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5,137–5,184 of 18,639 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 Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
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| Kids | Cartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature. |
| Tweens | Documentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures. |
| Teens | Everything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower. |
| Adult | Sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage. |
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The Devil's Disciple
Directed by Guy Hamilton Laurence Olivier and Kirk Douglas Excerpt from the feature film presenting the court-martial scene from Act III of George Bernard…
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The Baltimore Plan
Produced to promote the point of view of the Baltimore Redevelopment Commission, this film offers significant photography of Black communities in urban…
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Mas Pobre Que Una Laucha (1955)
Más pobre que una laucha es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Julio Saraceni sobre el guion de Abel Santa Cruz que se estrenó el 27 de…
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Suspense: The Far-Off House
Season 4, Episode 12 Aired 4 Dec. 1951. Actors: Judith Evelyn; Douglass Watson; Henry Jones Runtime: 24:25 Based on a story by Murray Leinster.
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53 10 25 The Jack Benny Program S 04e 03 Humphrey Bogart Show
Jack's monologue is interrupted by Bob Crosby, who's upset that his song was cut from the show, and by Don, who's angry that he's not a part of this week's…
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017. El Somriure De Montserrat (nova versió: 2020.02)
Documental sobre la vida quotidiana de l’Escolania de Montserrat, des de l’esbarjo fins a les classes de formació. Filmat durant els anys 1958 i 1959. Gent:…
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Hamlet --- The Age of Elizabeth
Hamlet --- The Age of Elizabeth Introduces the work of perceptual psychologist J. J. Gibson, the first to conclude that some kind of information must be…
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'Hawkins Falls' 21 October.1953
An episode of the unusually realistic soap opera "Hawkins Falls" from 1953.
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Our Home Town: Doylestown, Pa.
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The American Road
Produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Model T Ford, The American Road highlights the role of automobiles, highway construction, and Ford Motor’s…
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Studio One: Mark of Cain
Season 5, Episode 19 Aired 2 Feb. 1953. Actors: Warren Stevens; Everett Sloane; Mildred Dunnock Runtime: 52:03
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1958 - The Case Against Brooklyn - Paul Wendkos - VOSE
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Management of Mass Casualties: Management of Psychological Casualties (Part X)
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Home Movie: 98232: Philadelphia Transit Co.
Can marked: "Philadelphia Trans. Co. / Dated 1956 & 8-5-61"
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57 12 15 The Jack Benny Program S 08e 07 Christmas Shopping Show
This is the TV debut of Jack's traditional Christmas shopping radio show. Jack and Rochester go looking for gifts at a department store. Jack harasses clerk…
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1951 - Sirocco - Curtis Bernhardt - Legendado
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The Skeleton
Animated sequences are used in presenting a discussion of the development and functions of various bones which form the human body and explaining how food and…
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Ways To Better Conversation
Likens a good conversation to a volleyball game. Considers the requirements of a good conversation-courtesy, contributing, following the subject and careful…
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A City Decides
Documentary, with some dramatized sequences, covering the racial integration of St. Louis public schools after the 1954 Brown decision. William J. Sloan…
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Living And Working Spaces
Details what the medical crew needs to look for when inspecting living and working spaces on a ship. To license this film and get a higher quality version for…
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Good Eating Habits
This Coronet cautionary tale attacks excess in customary Fifties fashion, focusing on gluttony. Bill sits down to dinner with an aching stomach because he's…
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Seals Stadium Rodeo 1950s LLSF 2016 20 Mbps 1
from "Lost Landscapes 11, 2016" courtesy Prelinger Archives Footage shot in and around Seals Stadium, apparently of a rodeo that was staged there at the time,…
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Caballito Criollo( 1953)
Caballito criollo es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Ralph Pappier sobre guion de Hugo Mac Dougall que se estrenó el 26 de noviembre de…
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Stories of the Century TV 1954 colorized s01e09 The Dalton Gang
Railroad detectives Matt Clark (Jim Davis) and Frankie Adams (Mary Castle) head to Coffeyville in 1892 when they hear that the Dalton brothers (Myron Healey,…
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1951 - Cry Danger - Grito de terror - Robert Parrish - VE - Versión en Español
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Stories of the Century TV 1954 colorized s01e03 Frank and Jesse James
Railroad detectives Matt Clark (Jim Davis) and Frankie Adams (Mary Castle), with the aid of much stock footage from earlier Republic Pictures films, pursue…
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El Jefe (1958)
El jefe es una película argentina de 1958, dirigida por Fernando Ayala , sobre un cuento de David Viñas , protagonizada por Alberto de Mendoza y Duilio Marzio…
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Circulation
Circulation Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Describes the excitement and drama of circus day, showing…
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Hoosier Promenade
Educational film demonstrating how to dance the Hoosier Promenade. Square Dance 6 of the Let's Square Dance Series.
