The world's archives

625–672 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 Atom Bomb Effects 1959 · Film · Subtitles Color footage of atomic bomb tests with active duty military personnel at Camp Desert Rock, Nevada Test Site, Nevada. Shows soldiers in foxholes as nuclear… Internet Archive Freedom and Power (Part I) 1952 · Cartoon · 13 min · Subtitles This opulently produced film defines freedom as the abundance of electric power, and reviews U.S. history from an electrocentric viewpoint. With animation. Internet Archive The File on Thelma Jordon [1950] Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey 1950 · Feature The File on Thelma Jordon is a 1950 American film noir drama directed by Robert Siodmak from a screenplay by Ketti Frings. It stars Barbara Stanwyck and… Internet Archive The Big Lift 1950 · Feature · 1 h 42 min · Subtitles Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift. Internet Archive No Way Out (1950) Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Sidney Poitier - Film Noir Full Movie 1950 · Feature No Way Out is a 1950 American film noir directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and starring Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally and Sidney Poitier.… Internet Archive Keeping Clean and Neat 1956 · Film · Subtitles Children in an eighth grade learn the value of making a good appearance. Illustrates practical step-bystep routines for personal grooming and care of clothing. Internet Archive Nightfall (1957) Anne Bancroft, Aldo Ray, Brian Keith - Film Noir 1957 · Feature Nightfall is a 1957 American crime film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and written by Stirling Silliphant. It features Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, and Anne… Internet Archive Gone to Earth 1950 · Feature Title: Gone to Earth Summary: A beautiful, superstitious, animal-loving Gypsy is hotly desired by a fox-hunting squire even after she marries a clergyman.… Internet Archive Bright Young Newcomer, The 1958 · Short · 6 min · Subtitles How a laissez-faire office manager (male) stands aside as women workers compete with one another. Internet Archive Water 1953 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles John Kieran explains in his inimitable style the basics of water, sustainer of life. Internet Archive Perils of the Jungle 1953 · Feature · 1 h 3 min On an African safari with his friend Grant (Stanley Farrar), Clyde Beatty plans to buy some black-maned Numbian lions from Jo Carter (Phyllis Coates) but her… Internet Archive Mother Takes a Holiday (Part I) 1952 · Short · 12 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 Man in the Attic 1953 · Feature · 1 h 22 min · Subtitles Jack Palance in a film involving Jack the Ripper. Internet Archive Care of the Hair and Nails 1951 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles A fairy tale character uses magic to help youngsters learn good health habits. Internet Archive Goodbye, Mrs. Ant 1959 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles The life cycle and habits of the ant, and how to control and exterminate them with insecticides. Begins with a wonderful sequence in which we hear ants… Internet Archive American Engineer (Part II) 1956 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Tribute to engineers and their role in improving American life through technology. Internet Archive The Turning Point 1952 ★★★★ CC: Crime Film-Noir [1:25:25] 1952 · Feature · 1 h 25 min · Subtitles The Turning Point is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by William Dieterle and starring William Holden, Edmond O'Brien and Alexis Smith. It was… Internet Archive The Giant of Marathon 1959 · Feature A Greek Warrior engages in battle against the Persian Army See the IMDB page at http://imdb.com/title/tt0052604/ Watch this and other classic movies on line… Internet Archive Who's Right? 1954 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Dramatization of the experience of a young married couple whose quarrels undermine their happiness and prevent the development of adult love based on mutual… Internet Archive Another Man's Poison 1951 · Feature · 1 h 30 min Title: Another Man's Poison Summary: In an isolated house, mystery writer Janet Frobisher is involved in potentially murderous relationships. Directed by:… Internet Archive "The Jack Benny Program" Christmas Shopping Show 1957 · Feature Title: "The Jack Benny Program" Christmas Shopping Show Summary: Jack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet… Internet Archive The Strange World of Planet X (1958) colorized AKA Cosmic Monsters (Forrest Tucker) 1958 · Feature At a small, rural British lab, Dr. Laird (Alec Mango) and his assistants (Forrest Tucker, Gaby André) experiment with ultra-intense magnetic fields that can… Internet Archive The Silent Enemy 1958 · Feature · 1 h 47 min Title: The Silent Enemy Summary: In the Mediterranean in 1941 the Italians start using underwater chariots to mine the undersides of allied ships. Explosives… Internet Archive The Sundowners (1950) Robert Preston 1950 · Feature Texans Tom (Robert Sterling) and Jeff Cloud (John Barrymore Jr.) find a corpse on their ranch. Earl Boyce (Jack Elam) saw who killed the man, but he's too… Internet Archive Lewis and Clark 1950 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles Dramatization of the expedition made by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the land from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast. Internet Archive Les Cinq Dernières Minutes - La clé de