The world's archives

577–624 of 18,596 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 Decision At Sundown (1957 Color Western Romance) 1957 · Feature · 1 h 13 min MOVIE TAGLINES: 01) At last the search was over ... now he was face-to-face with the killers who had dishonored his wife ! 02) Somebody will die for this !… Internet Archive The Giant of Marathon 1959 · Feature A Greek Warrior engages in battle against the Persian Army Internet Archive The Wooden Horse 1950 · Feature In a POW camp, the Nazis have placed the huts far from the boundary so that any escape tunnel would have to be a long one. One British officer has the idea of… Internet Archive [Chevrolet Sales Convention Musical] 1954 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Rare record of song-and-dance at a Chevrolet sales convention, designed to motivate the sales force. Internet Archive The Strange World of Planet X 1958 · Feature Title: The Strange World of Planet X Summary: A friendly visitor from outer space warns against conducting experiments with the Earth's magnetic field, that… Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Texas Cowgirl 1954 · TV · 27 min · Subtitles The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Case of the Texas Cowgirl" Originally aired November 8, 1954. Minnie O'Malley, a cowgirl in a travelling rodeo,… Internet Archive News Magazine of the Screen: Atomic Energy 1950 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles Compilation of 1950s newsreel stories on atomic weapons testing, civil defense and nuclear energy. Internet Archive Beginning Responsibility: Taking Care of Things 1951 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Instructs children how to care for toys, clothing and other property; to have a definite place to keep belongings, and how to store and handle possessions… Internet Archive American Frontier 1953 · Film · Subtitles Title Card: "American Frontier" and opening credits superimposed over U.S. map. Film describes events taking place after discovery of oil in Williston Basin,… Internet Archive Roads to Romance: Coral Gables 1950 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles Travelogue, made for theatrical showing, promoting tourism in Coral Gables, Florida. Shows colorful parrots, the University of Miami, and a visit to the beach. Internet Archive Understanding Your Ideals 1950 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles A high school boy primarily concerned with automobiles, dates, and parties learns from his father's example that ideals are really based on honesty,… Internet Archive Germany: A Family of the Industrial Ruhr 1958 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles Examines the varied activities in the life of an average working man's family in a German industrial city after World War II. Internet Archive Woman On The Run 1950 ★★★★ (CC) Film/Noir [1:18:34] Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe 1950 · Feature · 1 h 17 min · Subtitles Woman on the Run is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Norman Foster and starring Ann Sheridan and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was based on the April… Internet Archive Office Courtesy: Meeting the Public 1952 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Assisted by an instructive dream, a secretary learns how to be more personable and thus render her job more enjoyable. Internet Archive Angry Boy (Part II) 1950 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Alexander Hammid's sensitive narrative of how a pre-adolescent boy is helped by a psychiatrist to come to terms with his feelings. Internet Archive Spaceways 1953 colorized (Howard Duff) 1953 · Feature The chief engineer (Howard Duff) on a project to send the first artificial satellite into high orbit is concerned that his wife (Cecile Chevreau) is having an… Internet Archive Tuberculosis (Third Edition) 1955 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Causes of treatment of tubercular infection, and tuberculosis as a social phenomenon. Internet Archive Psychogenic Disease in Infancy 1952 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Illustrates a series of psychogenic diseases and attempts to relate them to the infants' relationships with their mothers. Internet Archive Aluminum on the March (Part II) 1956 · Cartoon · 13 min · Subtitles How aluminum contributes to everyday living and national defense: appliances, packaging, airplanes, etc. With great stop-motion animation and excellent… Internet Archive Color Harmony for Your Home 1956 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles The Colorizer system of paint matching and mixing, with a tribute to the role color consciousness plays in everyday life and modern design. Internet Archive The Blue Gardenia (1953) Dir: Fritz Lang, Featuring Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Raymond Burr, Ann Sothern - Film Noir Full Movie 1953 · Feature The Blue Gardenia is a 1953 film noir crime film directed by Fritz Lang and based on a novella by Vera Caspary, starring Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Raymond… Internet Archive Dynamic American City, The (Part I) 1956 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Advocates urban redevelopment and renewal, 1950s-style. Supports many planning strategies which are criticized today: the destruction of "blighted"… Internet Archive Baby Huey: Quack-A-Doodle-Doo 1950 · Cartoon · 6 min The first Baby Huey cartoon - see