The world's archives

1–48 of 18,597 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 House on Haunted Hill 1959 · Feature · 1 h 14 min · Subtitles Frederick Loren has invited five strangers to a party of a lifetime. He is offering each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in a house. Internet Archive Utopia 1951 · Feature · Subtitles Utopia (also known as Atoll K and Robinson Crusoe Land) is last film Laurel and Hardy made together. It was filmed and produced in Europe. Internet Archive Sleep for Health 1950 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Told from the viewpoint of a child, this film emphasizes that children should train themselves in good sleeping habits. In typical "Goofus and Gallant" style,… Internet Archive The Fast And The Furious 1955 · Feature http://imdb.com/title/tt0046969/ A man wrongly imprisoned for murder (John Ireland) breaks out of jail. He wants to clear his name, but with the police… Internet Archive Eat for Health 1954 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Ralph learns the five food groups, helping him to eat a balanced diet, and has more fun because of his better health. Internet Archive Royal Wedding 1951 · Feature · 1 h 31 min · Subtitles Brother and sister dancing duo Tom and Ellen Bowen (Fred Astaire and Jane Powell) travel to merry old England. There, against the backdrop of the impending… Internet Archive The Pied Piper of Hamelin 1957 · Feature · 1 h 29 min Stars Van Johnson, Claude Rains, Jim Backus Tagline: "Now! a giant color spectacle! from the pages of the immortal classics comes this famous story"… Internet Archive Cyrano De Bergerac 1950 · Feature · 1 h 52 min · Subtitles From: IMDb : France, 1640: Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to… Internet Archive Teenagers from Outer Space 1959 · Feature · 1 h 25 min · Subtitles A young alien (David Love) falls for a pretty teenage Earth girl (Dawn Anderson) and they team up to try to stop the plans of his invading cohorts. Internet Archive Personal Hygiene (Part I) 1950 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Military training drama showing how the residents of a barracks convince a sloppy soldier to clean up his act. With many folk songs on cleanliness. Internet Archive 122 Eyes 1950 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Hard times in 1950s St. Louis and the social services that aimed to alleviate them. Internet Archive The House On Haunted Hill 1959 · Feature Vincent Price gives a stellar performance as the suavely malevolent host of a "haunted house party" who offers his guests $10,000 if they can survive a night… Internet Archive Behave Yourself 1951 · Feature · 1 h 19 min · Subtitles When a cute Welsh terrier follows Bill Denny home, little does he know that all gangland has its eye on that dog. Who will be bumbling Bill's undoing - the… Internet Archive Health: Your Posture 1953 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Young girl's mirror image teaches her fundamentals of good posture. Internet Archive From the Ground Up 1954 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Promotional film for "Nutrilite," a 1950s-vintage food supplement. Internet Archive Suddenly 1954 · Feature · 1 h 15 min · Subtitles "Three gunmen, who have been hired to assassinate the President, hold a family hostage while waiting for their target. Interesting B film which focuses on… Internet Archive Rock, Rock, Rock 1956 · Feature · 1 h 25 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : A young teenage girl desperately tries to earn enough money to buy a dress for a school rock and roll dance. This early rock and roll… Internet Archive Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? 1958 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Imaginative film showing how automatic gadgets in homes and workplaces alienate people from one another. Internet Archive House on Haunted Hill 1959 · Feature · 1 h 14 min · Subtitles An eccentric millionaire throws a party for his wife in a haunted house offering each guest $10,000 if they can make it through the night. Only there seem to… Internet Archive Hercules Unchained 1959 · Feature · 1 h 36 min · Subtitles Hercules returns to Thebes to find the land on the brink of civil war. While trying to deliver a treaty to prevent the war, Hercules drinks from the fountain… Internet Archive Rhythm and Blues Revue 1955 · Feature · 1 h 11 min · Subtitles Musical variety show filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African-American performers: Willie Bryant, Freddie… Internet Archive The Snows of Kilimanjaro 1952 · Feature · 1 h 57 min The story centers on the memories of a writer (Gregory Peck) who is taking a safari in Africa. He develops a dangerous wound from a thorn prick, and lies… Internet Archive Quicksand 1950 · Feature · 1 h 18 min · Subtitles An engrossing suspense film with Mickey Rooney, Peter Lorre, and Jeanne Cagney. Needing money for a date, Rooney borrows $20 from the cash register, starting… Internet Archive Phantom From Space 1953 · Feature · Subtitles From IMDb: An alien being lands in Santa Monica. Killing two people who attacked him due to the menacing appearance of his spacesuit, the creature takes it… Internet Archive Hot Rod Girl 1956 · Feature · 1 h 18 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : After his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new kid comes to town determined to force… Internet Archive At War with the Army 1950 · Feature · 1 h 33 min This is a fun WWII-era B&W movie, full of Jerry Lewis and his ridiculous goofiness! Featuring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in their first collaboration. Jerry… Internet Archive Kansas City Confidential 1952 · Feature · 1 h 39 min · Subtitles Four robbers hold up an armored truck getting away with over a million dollars in cash. Joe Rolfe (John Payne), a down-on-his-luck flower delivery truck… Internet Archive Good Eating Habits 1951 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Drama focusing on gluttony and "hidden hunger," where well-nourished people eat poorly and malnourish themselves. Internet Archive Duck and Cover 1951 · Cartoon · 9 min · Subtitles Selected for the 2004 National Film Registry of "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" motion pictures. Famous Civil Defense film for… Internet Archive Achievement USA 1955 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles General Motors celebrates production of 50 millionth automobile with a parade through Flint, Michigan. Internet Archive The Man Who Cheated Himself 1951 · Feature · Subtitles "Tough cop helps his lover cover up the shooting of her wealthy husband. Mainstream noir, primarily distinguished by its acting and San Francisco visuals." -… Internet Archive The Incredible Petrified World 1957 · Feature · 1 h 3 min · Subtitles It's supposed to be cutting edge science: a diving bell that can descend the depths of the ocean. However, when a cable snaps, the crew fears that they may… Internet Archive Daughter of Horror 1955 · Feature · 54 min · Subtitles Also known as Dementia. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive How to Go Places 1954 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Actress Gale Storm and family take a road trip in their Chevrolet and review the do's and don'ts of auto traveling. Internet Archive Love Island 1950 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles A young Eva Gabor plays a Balinese woman in this romantic story filled with lovely locales. An American flyer stranded in Bali falls for the sarong-swathed… Internet Archive Operation IVY 1952 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles "The island of Elugelab is missing!" President Eisenhower heard this short report on the Mike shot in Operation IVY from Gordon Dean, Chairman of the Atomic… Internet Archive The Green Glove 1952 · Feature · 1 h 28 min · Subtitles Glen Ford plays Michael Blake a WWII veteran who retuns to France to find a mysterious Green Glove he had discoverd during the early days of Normandy invasion. Internet Archive Attack of the Giant Leeches 1959 · Feature · 1 h 2 min · Subtitles After a local drunk shoots a monster in the swamp, people start disappearing... Find out more about this movie on it's IMDB page. Internet Archive Please Murder Me 1956 · Feature · 1 h 14 min · Subtitles How's that for a title? Lawyer Raymond Burr (seeming very much like Perry Mason) brilliantly defends Angela Lansbury, who seems certain to be found guilty of… Internet Archive Planet Outlaws 1953 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles Buck Rogers (1939) re-edited from serial to feature format and re-released for theatrical distribution in 1953; an American soldier suspended in time wakes up… Internet Archive The Saint Louis Bank Robbery 1959 · Feature · 1 h 28 min · Subtitles Steve McQueen stars in a gritty, downbeat, and sometimes savage heist movie that features a gang of very psychologically warped men and a story that's based… Internet Archive The Torch 1950 · Feature · Subtitles Paulette Goddard and Pedro Armendariz star in this story about a revolutionary who takes over a small Mexican town. The townspeople begin to argue about… Internet Archive The Hitch-Hiker 1953 · Feature · 1 h 10 min · Subtitles Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy pick up a hitch-hiker (William Talman) who turns out to be an insane escaped convict. The mpeg2 file is ready to be loaded… Internet Archive Iron Mask 1952 · Feature · 1 h 12 min · Subtitles 1952 re-release of the 1929 film, narrated by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Based on the Futher Adventures of the Three Musketeers Internet Archive Jackie Robinson Story, The 1950 · Feature · 1 h 16 min · Subtitles This biography of Jackie Robinson is not a great film. More than anything it represents a significant milestone in baseball and the civil right movement.… Internet Archive The Screaming Skull 1958 · Feature · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles A widower remarries and the couple move into the house he shared with his previous wife. Only the ghost of the last wife might still be hanging around. Find… Internet Archive Patriotic Popeye 1957 · Cartoon · 6 min Popeye's nephews want to play with fireworks on July 4th, but Popeye tries to dissuade them. They manage to light some off and get into trouble. Popeye saves… Internet Archive The Snow Creature 1954 · Feature · 1 h 10 min · Subtitles A Himalayan expedition comes across a mountain being, manages to capture it, then transports it back to the United States. You can find more information…