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5,281–5,328 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. |
|---|---|
| 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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Angry Boy
Simple, affecting case study produced for social workers and psychologists and illustrating how counseling can help children come to terms with anger. Young…
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Bariloche En Primavera (1954)
Corto de difusión y propaganda turística producido por el Estado a traves del Instituto Nacional de Cinematografía donde se muestra la ciudad de Bariloche en…
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Edad Dificil (1956)
Edad difícil es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Leopoldo Torres Ríos sobre su propio guion que se estrenó el 27 de julio de 1956 y…
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My Little Margie: A Friend for Roberta
Season 1, Episode 1 Aired 16 June 1952.
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La Tia De Carlitos (1953)
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No Me Digas Adios (1950)
No me digas adiós es una película cuyo nombre en portugués fue Não me digas adeus , coproducción de Brasil y Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Luis…
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Valentina (1950)
Valentina es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Manuel Romero sobre su propio guion escrito que se estrenó el 3 de mayo de 1950 y que tuvo…
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Fundamentals Of Acoustics
Compares sound waves with water waves, provides examples of echoes and explains how they affect acoustics indoors, demonstrates effects of different wall…
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Clothes We Wear
Discusses the animal, plant, and synthetic fibers; contrasts primitive and modern methods of spinning thread and weaving cloth; and points out the abundance…
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Day Without Numbers
Depicts a primary-grade youngster who becomes willing to work with numbers after he spends a day without numbers. Emphasizes the many daily uses for numbers.…
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Elephant Baby
The story of a baby elephant from his first day in the jungle, through many weeks of training, to the day he joins a working force of elephants in a teakwood…
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''Judge Roy Bean'' - The Defense Rests
U.S. TV western series starring Edgar Buchanan, and filmed in colour.
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Home Movie: 10979: Christmas 1953
To come.
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Adventures of an Asterisk
On opening title frames, "[an asterisk]" appears as a illustration of an actual asterisk; "[house]" appears as a caricature of an architect's plan of a…
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The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Reduction print of the 35mm. motion picture made for the CBS television program You are there With film user's guide Producer, William Dozier; writer,…
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Your Friend The Soil - Keep It Or Lose It
An animated cartoon story dramatizes the relationship between soil and food resources. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the…
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Circulation And The Human Body
Great animations of circulatory stuff. Closeups of blood moving. Boys play wrestle! Describes the need of the body cells for food and oxygen, for the disposal…
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Practice What You Preach
The Great Gildersleeves Episode "Practice What You Preach"
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You Asked For It - 5 April 1951
An episode of an eclectic U.S. television series. Segments in this episode include the tallest man in America, a man building an igloo (well, not really), the…
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Alfonsina(1957)
Alfonsina es una película argentina del género de drama filmada en blanco y negro dirigida por Kurt Land sobre un guion de José María Fernández Unsáin y…
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El Tango En Paris (1956)
El tango en París es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Arturo S. Mom sobre el guion de Ariel Cortazzo , Abel Santa Cruz y Emilio…
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Estrellas De Buenos Aires(1956)
Estrellas de Buenos Aires es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Kurt Land sobre el guion de Carlos A. Petit que se estrenó el 19 de…
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Transatlantic Teleview - Man On The Beat [incomplete]
The surviving footage from an otherwise lost 1956 episode of "Transatlantic Teleview", a television series produced by Britain's Central Office of Information…
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59 01 11 The Jack Benny Program S 09e 09 Autolight
Jack is sweeping the set; he explains that anything he saves he can keep. He has Mary running the spotlight and Bob Crosby building sets. During his monologue…
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Man to Man
Sensitive film produced for the training of mental health workers. Man to Man portrays the bond that develops between an aide in a psychiatric hospital and a…
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Can We Immunize Against Prejudice?
Animated. Demonstrates how three sets of parents try to 'IMMUNIZE' their children against prejudice by using three different methods. Narrated by Eddie Albert…
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Colonial Expansion of European Nations
Colonial Expansion of European Nations SummaryDescribes the pe./ia metadata colonialexpansionofeuropeannatiot empires, the shifts in power between nations,…
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1956 - Crime Against Joe - Lee Sholem - VOSE
For Academic - Educational Use Only
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Listening To Good Music: The String Quartet
The members of the Fine Arts Quartet illustrate the basic musical nature of the string quartet. The range and distinctive tone quality of each instrument are…
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Painting with Calligraphy
Kodachrome With teacher's guide Demonstrations by Eliot O'Hara, George Post, and Paul Travis are used in showing how artists express thoughts and emotions…
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You Asked For It - 1 February 1951
An episode of an eclectic U.S. television show. Segments include: Gorgeous Joe the wrestling chimp (really a comedy act), rhythm-and-blues pianist Ivory Joe…
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You Asked For It - 8 February 1951
An episode of an eclectic U.S. television show. Segments include an abacus vs a modern adding machine, secrets of phony mediums, Calypso Joe and Coco Te…
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1950 - Woman on the Run - La fugitiva - Norman Foster - VO
For Academic - Educational Use Only
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1951 - Sirocco - Curtis Bernhardt - VOSE
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You Asked For It - 22 February 1951
An episode of an eclectic U.S. television show. Segments include pin-up photos coming to life, Bill and Coo trained birds, footage of Hawaiian cowboys…
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1951 - Roller Derby - the Westerners vs the Pan-Jets
Here is a roller derby game from 1951 featuring The Westerners vs The Pan-Jets.
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World War II: Prologue, U.S.A.
Reviews the events that led the U.S. into World War II, showing the different stages of public opinion as events in Europe took place. Follows the conflict…
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Detective (1954)
Detective es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Carlos Schlieper según el guion de Julio Porter y Abel Santa Cruz basado en la comedia…
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The Art Director
The Art Director SummaryShows how moving picture ./ia metadata theartdirecstructed and indicates the research necessary to make them authentic. Presents Marie…
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Is There Communication When You Speak?
Is There Communication When You Speak? SummaryShows the process of communicating an idea to an audience. Makes clear how a speaker's voice, pronunciation,…
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The Steps of Age
Training film for mental health workers that explores the strain of retirement and old age. When a 62-year-old woman is forced to retire, both she and her…
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52 11 30 The Jack Benny Program S 03e 03 Jack Gets Robbed
In the opening monologue, Jack is pestered for an autograph by a little girl claiming to be Margaret Truman from Washington, D.C. Bob Crosby sings "Peter Pan"…
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The Californians TV 1958 colorized s01e25 Death by Proxy
In the 1850s during the California Gold Rush, citizens of San Francisco are forced to form a temporary vigilante group to fight back against the various…
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You Asked For It - 15 February 1951
An episode of an eclectic U.S. TV series. Segments in this episode include an octopus, a demonstration of an unusual musical instrument called the theremin,…
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You Asked For It - 26 April 1951
An episode of an eclectic U.S. television show. Segments include fire eater Navarre, a tour of Hollywood attractions, Mr. World shows off his body, Aunt…
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Steam Locomotives in Action on the Pennsylvania
Looks at various types of steam locomotives in action near Horseshoe Curve, just west of Altoona, Pennsylvania, as photographed in 1951, 1952, and 1953. From…
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Suspense: On a Country Road
Aired 13 March 1951. Season 3, Episode 29 Actors: John Forsythe; Mary Sinclair; Parker Fennelly; Mildred Natwick Runtime: 22:40
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Introduction to Work Sampling
Introduction to Work Sampling Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film The experiences of a young speech student…