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6,817–6,864 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 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 Universal Newsreel Volume 29, Release 11 1956 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 29, Release 11 Released: February 2, 1956 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. IKE AND EDEN ISSUE POLICY STATEMENT:… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1952 Wash Mic Can Min Wis Ill Ohio NY Ma 1952 · Home movie 1952 Wash Mic Can Min Wis Ill Ohio NY Ma [title taken from can] Travels to Washington (state), Michigan, Canada, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, New… Internet Archive Full VHS Tape: The Girl Most Likely (1958) - VCI HOME VIDEO (1980's) 1958 · Film Here's the complete VHS tape of "The Girl Most Likely." SYNOPSIS: Scheming to meet the young, attractive owner of a yacht anchored nearby, a girl (Jane… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1946, 58, 59 Florida 1959 · Home movie Florida 1946, 1958-59 Old + New [Title from can] Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and… Internet Archive Watch with Mother - UK VHS and DVD Collection 1952 · Film Welcome to the original black and white series back in the 1950s and the 1960s, before full colour in the late 1960s to the 1970s. Internet Archive F-80'S OVER KOREA GASP ; AERIAL VIEWS OF STRIKE MISSIONS OVER YALU RIVER, KOREA BY CAG No. 3 AIRCRAFT ; BLOOD FOR KOREA, FROM TOKYO TO PYONGYANG, N. KOREA 1950 · Educational F-80'S OVER KOREA GASP ; AERIAL VIEWS OF STRIKE MISSIONS OVER YALU RIVER, KOREA BY CAG No. 3 AIRCRAFT ; BLOOD FOR KOREA, FROM TOKYO TO PYONGYANG, N. KOREA… Internet Archive DIVERS GOING OVERBOARD AND DRILLING ON NORTH SIDE 1953 · Educational DIVERS GOING OVERBOARD AND DRILLING ON NORTH SIDE Produced: August 1953 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/81247 Internet Archive Wereldkampioenschappen wielrennen 1959 te Zandvoort 1959 · Short · 2 min Zeldzame kleurenopnamen van A. Bakels te Zandvoort over de Wereldkampioenschappen wielrennen 1959. André Darrigade werd na ruim 292 kilometer fietsen de… Internet Archive BLOOD BANK STORY, TOKYO, JAPAN 1950 · Educational BLOOD BANK STORY, TOKYO, JAPAN Produced: December 16, 1950–December 26, 1950–December 27, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22415 Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 26, Release 511 1953 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 26, Release 511 Released: October 22, 1953 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. MEMEORIAL IN KOREA: KOREA - A weeping… Internet Archive Heidi (1952) English 1952 · Short · 1 min 1952 English edition. From VHS tape. Divx 480x360p. Posted under the laws of Canada. Stars Elsbeth Sigmund. Internet Archive The Dutch Cotton Industry (org.16mm, edited version) 1950 · Film This 16mm film from 3 minutes was found recently. Probably from the fifties. This is the unedited version which we have digitally cleaned with thanks to Fred… Internet Archive Collectie Filmcollectief - Een dagje op het water zeilen 1950 · Short · 7 min This movie is about sailing on the lakes and rivers from Holland including the Old Hembrug in Zaandam. We got this movie from a film rental company who… Internet Archive Shirley Temple Doll And Tea Set 1957 · Commercial 1957 commercial for the Shirley Temple doll and tea set. Internet Archive Classic Television Commercial for "The Mary Hartline Doll" 1954 · Commercial · 1 min A classic 1950's television commercial for the Mary Hartline Doll, this commercial features Mary Hartline herself. The complete telecast can be found… Internet Archive Palmolive Shaving Cream Commercials 1953 · Cartoon Here are three commercials from the 50's showing how rapid shave out performs the other methods of shaving. The first one has the can knocking the competitors… Internet Archive LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH ROBERT C. TYSON 1952 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 95970 / Local Identifier LW-LW-416 - LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH ROBERT C. TYSON - TELEVISION… Internet Archive [Home Movie: Dwight Core Collection, 1950s-1970s, Miscellaneous family scenes] 1950 · Home movie Synopsis Home movie of Dwight Core and his family at home in Norfolk, Virginia, primarily in the 1960s. Includes scenes of flooding in Norfolk, and Atlantic… Internet Archive The Chrysler Corporation 1957 · Commercial Here's the complete set of commercials from the show, "The Shower of Stars - Cloak & Dagger," Season 3, Episode 6. Remember the Chrysler Corporation? In 1957… Internet Archive GREEK EARTHQUAKE 1953 · Educational GREEK EARTHQUAKE 1953 Shot List , 1) LS Beach and city on the island that was destroyed by earthquake.2) MS Buildings falling in the streets.3) LA MLS A… Internet Archive Operation Doorstep 1953 · Educational Operation Doorstep Covers: 1953–1953 Description This film documents Operation Doorstep, a civil defense study of the effect of a 16-kiloton nuclear bomb… Internet Archive The Ten Commandments Part 2 [1956 VHS Rip from the ABC Sunday Night Movie] 1956 · Film Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people… Internet Archive No Time for Sergeants (1958 Live TV Version)(1988 VHS) 1958 · Film No Time for Sergeants 1958 Live TV Version Source: 1988 VHS VHS to MPEG2 using a PCI Sony Real Time Encoder board ISBN 0-945355-59-9 UPC 030889103431… Internet Archive The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957 VHS Rip from AMC) 1957 · Film When Scott Carey begins to shrink because of exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide, medical science is powerless to help him. Internet Archive KOREAN WAR, TABU-DONG 1950 · Educational KOREAN WAR, TABU-DONG Produced: September 4, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/21988 Internet Archive Deehan 002 1950 · Home movie From the Deehan Family Home Movie Collection, shot on 8mm by Ken Deehan, digitized by Nicole Lavelle. Reel #2: Contents: Vacation Scenes July 24-Aug 7 1950,… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 31, Release 62 1958 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 31, Release 62 Released: August 4, 1958 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. ARGENTINE FLOODS - Argentina is racked by… Internet Archive 12,5 jarig huwelijk Koningin Juliana en Prins Bernhard 1950 · Short · 6 min Filmopnamen, gemaakt tijdens het 12,5 jarige huwelijk van Koningin Juliana en Prins Bernhard en het defilé van verschillende verenigingen, volksgroepen en… Internet Archive Ingebruikstelling Zandvoortse watertoren op 20 mei 1952 1952 · Short · 5 min Opnamen gemaakt door Ton Bakels over de ingebruikstelling van de Zandvoortse watertoren op 20 mei 1952 met aansluitend vergezichten vanaf de watertoren over… Internet Archive Toward Emotional Maturity 1955 · Film · Subtitles Narrated by a female voice, this film recalls incidents experienced by an 18-year-old woman that lead her to decide to avoid what for her is premature sexual… Internet Archive AIR FORCE DESIGNS TINY "TOM THUMB" RADIO TUBE, AIR MATERIAL COMMAND, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE ; ARMED FORCES DAY, MITCHELL FIELD, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK ; NEW 60-TON NAVY SEAPLANE PASSES… 1950 · Educational AIR FORCE DESIGNS TINY "TOM THUMB" RADIO TUBE, AIR MATERIAL COMMAND, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE ; ARMED FORCES DAY, MITCHELL FIELD, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK… Internet Archive Film Firsts, Part 2 (1959) 1959 · Educational · 26 min Film Firsts Part 2 (1959) Includes classic silent films and footage of some of film's firsts, including the first cartoon, the first Tarzan, and excerpts from… Internet Archive Selected newsreel scenes on the Hungarian revolt, Budapest, Hungary 1956 · Newsreel Selected newsreel scenes on the Hungarian revolt, Budapest, Hungary 1956 Shot List , HSs, pans, huge crowd in square listening to speakers. Students marching… Internet Archive PARACHUTE JUMP, SUKCHON, KOREA ; KOREAN WAR, CHONGJU, KOREA 1950 · Educational PARACHUTE JUMP, SUKCHON, KOREA ; KOREAN WAR, CHONGJU, KOREA Produced: October 21, 1950–October 8, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22182 Internet Archive KOREAN WAR, KUMCHON AND SARIWON ; KOREAN WAR, FIRST CAVALRY 1950 · Educational KOREAN WAR, KUMCHON AND SARIWON ; KOREAN WAR, FIRST CAVALRY Produced: October 14, 1950–October 17, 1950–October 20, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22227 Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 24, Release 445 1951 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 24, Release 445 Released: April 5, 1951 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. DEATH FOR ATOM SPIES!: NEW YORK - It's a… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 30, Release 39 1957 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 30, Release 39 Released: May 9, 1957 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. STRAIGHT UP "VERTIJET" - At Edwards Air Force… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 28, Release 713 1955 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 28, Release 713 Released: September 29, 1955 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. BIGGEST CIVIL DEFENSE TEST: PORTLAND,… Internet Archive Old Commercial For Carnation Milk 1950 · Commercial Originally uploaded by Old Commercials on YouTube all credit goes to them. Re-uploaded for archiving purposes. Internet Archive Ocean Tides: Bay of Fundy 1956 · Educational Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 31, Release 53 1958 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 31, Release 53 Released: July 3, 1958 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. ALASKA HAILS STATEHOOD - Waiting only a… Internet Archive ALCF Augustus Sassa Home Movie Clip7349-50 1959 · Home movie Kennedy Home Movies by Augustus Sassa This clips (7347-50) were shot by amateur photographer by Augustus Sassa. The Metro Theatre Center Foundation is the… Internet Archive Wereldkampioenschappen wielrennen 1959 te Zandvoort 1959 · Short · 2 min Zeldzame kleurenopnamen van A. Bakels te Zandvoort over de Wereldkampioenschappen wielrennen 1959. André Darrigade werd na ruim 292 kilometer fietsen de… Internet Archive Ingebruikstelling Zandvoortse watertoren op 20 mei 1952 1952 · Short · 5 min Opnamen gemaakt door Ton Bakels over de ingebruikstelling van de Zandvoortse watertoren op 20 mei 1952 met aansluitend vergezichten vanaf de watertoren over… Internet Archive Cyrano De Bergerac (1950 Classic Dramady Film) 1950 · Feature · 1 h 53 min MOVIE TAGLINES : 01) The most fabulous hero of all time, with the most famous nose in history! He fought because of it! He loved in spite of it! He lived to… Internet Archive [20TH CENTURY FOX FILM CLIPS] 1954 · Educational [20TH CENTURY FOX FILM CLIPS] Produced: 1954 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of piazza… Internet Archive Dementia (1955) 1955 · Feature Shot entirely without dialogue and filled with suggestive violence and psycho-sexual imagery, it’s a surrealist film noir expressionist horror following the… Internet Archive The Boys When They Were Kids (Growing up, c.1950's Italian-Americans, South Philadelphia, PA.) 1958 · Feature · 45 min Family: Carchidi. c.1950's/1960's Including: Grace & Vincent J. Carchidi, Sr., and extended family/friends. Sons: Vincent Carchidi, Kenneth Carchidi, Nicholas…