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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 [Home Movies: Suzy Gail 1946, La Jolla-Harris-Rich Sophie B-13] 1946 · Home movie · Subtitles [Home Movies: Suzy Gail 1946, La Jolla-Harris-Rich Sophie B-13] Internet Archive How To Judge Facts 1948 · Film Money for the football team is being used to buy a film projector and causes a big stink! A/V Geeks and jocks on the brink of gang war! Helps students… Internet Archive El Fin De La Noche(1944) 1944 · Feature El fin de la noche es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Alberto de Zavalía según el guion de Carlos Adén sobre la obra de Hugo Mac… Internet Archive Pasaporte A Rio(1948) 1948 · Feature Pasaporte a Río es una película argentina en blanco y negro de 1948 dirigida por Daniel Tinayre sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con César Tiempo… Internet Archive Paris 1900 1948 · Educational Presents an overview of life in pre-World War I Paris using old French newsreels, theatre programs, early silent films, and Melies' trick films. Traces the… Internet Archive TECHNIQUE OF HAND SENDING 1944 · Educational Department of Defense TECHNIQUE OF HAND SENDING PIN 23735 1944 IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE TRANSMITTER, TENSION SPRING, ADJUSTING CONTACTS, AND ADJUSTING SPRINGS.… Internet Archive Don Juan Tenorio(1949) 1949 · Feature Don Juan Tenorio es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Luis César Amadori según el guion de Pascual Guillén sobre la obra homónima de… Internet Archive Return to Guam 1944 · Short · 19 min This film depicts the story of USN Radioman George Tweed, who hid from the Japanese from December 1941 to July 1944 on the island of Guam with the aid of… Internet Archive And So They Live 1940 · Film Stark, realistic documentary showing poorly educated “mountain peoples” living in poverty and stricken with disease. Their solace comes in strong family bonds… Internet Archive Time to Kill 1945 · Short · 22 min In this short armed forces educational film, sailors consider and discuss life after World War II. The MPEG4 is low quality and incomplete. It's missing… Internet Archive 1949 - Port of New York - Puerto de Nueva York - Laslo Benedek - VE 1949 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive 1949 - Jigsaw - Fletcher Markle - VO 1949 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive 1948 - To the Ends of the Earth - Opio - Robert Stevenson - VOSE 1948 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive 1941 Männer Im Hintergrund ( Filmdokument) 1941 · Feature Film(Filmdokument) aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1941. Männer im Hintergrund. Internet Archive 1942 Der Strom ( Hans Söhnker, Lotte Koch, Friedrich Kayssler, Paul Henckels) 1942 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Der Strom. U.a mit Hans Söhnker und Friedrich Kayssler Internet Archive El Hombre Del Sabado (1947) 1947 · Feature El hombre del sábado es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Leopoldo Torres Ríos según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con… Internet Archive NUREMBERG AND MAUTHAUSEN 1948 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 23851 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive Safeguarding Military Information 1941 · Short · 10 min A short guide for helping soldiers and civilians alike to keep military secrets. Internet Archive 1940 Herz Ohne Heimat ( Albrecht Schönhals, Gustav Dissl, Olga Limburg, Camilla Horn, Sabine Peters) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. Herz ohne Heimat. U.a mit Albrecht Schönhals,Sabine Peters und Olga Limburg Internet Archive BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 7th, 1941 & ROYAL NAVY ATTACK ON FRENCH FLEET at ORAN 70912 1942 · Film This short and apparently hastily assembled newsreel shows the events of December 7th, 1941 and expresses deep outrage at the Japanese bombing of Pearl… Internet Archive 1940 40 Jahre Film - Kinder Wie Die Zeit Vergeht ( Ludwig Schmitz, Werner Pledath, Hans Adalbert Von Schlettow) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. 40 Jahre Film ( nach n Motto:Kinder wie die Zeit vergeht) U.a mit Hans Adalbert von Schletow und Ludwig Schmitz Internet Archive 1942 Wacht An Der Drina ( Filmdokument Vom Freiheitskampf Kroatiens) 1942 · Feature Film(Kroatisches Filmdokument)aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1942. Wacht an der Drina. Vom Freiheitskampf Kroatiens. Internet Archive Cumbres De Hidalguia (1947) 1947 · Feature Cumbres de hidalguía es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Julio Saraceni según el guion de Luis Olivo Gallo que se estrenó el 1 de… Internet Archive Historia De Una Noche(1941) 1941 · Feature Historia de una noche es una película argentina del género de drama filmada en blanco y negro dirigida por Luis Saslavsky sobre su propio guion escrito