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7,297–7,344 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 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 26TH INFANTRY REGIMENT 1951 · Educational 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 26TH INFANTRY REGIMENT Produced: September 8, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22962 Internet Archive NATO CONFERENCE MEETING, ROME, ITALY 1951 · Educational NATO CONFERENCE MEETING, ROME, ITALY Produced: November 21, 1951–November 24, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25185 Internet Archive .../PROJECT, "FORMOSA PATROL"MLS USS MADDOX (DD-73 1954 · Educational .../PROJECT, "FORMOSA PATROL"MLS USS MADDOX (DD-73 Covers: September 1954–October 1954 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76098 Internet Archive OPERATION "EMERGENCY." 1951 · Educational OPERATION "EMERGENCY." Covers: March 13, 1951–March 14, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75544 Internet Archive Cause for Alarm 1951 · Commercial A bedridden and gravely ill man believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him, and outlines his suspicions in a letter. Internet Archive MGM 1956 A 1956 · Film 1956 MGM logo with George. There are 2 versions. A. Arnold Gillespie known for special effects in The Wizard Of OZ did this MGM logo. Don't be afraid of the… Internet Archive Race at Zandvoort, Holland 1959 · Film Race at Zandvoort, Holland Internet Archive MAAG missions in Far East, Saigon, Vietnam 1957 · Educational MAAG missions in Far East, Saigon, Vietnam Covers: November 27, 1957–November 29, 1957 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/27718 Internet Archive KOREAN ARMY GROUND SCHOOL (OCS), PUSAN ; LIASON PLANES OF 24TH INF. DIV., KYONGJU, KOREA ; HEAVY MORTAR CO. 5TH CAV. REGT., 1ST CAV. DIV. 1950 · Educational KOREAN ARMY GROUND SCHOOL (OCS), PUSAN ; LIASON PLANES OF 24TH INF. DIV., KYONGJU, KOREA ; HEAVY MORTAR CO. 5TH CAV. REGT., 1ST CAV. DIV. Produced: September… Internet Archive AIR OPERATIONS ABOARD USS VALLEY FORGE (CV 45) AT SEA OFF KOREA 1950 · Educational AIR OPERATIONS ABOARD USS VALLEY FORGE (CV 45) AT SEA OFF KOREA Covers: August 26, 1950–August 27, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22056 Internet Archive US ADM ALLAN E SMITH DECORATES KOREAN TROOPS AND RECEIVES DECORATION FROM PRES RHEE, CHINHAE, KOREA ; US ADM ALLAN E SMITH DECORATES KOREAN TROOPS AND RECEIVES DECORATION FROM PRES RHEE, CHINHAE… 1951 · Educational US ADM ALLAN E SMITH DECORATES KOREAN TROOPS AND RECEIVES DECORATION FROM PRES RHEE, CHINHAE, KOREA ; US ADM ALLAN E SMITH DECORATES KOREAN TROOPS AND… Internet Archive LT. GEN. EARLE E. PARTRIDGE (CG 5TH AF) AWARD, EUSAK TAEGU, KOREA ; 10 MILES NORTH OF THE 38TH PARALLEL, 187TH RCT, INJE, KOREA 1951 · Educational LT. GEN. EARLE E. PARTRIDGE (CG 5TH AF) AWARD, EUSAK TAEGU, KOREA ; 10 MILES NORTH OF THE 38TH PARALLEL, 187TH RCT, INJE, KOREA Produced: June 3, 1951–May 30,… Internet Archive DANISH & US GUNS GUARD VITAL GATEWAY TO BALTIC 1951 · Educational DANISH & US GUNS GUARD VITAL GATEWAY TO BALTIC Produced: August 20, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22843 Internet Archive ETHIOPIAN TROOPS 1951 · Educational ETHIOPIAN TROOPS Produced: August 26, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22946 Internet Archive DESTROYER BOMBARDMENT OF WONSAN, KOREA 1951 · Educational DESTROYER BOMBARDMENT OF WONSAN, KOREA Produced: September 10, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22991 Internet Archive DESTROYER BOMBARDMENT OF WONSAN, KOREA 1951 · Educational DESTROYER BOMBARDMENT OF WONSAN, KOREA Produced: September 19, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22992 Internet Archive DEDICATION OF EQUESTRIAN STATUES FOR THE ARLINGTON MEMORIAL BRIDGE 1951 · Educational DEDICATION OF EQUESTRIAN STATUES FOR THE ARLINGTON MEMORIAL BRIDGE Produced: September 26, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22996 Internet Archive ANNA ROSENBERG'S VISIT TO 17TH REGT, 7TH DIV 1951 · Educational ANNA ROSENBERG'S VISIT TO 17TH REGT, 7TH DIV Produced: October 23, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23112 Internet Archive GEN EISENHOWER ABOARD USS DES MOINES(CA-134) & ROOSEVELT (CVB-42) 1951 · Educational GEN EISENHOWER ABOARD USS DES MOINES(CA-134) & ROOSEVELT (CVB-42) Produced: October 16, 1951–October 17, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23155 Internet Archive SWEDISH RED CROSS 1951 · Educational SWEDISH RED CROSS Produced: February 18, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23238 Internet Archive THE NEW SUPREME COMMANDER, LT. GEN. MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY, IN HIS OFFICE 1951 · Educational THE NEW SUPREME COMMANDER, LT. GEN. MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY, IN HIS OFFICE Produced: April 20, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23258 Internet Archive AERIAL PHOTO MISSION, IX CORPS, KOREA 1953 · Educational AERIAL PHOTO MISSION, IX CORPS, KOREA Covers: February 6, 1953–February 14, 1953 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26009 Internet Archive INTERIOR 16"GUN CHAMBER, AND INTERIOR OF MAIN PLOTTING ROOM (MISSOURI -BB-63) 1950 · Educational INTERIOR 16"GUN CHAMBER, AND INTERIOR OF MAIN PLOTTING ROOM (MISSOURI -BB-63) Covers: September 6, 1950–September 9, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/79611 Internet Archive PEACE TALKS, PANMUNJOM, KOREA 1952 · Educational PEACE TALKS, PANMUNJOM, KOREA Covers: May 27, 1952–May 28, 1952 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/80381 Internet Archive OPERATION "EMERGENCY." 