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3,745–3,792 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 Zorro's Black Whip: Chapter 11 - Flaming Juggernaut 1944 · Short · 14 min Barbara Meredith takes on the guise of "The Black Whip" to avenger her brother's murder, in this 12 part Republic serial. Zorro's Black Whip: Chapter 1 - The… Internet Archive Dios Se Lo Pague (1948) 1948 · Feature Dios se lo pague es una legendaria película argentina de 1947 dirigida por Luis César Amadori , protagonizada por Zully Moreno y Arturo de Córdova . Es una… Internet Archive Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941) 1941 · Feature Robin Hood of the Pecos is a 1941 American film starring Roy Rogers and directed by Joseph Kane. Following the Civil War, the South still faced many dangers… Internet Archive The Green Line (1944) 1944 · Feature In the town of Nowhere, the main street is divided by a broad green line. The mice live on one side. The cats live on the other, and never cross over the… Internet Archive The Gunman from Bodie (1941) 1941 · Feature The Rough Riders are after a gang of rustlers. Marshal Roberts is posing as a wanted outlaw, McCall is the Marshal supposedly after him, and Sandy is on hand… Internet Archive Under California Stars (1948) 1948 · Feature On vacation at his ranch, western actor Roy quickly finds himself involved with a horse rustling operation and a boy ward of one of the rustlers, leading to… Internet Archive Winning the West (1946) 1946 · Feature The big bad cats are the villains/Indians, and the little mice are the settlers going west in their little covered wagons, and the Indians are on a rampage… Internet Archive A Great Day For The Kellys,1944/04/27 1944 · Newsreel (1) A Great Day For The Kellys "Commando Kelly Returns Home Sergeant Charles Kelly, 23, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for exterminating 10… Internet Archive German Newsreel: U-Boats 1942 · Newsreel · 7 min This German propaganda movie was part of a U.S. Navy archive compiled during WWII, and acquired by Periscope Film. In this film, the Battle of The Atlantic is… Internet Archive Saint Paul Police Detectives and Their Work: A Color Chartoon 1941 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Spills and Thrills (The Sport Parade) 1947 · Film · Subtitles Skeletal Entry Internet Archive Wildcat (1942) 1942 · Feature Wildcatter Johnny Maverick and his pal go to a town in oil country offering $25,000 to the person who brings in the first well. They find oil on the outskirts… Internet Archive White Ammunition 1942 · Film · Subtitles How milk is made, transported and processed. Internet Archive Hidden Harvest 1944 · Film · Subtitles contains film within film: "Animal Checkers" Internet Archive Persia Faces Today 1940 · Film · Subtitles An Orientalist tour of Iran filmed by the Lawrence Thaw Asiatic Expedition for Esso, Inc. featuring garden imagery, and architecture. A step-by-step… Internet Archive All's Well (1941) 1941 · Feature When Gabby tries to make everything well, he comes to fussy baby and attempts to change the baby's diaper. Can Gabby change the baby's diaper? Find out on… Internet Archive Chick and Double Chick (1946) 1946 · Feature Little Lulu and her dog are charged with protecting the baby chicks from a sly and hungry cat. The cat attempts to steal Little Lulu's chicks but is foiled by… Internet Archive The Intruders (1947) 1947 · Feature Heckel and Jeckel fly over a country estate and decide it would do just fine as a nesting ground for them, especially since it afforded a few luxuries they… Internet Archive The Way Of All Pests (1941) 1941 · Feature Various members of the insect world join forces to harass a man who unknowingly makes their lives miserable. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive The Wreck of the Hesperus (1944) 1944 · Feature When the sailing ship 'Hesperus' gets into trouble in a raging sea-storm, the ever-vigilant lighthouse keeper, Mighty Mouse, flies forth and comes to the… Internet Archive Northwestern Bell in War 1940 · Film · Subtitles Many good stock shots to be logged. Internet Archive 1947 - Dead Reckoning - Callejón sin salida - Maldita mujer - John Cromwell - VOSE 1947 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive Zorro's Fighting Legion: Chapter 8 - Flowing Death 1943 · Short · 16 min Based in 1824 Mexico, Zorro leads a fighting force to battle the mysterious Don Del Oro, who plans to become emperor of Mexico. Internet Archive 1945 - Leave Her to Heaven - Que el cielo la juzgue - John M. Stahl - VOSE 1945 