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5,329–5,376 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 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 Studio One: The Death and Life of Larry Benson 1954 · TV · 51 min Aired 31 May 1954. Season 6, Episode 37 Actors: Skip Homeier; Chester Morris; Lee Remick; Peg Hillias Runtime: 51:35 Internet Archive Range Grazing Practices 1958 · Film Encourages the planting of native grasses to preserve soil fertility and provides grazing best practices. Emphasizes that a good range grazing program should… Internet Archive Getting Along With Parents 1953 · Film Shows the conflict between six teen-agers and their respective parents in a situation designed to provoke discussion. Emphasizes that each generation must… Internet Archive Last Date 1950 · Film Insurance company–sponsored safety film targeting teenage drivers. The drama centers on a reckless driver, who together with his girlfriend, takes one risk… Internet Archive 58 04 20 The Jack Benny Program S 08e 16 Hillbilly Act 1958 · TV Jack chews out his writers because they have no script yet for the next show. Telling his agent he's been working too hard, Jack says he's skipping rehearsals… Internet Archive Marta Ferrari (1956) 1956 · Feature pelicula Internet Archive Talking Car, The 1953 · Film Presents a 'SPORTSMANLIKE WALKING' picture for boys and girls not yet old enough for a course in 'SPORTSMANLIKE DRIVING.'. Internet Archive Paso En Mi Barrio( 1951) 1951 · Feature Pasó en mi barrio es una película argentina dirigida por Mario Soffici sobre guion de Carlos A. Olivari y Sixto Pondal Ríos que se estrenó el 20 de diciembre… Internet Archive Suspense: Photo Finish 1950 · TV · 23 min Aired 1950-05-23 (season 2, episode 38). Actors: Ralph Clanton; Eileen Heckart; Richard Boone; Don Appell; Lou Herbert Writers: Alvin Sapinsley; Robert… Internet Archive 1952 - Sudden Fear - Miedo súbito - David Miller - VOSE 1952 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only Internet Archive Electrostatics 1958 · Educational Ever wanted to take a peek at the inside of the world's largest Van De Graaff generator? The engaging Dr. David Lutyens does that here, and pulls apart a… Internet Archive A newspaper serves its community 1959 · Film Follows the reporting of a local news event, showing the step-by-step processes of writing, editing, printing, and delivery of a newspaper. Describes the… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Can 10596: San Francisco, 1959] 1959 · Home movie · Subtitles Internet Archive Primitive Peoples: The Hunt 1950 · Educational Shows the Mewite tribe of Australian aborigines making spears and domestic implements. Documents a kangaroo hunt, during which the men of the tribe use magic… Internet Archive ''The Arthur Godfrey Show'' - with Johnny Nash and Elaine Malbin 1959 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles 1959 variety show hosted by Arthur Godfrey. Contains the original commercials. Internet Archive Kittens: birth and growth 1957 · Educational · 10 min Tells about two children who eagerly await the birth of a family of kittens. Covers an eight-week span, showing the kittens being born, learning to crawl,… Internet Archive Peace Loving Switzerland 1958 · Film Presents the story of Switzerland's contribution to world peace. Discusses her mountainous frontiers, the advantages to other countries of her neutrality, the… Internet Archive 59 11 29 The Jack Benny Program S 10e 05 Jack Paar Show 1959 · TV In his monologue, Benny says he is going to follow the new CBS policy on honesty (the "quiz show scandal" was underway) and tell the truth from now on. He… Internet Archive Trouble with Father: The French Influence 1955 · TV · 25 min Season 4, Episode 20; 2 Mar. 1955 The series is also known as The Stu Erwin Show . The resolution is only 320x240 because that is the resolution of the source… Internet Archive 008. Tic Tac de la Ciutat (1956) 1956 · Short Pel·lícula guardonada amb el Premi Ciutat de Barcelona 1968 de cinema amateur on es veu el ritme de la ciutat de Barcelona durant un dia laborable, a través… Internet Archive Hospital Sepsis - A Communicable Disease 1959 · Film Wow! People sneezing in slow-mo etc. Visualizes means by which infection, particularly staphylococcal, is introduced, spread and carried in a hospital, and… Internet Archive Date with the Angels - The Blue Tie 1957 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles An episode of the US sitcom "Date with the Angels". Starring Betty White. Internet Archive The Effects of the Ionosphere on Radio-wave