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Seven Arts
Ion Popescu-Gopo's animated short subject ȘAPTE ARTE (THE SEVEN ARTS) was created in Romania, and released in 1958. This print was published in 1972. Of the…
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Stories of the Century TV 1954 colorized s01e07 Sam Bass
Railroad detective Frankie Adams (Mary Castle) pretends to be a waitress romantically interested in captured henchman Bill Hayes (Denver Pyle) to get him to…
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Cinematographer
Cinematographer SummaryShows the work of directors of photography and explains that the picture director relies upon them to help integrate costumes, make -…
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Radar Men From the Moon - Chapter 9: Battle in the Stratosphere
You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page .
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El Infortunado Fortunato (1952)
El infortunado Fortunato es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Enrique Cahen Salaberry sobre el guion de Ariel Cortazzo según la obra La…
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La Comedia Inmortal(1951)
La comedia inmortal es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Catrano Catrani según el guion de Ulyses Petit de Murat y Tulio Demicheli que…
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Suspense: The Spider
Aired 15 Jan. 1952. Season 4, Episode 18 Actors: Charles Cooper; Olive Deering; Arnold Moss; Helen Carew Runtime: 22:44 Many more episodes are available here:…
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Los Arboles Mueren De Pie(1951)
Los árboles mueren de pie es una película de Argentina realizada en 1951, dirigida por Carlos Schlieper , con guion del dramaturgo Alejandro Casona basada en…
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Public Defender: Time To Kill
Aired 31 March 1955. Season 2, Episode 31 Appealing the conviction of an ex-con for murder.
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With These Hands
Documentary about the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Told in flashbacks, the story recounts the life of a worker about to retire with a union…
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Ovulation and egg transport in the rat.
Follows the reproductive cycle of the female rat. Photomicroscopy and phase-contrast cinematography illustrate bursting the follicle, release of follicular…
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1952 - Roller Derby - the Jolters vs the Chiefs
Here is a 1952 Roller Derby game featuring The Jolters vs The Chiefs.
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Flight to the Future—To the World of Plastics
Promotional film for the pioneering American plastics company that surveys the contribution of plastics to everyday life. Flight to the Future is structured…
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The Vikings: Life and Conquests
David K. Bjork A vivid, authentic, living history of the Viking Age. Follows the Vikings to "the farthest corners of the known world as they raided,…
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1954 - World for Ransom - Pánico en Singapur - Robert Aldrich - VOSE
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Mackenzie's Raiders TV 1958 colorized s01e03 Death by the Numbers
When outlaws gain possession of a Gatling gun and mow down one cavalry escort after another, Colonel Mackenzie (Richard Carlson) must use both his brains and…
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Industrial Power
National Archives - Industrial Power - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film opens with scenes of Mt.…
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Library Story, The
Describes the regular and special services of the library, pointing out the reference, children's, art, music, periodical and microfilm sections. Shows the…
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Family of Ghana
Family of Ghana SummaryPortrays life of a young fisherman and hi./ia met in Ghana and the desire of the young man to adopt new ways of fishing. Shows scenes…