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only Internet Archive 1942 Der Große Schatten( Heinrich George) 1942 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Der grosse Schatten. U.a mit Heinrich George Internet Archive Zorro's Black Whip: Chapter 9 - Avalanche 1944 · Short · 14 min Barbara Meredith takes on the guise of "The Black Whip" to avenger her brother's murder, in this 12 part Republic serial. Zorro's Black Whip: Chapter 1 - The… Internet Archive Soviet's U.N. Proposals Answered, 1946/10/31 1946 · Newsreel · Subtitles Molotov speaks in Russian at UN General Assembly in Flushing Meadows, Warren Austin speaks in English (partial newsreel). Internet Archive Phoney Baloney (1945) 1945 · Feature A $5,000 reward is put out for the capture of a notorious wolf. Two of the wanted posters are put on the trees where the Fox and the Crow live. When they see… Internet Archive Shipyard Symphony (1943) 1943 · Feature A World War II-themed story about how to save time and effort while building Victory ships in the naval yard. A collage of naval images is accompanied by Navy… Internet Archive Garden For Victory 1942 · Film "Every step in planning and cultivation of home vegetable garden 20x50 clearly shown. Timetable is based on north central zone, but allowance factor is… Internet Archive Public Prosecutor: The Case of the Dead Man's Voice 1948 · TV · 17 min · Subtitles According to IMDb, this is season 1, episode 15; the date in the copyright notice seems to be 1948. Internet Archive 1941 Sechs Tage Heimaturlaub ( Hilde Sessak, Käthe Haack, Gustav Fröhlich, Maria Andergast) 1941 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1941. Sechs Tage Heimaturlaub. U.a mit Gustav Fröhlich und Maria Andergast Internet Archive Adventures In Telezonia 1949 · Film ADVENTURE IN TELEZONIA (1949) American Telephone & Telegraph Co. PUPPETRY: Bil and Cora Baird. One of the Bell Telephone System’s many films instructing the… Internet Archive Post War Inventions (1945) 1945 · Feature Gandy Goose is reading a book about Post-War Inventions. Sourpuss doesn't like it one bit, and that night he dreams that he has come to a hall of new… Internet Archive Swiss Ski Yodelers (1940) 1940 · Feature A cartoon that illustrates the old adage that you can take a pig to Switzerland, lead him to the snow, but you can't teach him to ski. But he might learn to… Internet Archive Eleventh Hour 1942 · Cartoon · 7 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive 1944 - The Mark of the Whistler - William Castle - VOSE 1944 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive 1947 Railroaded! - El último disparo - Trampa para un inocente - Anthony Mann - VOSE 1947 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive Little Lambkins (1940) 1940 · Feature A mother puts her baby boy in an outdoor playpen, but he's more mature than she realizes, and quickly breaks out, and with the help of a raccoon and a… Internet Archive The Fatal Hour (1940) 1940 · Feature When a police officer is murdered, Captain Street looks to Mr. Wong to catch the killer. Prime Suspect: Frank Belden Jr., whose father is a businessman well… Internet Archive Kitchen Magic 1948 · Film · Subtitles Good shots of cooking, food preparation and cleaning activities, many in CU. Internet Archive 1945 - The Lost Week End -Días sin huella - Billy Wilder - VOSE 1945 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive Going Places (1948) 1948 · Feature Cold War-era cartoon aimed at convincing workers that increased productivity brings about greater purchasing power. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Lulu at the Zoo (1944) 1944 · Feature Little Lulu goes on a tour of the zoo, but she gets into trouble by feeding the animals, which is against the rules! Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive My Old Kentucky Home (1946) 1946 · Feature Nellie and her father, the Colonel, are comfortable in their "Old Kentucky Home" until Wolfie knocks on the door. The evil wolf holds a mortgage against the… Internet Archive Swing Hostess (1944) 1944 · Feature An out-of-work band singer gets a job at a jukebox company and makes a hit. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/swing-hostess-1944/ Internet Archive F. D. R. Calls For National Unity In An All-Out Effort, 1941/03/18 1941 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Washington, DC: President Roosevelt warns of longer hours and lower profits and calls upon all Americans for 'all out effort' to build arms for the… Internet Archive 1944 1944 · Cartoon Public domain cartoons of 1944. Work in progress.