The world's archives
6,001–6,048 of 18,638 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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The Loretta Young Show: Prisoner at One O'Clock (1953)
Season 1, Episode 3 Aired 4 Oct. 1953. Runtime: 20:46 Actors: Bruce Bennett (Herman Brix); William Campbell; Frank Ferguson; Ray Walker; Robert Foulk…
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Education, 1958
"A teacher explains a lesson to his pupils. School children write on blackboards, go through dance exercises, and draw. Teachers teach via educational…
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Biology of The Polecat
Biology of The Polecat SummaryStudies a polecat's life during the course of one year, from birth, behavior of the young in various stages of development,…
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56 01 15 The Jack Benny Program S 06e 09 Don Invites Gang To Dinner
A livid Benny blames his nasty cold on Don Wilson and wants to fire him. Don had invited Jack, Mary, Bob, and Dennis over for dinner after rehearsal, but…
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Norwegian Children - Farming On A Fjord
Shows a boy and girl and their mother on summer pasture lands in the hills above the fjord. Stresses the children's responsibility and independence and their…
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Fusion Welding of Light-Gauge Steel
Techniques of fusion welding thin sheet steel are demonstrated by close-up action shots and animation. Demonstrates common faults. Emphasis is on correct…
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Stan Fisher, harmonica, plays Enescu's "Roumanian Rhapsody "
Harmonica virtuoso Stan Fisher seemed to be all over the place in the mid-1940s through the 1960s, with appearances in concert halls, major television variety…
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[Home movie: 098244: PA rail fan 7: Dearborn, MI station, 1959
10 min., color. Dearborn, Michigan, station, December 19, 1959.
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[Home movie: 098247: PA rail fan 6, Illini R.R. Club Fan Trip B&O Steam]
11 min., color. Illini R.R. Club Fan Trip B&O Steam 3-31-57
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Opera Without Make-up: Carmen from "Andalusian Nights"
Also known as "Andalusian Nights," the film presents a dramatization of the rehearsal of the opera "Carmen," with excerpts from the opera performed by Maria…
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Hallucination Training Film: Counterguerrilla Training
National Archives and Records Administration Hallucination Training Film: Counterguerrilla Training National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency.…
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The Highest Honor
A tribute to the heritage of southwest Philadelphia. Revolutionary battles and Colonial events are described against a backround of historic sites, such as…
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Retrospect: Shelter And Evacuation
Civil Defense TV show with an introduction on the United States and world history in the 1930s. Also discusses when its appropriate to stay in a shelter…
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Hamlet : Part - 3 The Poisoned Kingdom
Hamlet : Part - 3 The Poisoned Kingdom The final lesson on "Hamlet" revealing the central character as a representative young man of the Renaissance beset by…
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Ozzie & Harriet: Career Woman (1955)
Aired 18 February 1955 (season 3, episode 17).
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Home Movie: 97170: Trip to California, Nevada, Utah, Canada, and Florida
Trip to California, Nevada, Utah, Canada, and Florida, 1951.
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Torrente Indiano (1954)
Torrente indiano es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Bernardo Spoliansky y Leo Fleider sobre el guion de Ariel Cortazzo que se estrenó…
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The Inner Man Steps Out
Management-training film for plant supervisors that avoids the usual platitudes. The Inner Man Steps Out recommends that supervisors discover their “inner…
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Front Page Detective: Galahad (1952)
Season 1, Episode 34 Aired 8 Aug. 1952 on the DuMont network. Actors: Edmund Lowe; Emory Parnell; Frank Jenks; Helen Brown; Houseley Stevenson Runtime: 19:40…
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Home Movie: 97348: Pennsylvania Family
To come.