1951 · Educational OPERATION "EMERGENCY." Covers: March 13, 1951–March 14, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75544 Internet Archive [TICKET TO FREEDOM, PART II] 1952 · Educational [TICKET TO FREEDOM, PART II] Produced: 1952 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ticket to… Internet Archive DECENTRALIZATION MYTH, THE 1951 · Educational DECENTRALIZATION MYTH, THE Produced: 1951 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: R.H. Dunham,… Internet Archive Harvey trailer 1950 · Commercial · 1 min This is the trailer for the great comedy Harvey . Stars: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, and Peggy Dow Internet Archive Quicksand 1950 · Commercial Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back… Internet Archive Fresh Start (Schlitz Playhouse) 1953 · TV · 28 min · Subtitles A young woman's suicide attempt is interrupted by a man fleeing from the police. Aired 20 November 1953 (Season 3; Episode 12). [The "MPEG4" file is the… Internet Archive Missle to the Moon 1959 · Film 1998 VHS release of the science fiction B-movie Missle to the Moon. Internet Archive Kleurenopnamen Zandvoort uit 1959 1959 · Short · 2 min Kleurenopnamen Zandvoort uit 1959 Internet Archive MGM 1953 A 1953 · Film 1953 MGM logo with Jackie. Don't be afraid of the MGM lion. He's not going to bite you. Internet Archive Sleeping Beauty Opening Credits 1959 · Film The opening of the 1959 film Sleeping Beauty, but added Hans Conried and Marvin Miller’s name to the credits to show what would happen if Walt negotiated with… Internet Archive News Magazine of the Screen, 1950s newsreel vol.05-02 1958 · Newsreel · Subtitles Standard Oil presents News Magazine of the Screen co-produced by the Bureau of Visual Instruction at the University of Kansas volume 05-03. Internet Archive News Magazine of the Screen, 1950s newsreel vol.05-09 1958 · Newsreel · Subtitles Standard Oil presents News Magazine of the Screen co-produced by the Bureau of Visual Instruction at the University of Kansas volume 05-09. Internet Archive House on Haunted Hill 1959 · Commercial Frederick Loren has invited five strangers to a party of a lifetime. He is offering each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in a house. But the house… Internet Archive Studio One: Dark Possession 1954 · TV Aired 15 Feb. 1954. Season 6, Episode 22 Actors: Geraldine Fitzgerald; Barbara O'Neil; Leslie Nielsen; Bramwell Fletcher Author: Gore Vidal Runtime: 51:21 Internet Archive SURRENDER LEAFLET DROP, TAEGU, KOREA ; FIGHTER CONTROL AND T6 (MOSQUITO FIGHTER PLANES), TAEGU 1950 · Educational SURRENDER LEAFLET DROP, TAEGU, KOREA ; FIGHTER CONTROL AND T6 (MOSQUITO FIGHTER PLANES), TAEGU Produced: August 29, 1950–August 28, 1950… Internet Archive GEN EDWARD M ALMOND'S PROMOTION, CHUNGJU, KOREA ; GEN DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR PRESENTATION, KIMPO, KOREA ; 35TH REGT CO PATROL, YONGDONGPO, KOREA 1951 · Educational GEN EDWARD M ALMOND'S PROMOTION, CHUNGJU, KOREA ; GEN DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR PRESENTATION, KIMPO, KOREA ; 35TH REGT CO PATROL, YONGDONGPO, KOREA Produced:… Internet Archive EUSAK HONOR GUARD, TAEGU, KOREA 1951 · Educational EUSAK HONOR GUARD, TAEGU, KOREA Produced: February 20, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22486 Internet Archive INTELLIGENCE AND RECONNAISSANCE PATROL, 17TH INF, 7TH DIV, UNGYA-RI, KOREA 1951 · Educational INTELLIGENCE AND RECONNAISSANCE PATROL, 17TH INF, 7TH DIV, UNGYA-RI, KOREA Produced: March 8, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22503 Internet Archive FOURTH INFANTRY DIVISION, GERMANY 1951 · Educational FOURTH INFANTRY DIVISION, GERMANY Produced: May 26, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22755 Internet Archive MP ACTIVITIES 1951 · Educational MP ACTIVITIES Produced: September 19, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22955 Internet Archive CANADIANS IN KOREA, IMJIN RIVER 1951 · Educational CANADIANS IN KOREA, IMJIN RIVER Produced: September 21, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22963 Internet Archive 65TH INF, 3RD DIV, ON TASK FORCE 1951 · Educational 65TH INF, 3RD DIV, ON TASK FORCE Produced: September 19, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23000 Internet Archive JOE LOUIS' ARRIVAL, HANEDA AIRPORT 1951 · Educational JOE LOUIS' ARRIVAL, HANEDA AIRPORT Produced: November 14, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23151 Internet Archive US MARINES IN MOPPING UP OPERATIONS 1950 · Educational US MARINES IN MOPPING UP OPERATIONS 1950–1959 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23391