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7,393–7,440 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 A DAY'S OPERATION WITH D CO., 1ST TANK BN, 1ST MARINE DIVISION 1951 · Educational A DAY'S OPERATION WITH D CO., 1ST TANK BN, 1ST MARINE DIVISION Covers: September 18, 1951–September 20, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22994 Internet Archive MEETING BETWEEN GENS MATHEW B RIDGWAY AND J. LAWTON COLLINS 1951 · Educational MEETING BETWEEN GENS MATHEW B RIDGWAY AND J. LAWTON COLLINS Produced: October 27, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23116 Internet Archive VICE PRESIDENT ALBEN W. BARKLEY AT PRESS CONFERENCE 1951 · Educational VICE PRESIDENT ALBEN W. BARKLEY AT PRESS CONFERENCE Produced: November 26, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23133 Internet Archive JAPANESE PEACE TREATY CONFERENCE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; ETC 1951 · Educational JAPANESE PEACE TREATY CONFERENCE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; ETC Produced: September 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25603 Internet Archive R & R, K-16 AFB AFB SEOUL, 40TH U.S. INF DIV AREA, KOREA 1953 · Educational R & R, K-16 AFB AFB SEOUL, 40TH U.S. INF DIV AREA, KOREA Covers: January 19, 1953–January 20, 1953 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25929 Internet Archive Army Chaplains visit Far East Command 1956 · Educational Army Chaplains visit Far East Command August 29, 1956–September 20, 1956 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/27410 Internet Archive Secretary of Defense McElroy visits Korea, Seoul, Korea 1959 · Educational Secretary of Defense McElroy visits Korea, Seoul, Korea Covers: September 28, 1959–September 30, 1959 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28208 Internet Archive AIR-GROUND STRIKE ON T-BONE HILL 1953 · Educational AIR-GROUND STRIKE ON T-BONE HILL Produced: January 25, 1953 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/66139 Internet Archive ACTIVITIES AT PUSAN, KOREA 1950 · Educational ACTIVITIES AT PUSAN, KOREA Covers: December 23, 1950–December 25, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75394 Internet Archive ACTIVITIES IN HUNGNAM HARBOR 1950 · Educational ACTIVITIES IN HUNGNAM HARBOR Covers: December 12, 1950–December 14, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75408 Internet Archive SHIP OPERATION ON NORTHERN CRUISE 1954 · Educational SHIP OPERATION ON NORTHERN CRUISE Produced: April 10, 1954 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75589 Internet Archive Flight deck ops - DD lays smoke screen 1953 · Educational Flight deck ops - DD lays smoke screen Produced: July 6, 1953 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77946 Internet Archive [PICKETERS AT GREENFIELD VILLAGE] 1950 · Educational [PICKETERS AT GREENFIELD VILLAGE] Produced: 1950 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive PROGRESS REPORT-1951 1951 · Educational PROGRESS REPORT-1951 Produced: 1951 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford Chorus under the… Internet Archive Nuremberg: Army Television-Release Version 1950 · Educational Nuremberg: Army Television-Release Version Produced: 1950 Description This film was made as an historical document to record permanently and accurately the… Internet Archive Born Yesterday trailer 1950 · Commercial · 1 min From IMDb : Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress,… Internet Archive Royal Wedding 1951 · Commercial Tom and Ellen are asked to perform as a dance team in England at the time of Princess Elizabeth's wedding. As brother and sister, each develops a British love… Internet Archive [Home Movie: Barbara's Little House of Flowers Collection, circa 1958-1959, New York City tourism and misc.] 1958 · Home movie Synopsis New York City Tourism and misc. Collection Description This film ( Kemp_8299 ) is part of the Barbara’s Little House of Flowers collection. With an… Internet Archive Go for Broke! 1951 · Commercial A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a… Internet Archive US congressmen visit Taiwan, Taipei, Formosa (Taiwan) ; Congressmen departing Okinawa 1955 · Educational US congressmen visit Taiwan, Taipei, Formosa (Taiwan) ; Congressmen departing Okinawa Produced: October 26, 1955–October 25, 1955–October 27, 1955… Internet Archive House On Haunted Hill (1959) Video Trailer 1959 · Film http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. VHS trailer for the 1959 horror classic House On Haunted Hill, directed… Internet Archive Goodyear Theater (1959) Lady Bug featuring Robby the Robot 1959 · Film This is a 1959 episode of Goodyear Theater entitled Lady Bug as found on a crusty old VHS tape. Directed by Leonard Freeman (one of only two directorial… Internet Archive Longines Chronoscope: Senator