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Eggs and Marrowbone
Deals with the macabre humor of an old Welsh ballad in cartoon form. Drawings by Carol Roe (sister of director Stuart Roe), folk ballad sung by Dave Zeitlin.…
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1954 - The Good Die Young - Los buenos mueren jóvenes - Lewis Gilbert - VOSE
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1955 - The Night Holds Terror - Andrew L. Stone - VOSE
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Hombres A Precio (1950)
Pelicula
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Use of the Mouthparts of Orthoptera During Feeding
Uses a grasshopper to illustrate the biting mouthparts of orthoptera. Examines the labrum, mandibles, maxillae and labium. Technical Consultant, S.K. Gangwere.
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DANCE AMERICANA
National Archives and Records Administration DANCE AMERICANA U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 49773 / Local Identifier 306.3436.…
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Combat Bulletin No.106 (UN Forces Consolidate Below 38th Parallel)
This film shows operations in korea during 20 December 1950 through 20 January 1951, which include UN forces being evacuated from Hungnam and the flight of…
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The Constitution: Whose Interpretation?
Dramatizes the fight of Franklin D. Roosevelt to prevent defeat of New Deal laws through Supreme Court decisions and highlites his efforts to change the…
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A Badger's Bad Day (revised)
Follows a young badger who is sprayed by a skunk and discovers the many animals who live in the forest. Revised edition copyrighted 1977.
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Embrujo En Cerros Blancos (1955)
Embrujo en Cerros Blancos es una película de Argentina dirigida por Julio C. Rossi sobre el guion de Carlos Alberto Orlando basado en la adaptación de Roberto…
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Tierra Extraña (1951)
Tierra extraña es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Carlos Torres Ríos el guion de Roberto Vagni adaptado por José María Fernández…
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WHY SPACE
Department of Defense PIN 26630 WHY SPACE TRACES HISTORY OF MAN'S EFFORTS TO EXPLORE OUTER SPACE. DISCUSSES OVERALL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SPACE CHALLENGE AND…
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Home Movie: 98217: Illini Railroad Club CTA Red Car Trip
Label on can reads: "Illini R.R. Club CTA Red Car trip 12-29-57".
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G.E. Theater: Emergency Call
Season 4, Episode 38; 24 Jun. 1956
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Psychotherapeutic Interviewing Series: Part 4 -- Nonverbal Communication
Demonstrates recognition of clues in nonverbal communications and its use in therapy and interview situations. J.E. Finesinger and F. Powdermaker
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The Adventures of Long John Silver - Episode 8: 'Ship O' the Dead'
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Home Movie: 11684: Newport, OR Family, Badlands MT, Pendleton, McNary Lake and Dam, ND State House
To come.
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School Spirit And Sportsmanship
Raises the question of spirit and sportsmanship when a high school basketball team plans retaliation against a rival school. We digitized and uploaded this…
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Home Movie: 12019: European Trip, 7/11/1957
To come.
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1950 - No Way Out - O ódio é cego - Un rayo de luz - Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Legendado
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Home Movie: 11824: Phal Family Disneyland & San Simeon Trips
To come.
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Patrulla Norte (1951)
Patrulla Norte es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Enio Echenique sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Noel Barona y…
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Piantadino (1950)
Piantadino es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Francisco Mugica sobre el guion de Carlos A. Petit y Rodolfo Sciammarella inspirado en…
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Conditioning Galvanic Skin Response
Explains operation of equipment used for obtaining galvanic skin response. Demonstrates a subject's responses to variety of stimuli: visual, verbal, and…
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011. La Processó De Santa Cristina (1957)
Documental sobre la tradicional processó per mar de l'església de Sant Pere de Lloret de Mar a l'ermita de Santa Cristina i retorn. Destaquen les imatges de…
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Roger Williams: Founder of Rhode Island
With teacher's guide Recreates the conflict of Roger Williams with the Puritan leaders of New England, including his attempts to achieve separation of church…
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Upright Vision Through Inverting Spectacles
Presents scientic experiment proving that human vision is largely dependent on the impressions made by other senses, especially the sense of touch
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Prehistoric Animals of the Tar Pits
Describes the tar pits at Rancho La Brea in the city of Los Angeles and shows the skeletons of some of the animals taken from them. Indicates methods used by…