en… Internet Archive Diary Of A Sergeant (1945) 1945 · Feature This film on the rehabilitation of an injured soldier who lost his hands in action stars Harold Russell, the Academy Award-winning lead actor in "Best Years… Internet Archive Dead End Kids: Junior G-Men Part 2 1940 · Short A gang of street kids work with the FBI in to find and rescue their leader's father, a scientist who has been kidnapped by a terrorist group. Stars include:… Internet Archive Home Movie: 97250: Norway, Venice, Switzerland 1948 · Home movie Reel marked: Norway, Venice, Switzerland. Internet Archive 1944 Der Dorfadvokat ( Josef Eichheim, Sabine Peters, Oscar Sima, Hilde Hildebrand) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Der Dorfadvokat. U.a mit Josef Eichheim,Oscar Sima und Sabine Peters. Internet Archive Maintenance Of Office Machines 1943 · Film Shows care and maintenance of such office machines as typewriters, transcribing machines, dictaphones, adding machines and calculators. Deals with a number of… Internet Archive 1941 Familienanschluss ( Olga Limburg, Karin Hardt, Hermann Speelmanns, Rudolf Platte, Fritz Odemar, Rolf Weih, Else Von Möllendorff) 1941 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1941. Familienanschluss. U.a mit Karin Hardt und Hermann Speelmanns Internet Archive 1944 Jan Und Die Schwindlerin ( Josef Sieber, Curt Vespermann) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Jan und die Schwindlerin. U.a mit Josef Sieber und Curt Vespermann Internet Archive Mi Novia Es Un Fantasma (1944) 1944 · Feature Mi novia es un fantasma es una película de comedia Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Francisco Mugica según el guion de Sixto Pondal Ríos y Carlos… Internet Archive 1944 Liebesbriefe ( Käthe Haack, Hermann Thimig, Hans Brausewetter, Lotte Rausch) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Liebesbriefe. U.a mit Käthe Haack und Hans Brausewetter Internet Archive La Historia Del Tango (1949) 1949 · Feature La historia del tango es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Manuel Romero según su propio guion escrito sobre argumento de Enrique… Internet Archive A Visit from St. Nicholas 1949 · Educational Kodachrome. Based on the poem The night before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas is seen in this film. Animated cartoon For… Internet Archive El Tango Vuelve A Paris(1948) 1948 · Feature El tango vuelve a París es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Manuel Romero sobre su propio guion que se estrenó el 16 de enero de 1948… Internet Archive Una Mujer Sin Cabeza (1947) 1947 · Feature Una mujer sin cabeza es una película argentina estrenada el 4 de abril de 1947 dirigida por Luis Cesar Amadori , es la última parte de la trilogía del… Internet Archive Un Tropezon Cualquiera Da En La Vida(1949) 1949 · Feature Un tropezón cualquiera da en la vida es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Manuel Romero sobre su propio guion escrito sobre el… Internet Archive 1940 Tip Auf Amalia ( Trude Hesterberg, Hans Leibelt, Oscar Sabo) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. Tip auf Amalia. U.a mit Trude Hesterberg und Hans Leibelt Internet Archive 1944 Der Posaunist ( Paul Dahlke, Sabine Peters, Herbert Hübner) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Der Posaunist. U.a mit Paul Dahlke und Sabine Peters Internet Archive Pampa Barbara( 1945) 1945 · Feature Pampa bárbara 1 ​ es una película argentina del género de drama filmada en blanco y negro codirigida por Lucas Demare y Hugo Fregonese sobre el guion de… Internet Archive Behind The Scenes At The Airport 1947 · Film Boy on 1940's airplane; inside the hangar; crews working on propellers; plane on runway; inside the control tower; pilot with charts; crew and food service… Internet Archive Yanks Smash Truk 1944 · Newsreel · 9 min This short newsreel, produced for the home market, shows Operation Hailstone, the U.S. assault on "Japan's Pearl Harbor", the naval base at Truk. Footage… Internet Archive U.S.S. IOWA JOINS THE NAVY [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39034, LI 208-UN-127 - U.S.S. IOWA JOINS THE NAVY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive The Battle of Russia 1943 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 36071 / Local Identifier 111-OF-5… Internet Archive 1944 Glück Unterwegs( Paul Kemp, Hilde Von Stolz,max Gülstorff, Gustav Waldau, Ernst Waldow) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Glück unterwegs u.a mit Paul Kemp und Hilde von Stolz Internet Archive El Retrato (1947) 1947 · Feature El retrato es una película argentina del género de comedia filmada en blanco y negro dirigida por Carlos Schlieper según el guion de Alejandro Verbitsky y… Internet Archive Lucrecia Borgia(1947) 1947 · Feature Lucrecia Borgia es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Luis Bayón Herrera sobre el guion de Rodolfo Manuel Taboada con la asesoría…