The world's archives
6,049–6,096 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. |
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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. |
Internet Archive
The Adventures of Long John Silver - Episode 7: 'The Tale of the Tooth'
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Topper: Legacy (1954)
Season 1, Episode 28 16 Apr. 1954
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Southeastern States
Combines live photography with animated maps to show geographical features, population trends and the interdependence of the southeast with other regions. We…
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Combat Bulletin No.107 (UN Forces Move North)
The combat in Korea during 20 january through 20 February 1951, including Suwon as it is captured and Red resistance as it stiffens on the central front
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Home Movie: 11850: Cincinnati, OH Family
To come.
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The Adventures of Long John Silver - Episode 10: 'Turnabout'
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Glass From the Old to the New Through Research
Techniques of glass manufacturing and modern product development; major types of glass. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive.…
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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Gadget (1956)
Season 4, Episode 13 Aired 6 Jan. 1956. Actors: Don DeFore; Jack Wagner; Sally Hughes; Vara Marshe Runtime: 24:17
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Simiente Humana (1959)
Simiente humana es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Sergio Leonardo según su propio guion que se estrenó el 22 de diciembre de 1959 y…
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Home Movie: 98604: Western Trip
To come.
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The Adventures of Long John Silver - Episode 5: 'The Eviction'
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The Loretta Young Show: No Help Wanted
Season 2, Episode 10 Aired 7 Nov. 1954.
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Felt Board In Teaching
Suggests use which the classroom teacher may make of the feltboard. The feltboard is also known as the visual board, feltogram or flannelgraph. We digitized…
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Home Movie: 10970: San Francisco Visit
To come.
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Home Movie: 98927: St. Croix River and 1956 Honeymoon
To come.
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Home Movie: 97385: New Bicycle and Birthday
To come.
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Organic Reaction Type: Senile
National Film Board Archive Collection Presents two patients suffering from senile psychosis, the most common form of organic mental disorder. Shows evidence…
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The Grievance
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada Shows how an employee's grievance is processed through several stages of negotiation between union and…
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AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- COLD WAR, 1948-1950
Department of Defense PIN 26164 AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- COLD WAR, 1948-1950 1953 RUSSIA'S ATTEMPT TO BLOCKADE WEST BERLIN FUTILE; LARGEST PEACETIME AIRLIFT BY…
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The Loretta Young Show: Thanksgiving in Beaver Run
Season 1, Episode 10 Aired 21 Nov. 1953.
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Conservation Of Energy
This PSSC physics film shows 24,000 tons of coal unloaded from one boat, at 60 tons per minute. Demonstrates the principle of conservation of energy using a…
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Southward with Prince Philip
A 1957 British documentary showing Prince Philip on tour. Produced by Rayant Pictures for the Central Office of Information. Locations include: Antarctica,…
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Dealing with Problem People: The Disorderly Worker
A four-part workshop designed to help supervisors and workers recognize personality traits that are detrimental to output and morale. Presented against a…
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Longines Chronoscope: General James Van Fleet
General James Van Fleet interviewed on the Longines Chronoscope television journal program, sponsored by Longines Wittnauer Watches, January 29, 1954. Picture…
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Bell One Productions 3
Segments from two very different US army-produced films. The title of the first film, "Management of Mass Casualties: Part 9: Burns," serves as a viewer…
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Hard Facing
Demonstrates techniques for applying a hard-facing alloy to the surface of steel parts. Illustrates flame adjustment and preheating of the part to be…
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Good Health Practices ( 1953)
The makers of Soapy the Germ Fighter are back to teach other things to keep us healthy. Young Jim and Judy learn about proper eating, keeping clean, proper…
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Home Movie: 97184: Hunting 1954
To come.
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1951 - Cry Danger - Grito de terror - Robert Parrish - VOSE
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Be-Ta-Ta-Kin
Surveys the cliff dwellings, animal pens, grindstones, and communal religious gathering place of the Anasazi Indians. Examines their cultivation of corn on…
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L'Arrivee a Paris
Producer, Benjamin M. Tayler A French language instruction film. Follows the activities of two college students from the United States who have come to Paris…
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Home Movie: 10382: Baby Pictures
To come.
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LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH JAMES G. MC DONALD
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 95754 / Local Identifier LW-LW-86 - LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH JAMES G. MC DONALD - TELEVISION…
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Salitre (1959)
Salitre es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Carlos Rinaldi sobre el guion de Hugo Moser según la novela de Diego Newbery que se…
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Elliptic Orbits
This PSSC science film shows that the gravitational force on the satellite obeys an inverse square relation. The derivation is almost entirely geometric in…
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Home Movie: 11656: Chester, Pennsylvania Family, Picnic
To come.
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Home Movie: 97182: Family Scenes
To come.
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The Loretta Young Show: The Girl Who Knew (1955)
Season 2, Episode 18 Aired 2 Jan. 1955. Actors: Chuck Connors; Roy Roberts; Hugh Beaumont Runtime: 23:33
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Rocky King, Detective: In the Bag (1954)
Season 5, Episode 47 Aired 1 Aug. 1954 on the DuMont network. Actors: Roscoe Karns; Todd Karns; Grace Carney; Ed Peck; Lynn Brinker; Larry Barton; Frederic…
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A Chairy Tale
Executive producer, Tom Daly; director, Norman McLaren; animation, Evelyn Lambart; music, Ravi Shankar, Chatur Lal, Modu Mullick Claude Jutras A fairy tale…
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The Loretta Young Show: A Dollar's Worth
Aired 20 Oct. 1957. Season 5, Episode 1
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Home Movie: 98603: Washington, D.C. and Eastern Trip
To come.
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You in Japan
National Archives and Records Administration You in Japan Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.…
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Responsibility ( 1953)
Discusses the experiences of Hank Evans, a student at Lincoln High School, who grapples with the concept of responsibility in both academic and social…
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The Adventures of Long John Silver - Episode 13: 'The Devil's Stew'
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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: Personal Column (1956)
Season 4, episode 20 Aired 9 March 1956. Actors: Don DeFore; Janet Waldo Runtime: 24:23
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1954 Ostpreußen Mutter Ostpreußen
Filmdokument zu Ostpreußen von 1954. Mutter Ostpreußen
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Home Movie: 98583: Floods 1955
Floods, 1955