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6,289–6,336 of 18,898 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. |
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Day with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
National Archives - Day with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). -…
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MID-CENTURY: HALF WAY TO WHERE?
National Archives - MID-CENTURY: HALF WAY TO WHERE? - Time, Inc.. - On world-wide political and spiritual problems and the doctrinal conflict between…
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GE Theater: The Hat with the Roses
Season 4, Episode 33 Aired 20 May 1956.
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I Married Joan: Anniversary Memo (1954)
Season 2, Episode 20 Aired 24 Feb. 1954. Actors: Beverly Wills; Tom Peters; Beverly Garland; Anthony Warde; William "Billy" Benedict Runtime: 25:19
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Felix the Cat: 16-Episode Compilation (1958-60) with original titles
These are all 16 episodes of the Felix the Cat TV series from 1958-60 with original titles I have added. Original titles video credited to David Gideon on…
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Japan Today
National Archives - Japan Today - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This silent film provides panoramic…
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The Times of Teddy Roosevelt
618046 The life and times of Teddy Roosevelt who led the U.S. into the mainstreams of 20th century life
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The Loretta Young Show: Evil for Evil
Season 2, Episode 15 Aired 12 Dec. 1954.
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HYDRAULIC STEERING - PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
Department of Defense - FUNCTIONING OF MAJOR COMPONENTS - PRINCIPLE OF PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL, ABILITY OF SYSTEM TO RESIST ROAD SHOCK AND KICKBACK OF STEERING…
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LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH ROBERT MOSES
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 95822 / Local Identifier LW-LW-196 - LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH ROBERT MOSES - TELEVISION…
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Hungarian Revolution Aftermath
National Archives - Hungarian Revolution Aftermath - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This silent film…
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WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - 1775-1783
Department of Defense PIN 20547 WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - 1775-1783 THE STORY OF THE REVOLUTION, THE CAUSES AND A CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. THE FOUNDING…
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The Loretta Young Show: Double Partners (1956)
Season 4, Episode 1 Aired 26 Aug. 1956. Actors: Bruce Cowling; Ross Elliott; Addison Richards; James Anderson; Daniel de Jonghe Runtime: 22:50 Audacity was…
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Outcast of the Islands
Title: Outcast of the Islands Summary: A man occupies a position of trust with a merchant in an East Asian port. He's sacked when he's caught stealing, but he…
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HOF 118 1958 59 Lucy Annie King
Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery…
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Abbot & Costello
Incomplete 16mm movie from Abbot & Costello found at the end of another movie. Unknown title so please help identify this. There are Dutch subtitles in the…
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History of the US Navy - War of Independence, 1775-1783
Department of the Navy History of the US Navy - War of Independence, 1775-1783 AVA20087VNB1 - 1956 The report uses the filmograph technique to present the…
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Movieland Drive In Theater toy with Patty Duke
Patty Duke appears in this 1959 commercial for Remco's Movieland Drive-In Theater playset.
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ANIMALS IN ROCKET FLIGHT
Department of Defense PIN 26170 ANIMALS IN ROCKET FLIGHT AEROMEDICAL EXPERIMENTS SHOW EFFECTS OF ROCKET TRAVEL ON MONKEYS AND MICE.
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Beauty in Stone
Sculptor George Papashvily is seen at his workshop as he selects, shapes, and polishes to reveal artistic potential in stone
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Longines Chronoscope Maurice J. Tobin 1951 09 26
News
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Promise of Pakistan Geography
National Archives - Promise of Pakistan Geography - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film examines…
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Royal Destiny
A 1953 British documentary about Queen Elizabeth II. Produced by British Movietone for the Central Office of Information. Note: The footage is still…
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Youth Club
A 1954 British short film about youth clubs being operated by local governments. Produced by Verity Films for the Central Office of Information. Although this…
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s01e04_The-Dark-Room-720p
One Step Beyond: The Dark Room, Season 1 Episode 4 First Aired 2/10/1959
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Fire at Malibu
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 13369 / Local Identifier 95.73 - Fire at Malibu - Department of Agriculture. Forest Service.…
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Congolaise
AKA Savage Africa The expedition that shot this Ethno-exploitation film was sponsored by the French Government and the Museum of Man, for the purpose of…
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U.S. Warns Russia to Keep Hands off in Guatemala Crisis
National Archives - U.S. Warns Russia to Keep Hands off in Guatemala Crisis - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 -…
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THE AMERICAN INDIAN: GOVERNMENT EDUCATION
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 94814 / Local Identifier H-HF-21 - THE AMERICAN INDIAN: GOVERNMENT EDUCATION - Harmon…
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Children of Hiroshima (Reel 2 of 2)
National Archives - Children of Hiroshima - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film follows a teacher…
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AIR FORCE STORY, VOL 2, CHAPTER 1 -- THE AIR FORCE AND THE ATOM BOMB
Department of Defense PIN 38548 AIR FORCE STORY, VOL 2, CHAPTER 1 -- THE AIR FORCE AND THE ATOM BOMB REVIEWS DEVELOPMENT OF ATOMIC BOMB, ITS ROLE IN WORLD WAR…
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AERODYNAMICS - FORCES ACTING ON AN AIR FOIL
Department of Defense PIN 27274 AERODYNAMICS - FORCES ACTING ON AN AIR FOIL DEPICTS THE AERODYNAMIC THEORY AND PRINCIPLES OF FORCES ACTING ON AIR FOILS.
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YUKAWA STORY
National Archives and Records Administration YUKAWA STORY U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 53506 / Local Identifier 306.7538.…
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Egypt-Israel Disturbances (Reel 2 of 3)
National Archives - Egypt-Israel Disturbances - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film is a…
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Interview with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
National Archives - Interview with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film…
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Designed in Britain
A 1959 British documentary featuring mid-century design. Includes footage of many products, plus some architecture. Produced by Basic Films for the Central…
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The Adventures Of Kit Carson ( December 29, 1951)
Show
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Iran, 1959/11/02
Iran - 40th birthday of Shah of Iran, fireworks and pyrotecnics display - mideast (partial newsreel)
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People's Red China and Soviet Union
National Archives - People's Red China and Soviet Union - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - - DVD Copied by…
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Toward Emotional Maturity
A teenage girl reflects on her emotional growth, remembering episodes in which her love, fear, anger were not always under control, and decides not to go…
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I Married Joan: Dented Fender (1954)
Season 2, Episode 21 Aired 3 March 1954. Actors: Jim Backus; Joan Davis; Beverly Wills; Joseph Kearns Runtime: 23:10 (Audacity was used to reduce noise.)
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Oil Across Arabia
National Archives - Oil Across Arabia - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film shows the early…
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The Loretta Young Show: The Girl Scout Story
Season 2, Episode 9 Aired 31 Oct. 1954.
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LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH MRS. PERLE MESTA
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 95775 / Local Identifier LW-LW-130 - LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH MRS. PERLE MESTA - TELEVISION…
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Village of Spain
National Archives - Village of Spain - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film covers the sociology,…
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AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- D-DAY, JUNE 1944
Department of Defense PIN 26157 AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- D-DAY, JUNE 1944 1953 GEN. EISENHOWER ADDRESSES TROOPS IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND; THE "BIG SHOW" BEGINS;…
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AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- SCHWEINFURT AND REGENSBURG, AUGUST 1943
Department of Defense PIN 26152 AIR FORCE STORY, THE -- SCHWEINFURT AND REGENSBURG, AUGUST 1943 1953 EIGHTH BOMBER COMMAND'S FLYING FORTRESSES SMASH THE…