Joe McCarthy 1951 · Film Senator Joseph McCarthy interviewed on the Longines Chronoscope television journal program, November 16, 1951. Picture element only; no sound. Silent master… Internet Archive La Ronde (1964) Trailer 1950 · Film http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. VHS trailer for the 1964 romantic drama La Ronde, directed by Roger Vadim. Internet Archive Abbott and Costello Go To Mars trailer 1953 · Commercial IMDb Page Internet Archive Killers from Space 1954 · Commercial Atomic scientist/pilot Doug Martin is missing after his plane crashes on an reconnaissance mission after a nuclear test. Miraculously appearing unhurt at the… Internet Archive CANADIAN UN TROOPS, MIRYANG, KOREA ; WET RUN MANEUVERS, CANADIAN UN FORCES, MIRYANG 1951 · Educational CANADIAN UN TROOPS, MIRYANG, KOREA ; WET RUN MANEUVERS, CANADIAN UN FORCES, MIRYANG Produced: January 5, 1951–January 6, 1951–January 7, 1951… Internet Archive EIGHTH ROK RECEIVES KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, EIGHTH ROK CP 1951 · Educational EIGHTH ROK RECEIVES KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, EIGHTH ROK CP Produced: August 13, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22840 Internet Archive FIRST MARINE DIV 1951 · Educational FIRST MARINE DIV Produced: September 20, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22951 Internet Archive EXERCISE COUNTERTHRUST 1951 · Educational EXERCISE COUNTERTHRUST Covers: September 17, 1951–September 22, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23019 Internet Archive EVACUATION OF ORPHANS FROM KIMPO 1950 · Educational EVACUATION OF ORPHANS FROM KIMPO Produced: December 20, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23213 Internet Archive MRS. RIDGWAY'S ARRIVAL 1951 · Educational MRS. RIDGWAY'S ARRIVAL Produced: May 10, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23268 Internet Archive SOUND INTERVIEW 1950 · Educational SOUND INTERVIEW Produced: December 8, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75399 Internet Archive JAPANESE BRIDE SCHOOL 1956 · Educational JAPANESE BRIDE SCHOOL Produced: March 1956 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75330 Internet Archive POGO STICK & REGULUS 1954 · Educational POGO STICK & REGULUS Covers: October 18, 1954–October 20, 1954 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76087 Internet Archive ACTIVITY AT HUNGNAM HARBOR, KOREA 1950 · Educational ACTIVITY AT HUNGNAM HARBOR, KOREA Covers: December 19, 1950–December 20, 1950 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75387 Internet Archive IWO JIMA STATUE DEDICATION 1954 · Educational IWO JIMA STATUE DEDICATION Produced: November 10, 1954 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76339 Internet Archive SCENES NEAR REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVAL ACADEMY 1951 · Educational SCENES NEAR REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVAL ACADEMY Produced: March 15, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75511 Internet Archive In focus 1953 · Film Program is about television broadcasting and the uses of television in one community, that of Binghamton, New York. Interviewed about television are an… Internet Archive Operation Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas 1957 · Educational Operation Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas Produced: September 27, 1957 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/27641 Internet Archive The Goldbergs: "Rosie's Nose" 27 October 1955 1955 · TV Via IMDb: "Rosie's Nose" is an episode of The Goldbergs starring Gertrude Berg, Robert H. Harris, and Arlene McQuade. Rosie is convinced that her nose is too… Internet Archive 53 09 13 The Jack Benny Program S 04e 01 Honolulu Trip ( Marilyn Monroe) 1953 · TV Jack tells the audience about the trip he took with Rochester to Hawaii when a travelogue announcer takes over the story. On the return cruise home, Jack… Internet Archive Spring Menthol Cigarettes 1959 · Commercial Video Clip of Television Advertisement Internet Archive Um Amor de Bicicleta 1950 · Film Dublagem feita pela S&C São Paulo para o VHS "Meus Amigos Donald e Margarida" de 1991. Créditos: Val R bilbedero Internet Archive Guys And Dolls (1955) Promo Trailer 1955 · Film http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. VHS promo trailer for the 1955 musical Guys And Dolls, directed by Joseph… Internet Archive PONTON BRIDGE BUILT BY 58TH ENGINEERS 1951 · Educational PONTON BRIDGE BUILT BY 58TH ENGINEERS Covers: June 22, 1951–June 23, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22796 Internet Archive TRANSPORTATION CORPS 1951 · Educational TRANSPORTATION CORPS Produced: August 21, 1951 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22934 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/22997