Propagation (1950) 1950 · Educational · 29 min The Effects of the Ionosphere on Radio-wave Propagation (1950) Includes a brief history of the electron microscope. Demonstrates the use and the importance of… Internet Archive Boy with a Knife 1955 · Film Drama arguing for more sympathetic treatment of troubled adolescents. A social worker reaches out to Jerry, a disturbed youngster in an unhappy home dominated… Internet Archive 1950 - Edge of Doom - Nube de sangre - Mark Robson - VO 1950 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only Internet Archive Raw Capture - Space Patrol S01E27 - The Lost City of the Carnacans - 1951-06-30 1951 · TV This is the raw capture from my telecine and capture box of a negative Kinescope of Space Patrol S01E27, The Lost City of the Carnacans. It's a negative,… Internet Archive Let There Be Light (1958) 1958 · Feature PMF 5019 // Documentary by American filmmaker John Huston. Huston served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. Intended to educate the public… Internet Archive Home Movie: 97365: Pennsylvania Family 1957 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive Making that Sale 1952 · Educational · 17 min Making that Sale Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film SummaryMethods of closing difficult sales and the need… Internet Archive 51 11 04 The Jack Benny Program S 02e 01 Dorothy Shay 1951 · TV The guest stars are singer Dorothy Shay, the "Park Avenue Hillbilly" and musician Frank Remley. Bob Crosby walks on stage in the middle of one of Jack's… Internet Archive Chaucer's England 1958 · Film Follows Chaucer's pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, telling stories as they ride. Shows some background scenery taken in England. Presents a dramatization… Internet Archive Home Movie: 98593: Family and Travel 1954 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive 1952 - Scandal Sheet - Trágica información - Phil Karlson - VOSE 1952 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only Internet Archive Harry James "Blues for Sale" - 1958 "The Big Record" show 1958 · TV Harry James and his orchestra perform "Blues For Sale" on this May 14, 1958 edition of "The Big Record" show, hosted by Patti Page. The show was broadcast… Internet Archive William Tell: The Ensign 1959 · TV Season 1, Episode 24 Aired 23 Feb. 1959. Actors: Conrad Phillips; Willoughby Goddard; John Carson Runtime: 25:19 Internet Archive El Alma De Los Niños (1951) 1951 · Feature El alma de los niños es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Carlos Borcosque según su propio guion escrito sobre la novela Alegría , de… Internet Archive El Angel De España (1958) 1958 · Feature El ángel de España es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Enrique Carreras según el guion de Abel Santa Cruz que se estrenó el 17 de… Internet Archive Hay Que Bañar Al Nene(1958) 1958 · Feature Hay que bañar al nene es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Edgardo Togni según el guion de Abel Santa Cruz sobre su propia obra teatral… Internet Archive La Barra De La Esquina (1950) 1950 · Feature La barra de la esquina es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Julio Saraceni sobre el guion de Carlos A. Petit , Rodolfo Sciammarella y… Internet Archive La Vendedora De Fantasias (1950) 1950 · Feature La vendedora de fantasías es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Daniel Tinayre sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con… Internet Archive Home Movie: 98594: Michigan Family 1959 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive American Soldier in Combat 1959 · Short · 28 min This Army information Film (AIF#11) follows the US Serviceman from the American Revolutionary War to Korea Internet Archive 1950 - The Sound of Fury - Try and Get Me - Cy Endfield - VOSE 1950 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only Internet Archive How To Remember 1950 · Film Illustrates a procedure for remembering given material. Shows specifically how to memorize a selection, while explaining the process of remembering. Explains… Internet Archive Nubes De Humo (1959) 1959 · Feature Pelicula Internet Archive Classic Commercial: Dove Soap & Shulton Old Spice 1957 · Commercial Classic commercial for Dove Soap & Shulton Old Spice from 1957. Internet Archive Microwave Oscillators 1950 · Educational · 17 min Explains the magnetron and klystron and the basic theory of operation of each. Describes use in radar. U.S. Army Training Film T.F. 11-1567. Internet Archive Home Movie: 97185: Hunting and Fishing 1955 · Home movie To come.