy oil speculators are trying to force Tiger Woman (Linda Stirling) and her band of warriors from their jungle home, but she gets help from Allen Saunders… Internet Archive This Is My Railroad 1940 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Yanks Battle for Okinawa! 1945 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Foxy Flatfoots (1946) 1946 · Feature The Fox and the Crow become private detectives as the snooping business appears to best suit their talents -- this time out, at least -- and go snooping where…