l'énigme (1958) 1958 · Feature · Subtitles La Clé de l'énigme (première diffusion : 1er janvier 1958) Avec Raymond Souplex (l'inspecteur principal Antoine Bourrel) et Jean Daurand (l'inspecteur Dupuy)… Internet Archive A Blueprint For Murder (1953) Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, Gary Merrill 1953 · Feature A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 thriller film noir starring Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, and Gary Merrill. Andrew L. Stone wrote and directed the film. Find… Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun 1954 · TV · Subtitles The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun" Originally aired November 1, 1954. Based on the novel "The Valley of Fear," Holmes… Internet Archive Deadline – U. S. A. (1952) Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore - Film Noir Full Movie 1952 · Feature Deadline – U.S.A. is a 1952 American film noir crime film starring Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore and Kim Hunter, written and directed by Richard Brooks.… Internet Archive They Grow Up So Fast 1956 · Short · 24 min · Subtitles The film "They Grow Up So Fast" explores the importance of physical education in children's development. It follows a mother who notices her son, Paul,… Internet Archive Nightmare for the Bold 1959 · Film · Subtitles Car crash at night with four occupants. Intense, drawn-out safety film. 04:00:52:05 CU Air Force officer makes speech; LS audience of Air Force soldiers.… Internet Archive American Frontier (Part I) 1953 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Humanistic film showing the effects of an oil discovery on Williston, North Dakota and the surrounding region. Internet Archive Date with the Angels - 1950s Family Sitcom - Christmas Episode 1957 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles Episode "Santa's Helper" of the oddly-named 1950s sitcom "Date with the Angels". In this episode, the lead character tries to get a job for an elderly friend,… Internet Archive Management of Mass Casualties, Part X: Management of Psychological Casualties 1958 · Short · 23 min · Subtitles One in a series of military training films that can only be described as post-apocalyptic. Internet Archive Destination Earth 1956 · Film · Subtitles This animated cartoon follows the adventures of "Colonel Cosmic," a Martian, as he learns that Oil and Competition are the two things that make America great.… Internet Archive Golden Salamander 1950 colorized (Trevor Howard, Anouk Aimée) 1950 · Feature A British archaeologist comes to Tunisia to catalog a collection of art relics and stumbles into evidence of a gun-smuggling racket. Hesitant at first to get… Internet Archive Newspaper Story 1950 · Film · Subtitles Steps in the completion of a newspaper story from recording the incident through the taking & finishing of pictures, writing, editing, setting in type,… Internet Archive Pushover (1954) Kim Novak, Fred Mac Murray, Phil Carey - Film Noir 1954 · Feature Pushover is a 1954 American film noir crime film directed by Richard Quine starring Fred MacMurray, Phil Carey, Dorothy Malone and Kim Novak in her first… Internet Archive Blasting Cap Danger 1957 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Shows the dangers to which children expose themselves when they play with blasting caps. Internet Archive Early Summer 1951 · Feature The Mamiya family is seeking a husband for their daughter, Noriko, but she has ideas of her own. Played by the extraordinary Setsuko Hara, Noriko impulsively… Internet Archive House By The River (1950) |Fritz Lang| Louis Hayward, Jane Wyatt - Film Noir Full Movie 1950 · Feature House by the River is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Fritz Lang and starring Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman and Jane Wyatt. Wikipedia:… Internet Archive Independent Radio Station 1951 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Military training film on a New York radio station, WMCA, owned by the Nathan Straus family, showing its ownership, management and activities. Good view of… Internet Archive Across the Bridge 1957 · Feature · 1 h 39 min Title: Across the Bridge Summary: A wealthy businessman attempts to run to Mexico to escape capture for embezzlement. On the way, he switches identities for a… Internet Archive News Magazine of the Screen, The (Vol. 2, Issue 6) 1952 · Newsreel · 22 min · Subtitles Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom presentation. Includes: Dwight D. Eisenhower enters 1952 Republican party primary; blizzard at California's Donner… Internet Archive Science Fiction Theatre season 2 eps 1-13 (1956) colorized 1956 · Feature In this groundbreaking anthology series, host Truman Bradley introduces stories extrapolated from actual scientific data of the era. Episodes 1-13 of 39 in… Internet Archive Personal Hygiene (Part II) 1950 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Military training drama showing how the residents of a barracks convince a sloppy soldier to clean up his act. With many folk songs on cleanliness. Internet Archive [Anatomy of a Murder Premiere Story] 1959 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Promotional trailer showing premiere activities and publicity surrounding release of Otto Premingers film ANATOMY OF A MURDER (United Artists), which was… Internet Archive Passenger Train, The (Second Edition) 1955 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles A young boy travels from Chicago, Illinois to Lamy, New Mexico via passenger train.