also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Huey From The Public Domain Movie Database: Baby Huey is disliked by all the other… Internet Archive On Guard! The Story of SAGE 1956 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Innovations in computer technology as weapons in the Cold War. Internet Archive Diesel Story, The 1952 · Film · Subtitles The history of the Diesel engine, from the Pre-Dioesel engines of the late 1800s (Hot Bulb, Steam, Gas and Gasoline) to Rudolph Diesel and recreated 1890s… Internet Archive [Dream Hospital] 1950 · Newsreel · 1 min · Subtitles Scenes at the brand-new, $2 million Kaiser Hospital somewhere in California. Newsreel story. Internet Archive Three Steps North 1951 · Feature · 1 h 20 min Complications ensue when Lloyd Bridges returns to Italy after the war to retrieve his loot. Internet Archive The Black Castle (1952) 1952 · Feature · Subtitles The Black Castle is a 1952 horror film set in a mythical European locale during the 18th century. The story follows Lord Edward, portrayed by Richard Greene ,… Internet Archive Rocketship X-M (1950) 1950 · Feature · Subtitles "Rocketship X-M" is a 1950 black-and-white science fiction film directed by Kurt Neumann, telling the story of a crew on a mission to the Moon who… Internet Archive The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 1951 · Feature "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is a 1951 science fiction film directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Rennie as Klaatu, an alien visitor, and Patricia Neal… Internet Archive Developing Self-Reliance 1951 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Social guidance film showing how necessary self-reliance is to all successful endeavors and happiness. Internet Archive The Man Who Cheated Himself 1950 · Feature A woman (Jane Wyatt) in the process of divorce shoots her husband and gets her police lieutenant boyfriend (Lee J. Cobb) to help hide the body. Internet Archive Raiders in the Sky 1953 · Feature Title: Raiders in the Sky Summary: War drama about the dangerous and stressful work of Lancaster bomber British crews during WW2. Directed by: Philip Leacock… Internet Archive Rocketship X-M 1950 colorized (Lloyd Bridges) 1950 · Feature An astronaut crew on their way to the Moon (Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, John Emery, Noah Beery Jr., Hugh O'Brian) are unexpectedly thrown off course and end up… Internet Archive The Prowler (1951) |Joseph Losey| Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes - Film Noir Full Movie 1951 · Feature The Prowler is a 1951 American film noir thriller film directed by Joseph Losey that stars Van Heflin and Evelyn Keyes. The film was produced by Sam Spiegel… Internet Archive First U.S. Satellite Launched! 1958/02/03 1958 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Cape Canaveral launch of 30-pound Explorer satellite by 3-stage Redstone missile, press conference with von Braun and Van Allen with model, night time… Internet Archive Hysterical History 1953 · Cartoon · 5 min · Subtitles An amusing take on American History Internet Archive American Engineer (Part III) 1956 · Short · 6 min · Subtitles Tribute to engineers and their role in improving American life through technology. Internet Archive Yankee Story, The 1956 · Film · Subtitles Promotional film for the Yankee network, a network of radio stations in New England with excellent shots of radio production and radio broadcasting.… Internet Archive Color Keying in Art and Living 1950 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles How color relationships and coordination are applied to art, hair styling, eyes, complexion, dress and home decoration. Narrator: James A. Brill. Educational… Internet Archive Popeye: Parlez Vous Woo 1956 · Cartoon · 6 min A late Popeye cartoon, available at Public Domain Movie Torrents. Internet Archive Mother Takes a Holiday (Part II) 1952 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles How the all-electric home emancipates women: a drama of how the women in the family manipulate their men to upgrade the laundry facilities. Internet Archive Snap Out of It! (Emotional Balance) 1951 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Discusses why an achievement-conscious boy becomes emotionally upset when he fails to get an expected 'A' in a history course. Internet Archive Tobor the Great 1954 colorized (Charles Drake) 1954 · Feature A boy genius (Billy Chapin) befriends the robot being developed by his grandfather (Taylor Holmes) as a test pilot for space travel, with help from a… Internet Archive Night And The City (1950, UK) Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney- Film Noir Full Movie 1950 · Feature Night and the City is a 1950 film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Hugh Marlowe and Googie Withers. It is based on… Internet Archive None for the Road: Teenage Drinking and Driving 1957 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Hybrid nonfiction/fiction film showing experiments with alcohol-addled rats, plus a story of teenagers who die while DUI. Internet Archive The One That Got Away 1957 · Feature · 1 h 46 min Title: The One That Got Away Summary: A cocky German flight officer is shot down over England and makes numerous attempts to escape to fight again. Directed… Internet Archive Terrible Truth, The 1951 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Early (and sensational) film on marijuana use as a route to heroin addiction.