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817–864 of 18,881 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 Beware, My Lovely (1952) Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan - Film Noir Full Movie 1952 · Feature Beware, My Lovely is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by Harry Horner starring Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan and Taylor Holmes. the film is based on the 1950… Internet Archive Flying Businessman 1953 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles How businesspeople can benefit from general aviation. With many shots of flying businessmen, airports and airport and aviation facilities in the Fifties.… Internet Archive Where the Mountains Meet the Sea (Part II) 1959 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Introduces the city of Santa Monica, showing its amenities and the lives of its residents. A great snapshot of life in coastal California at the end of the… Internet Archive The Good Die Young ( 1954, UK) Richard Basehart, Joan Collins, Gloria Grahame, John Ireland - Film Noir Full Movie 1954 · Feature The Good Die Young is a 1954 British film noir crime thriller film made by Remus Films. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert. The screenplay was based on the book… Internet Archive Verdict from Space 1951 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep Verdict from Space * Season: 1 * Episode: 1 * First Aired: 8/3/1951 Internet Archive The Great Silence 1953 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep The Great Silence * Season: 2 * Episode: 27 * First Aired: 2/20/1953 Internet Archive Artistic Masterpiece: ''Howdy Doody'' - 1 April 1952 1952 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An artistic masterpiece from the early 1950's, this episode of "Howdy Doody" comes from the 1st of April, 1952. As such, the episode starts with a practical… Internet Archive Supersonic Saucer 1956 · Feature Title: Supersonic Saucer Summary: A group of schoolchildren come upon an alien from Venus, and help him against a gang of criminals who are trying to kidnap… Internet Archive Oklahoma: Heartland USA 1953 · Film · Subtitles "Script: Dwight V. Swain. Producer/director: D.N. Hockman. A-roll pix and sound have been shotlisted. B-roll pix not shotlisted but contains similar… Internet Archive News Magazine of the Screen, The (Vol. 7, Issue 3) 1956 · Newsreel · 21 min · Subtitles Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use. Internet Archive Sound And The Story 1956 · Film · Subtitles RCA Victor presents Sound and the Story, copyright Radio Corporation of America Internet Archive Let Us Break Bread Together 1954 · Film · Subtitles A pictorial documentation which shows how integration and brotherhood are being promoted in a school district in New York City. PA-4146 Let Us Break Bread… Internet Archive Forbidden (1953) Tony Curtis, Joanne Dru, Lyle Bettger - Film Noir 1953 · Feature Forbidden is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Rudolph Mate starring Tony Curtis, Joanne Dru and Lyle Bettger. Wikipedia:… Internet Archive Many Happy Returns (aka: Invaders at Ground Zero) 1952 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep Many Happy Returns (aka: Invaders at Ground Zero) Season: 2 Episode: 10 First Aired: 10/24/1952 Internet Archive What to Do on a Date 1950 · Film · Subtitles SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOY LEARNS HOW & WHERE TO ASK GIRL FOR DATE, & WHERE TO TAKE HER FOR GOOD TIME WITHOUT SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY OR BEING BORED BY… Internet Archive The African Queen (Bogart) 1951 · Feature Humphrey Bogart plays the cantankerous captain of an old river steam boat with Katherine Hepburn during WW1. Bogart won an academy award for this role. Internet Archive Red Planet Mars 1952 · Feature Title: Red Planet Mars Summary: An American scientist is able to contact and communicate with Mars with shattering political, economic, and spiritual… Internet Archive Quacks and Nostrums 1959 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Shows the ways in which medical quacks dupe the consumer and the steps taken by local and federal agencies to protect the public. Internet Archive Human Brain, The 1955 · Film · Subtitles Describes the development of the brain in several animals and in man. Names the parts of the human brain and dramatizes the thinking process using a driver in… Internet Archive Doctor at Sea 1955 · Feature · 1 h 29 min Title: Doctor at Sea Summary: A bachelor doctor goes to sea to escape the boredom of shore practice, but studies the nurses more than medicine, and Brigitte… Internet Archive The Clouded Yellow 1950 · Feature · 1 h 30 min Title: The Clouded Yellow Summary: A former British agent is employed at the Fenton country estate where he aids Fenton's niece elude the police when she's… Internet Archive Big Man On Campus 1958 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Tells the story of Jerry Warner, a junior high school student who finds himself in trouble with the authorities and realizes that it is his own attitude and… Internet Archive Man On The Land 1951 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Animated story of man's conquest of the soil through the ages with background of narration and ballads. Starts with prehistoric times and ends in the present,… Internet Archive Drive Your Bicycle 1955 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Slow-moving bicycle safety film shot in Glendale and Burbank, California by a family-owned film production company. Encourages boys and girls to "drive their… Internet Archive Oklahoma: Heartland USA 1953 · Film · Subtitles "Script: Dwight V. Swain. Producer/director: D.N. Hockman. A-roll pix and sound have been shotlisted. B-roll pix not shotlisted but contains similar… Internet Archive The Navy Lark 1959 · Feature · 1 h 18 min Title: The Navy Lark Summary: Film version of a popular BBC radio show about the incompetent crew of a Royal Navy ship. Directed by: Gordon Parry Actors:… Internet Archive Another Chance 1953 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep Another Chance * Season: 2 * Episode: 26 * First Aired: 2/13/1953 Internet Archive The Mob (1951) Broderick Crawford , Richard Kiley - Film Noir Full Movie 1951 · Feature The Mob is a 1951 film noir crime thriller film directed by Robert Parrish, starring Broderick Crawford and Richard Kiley. The actor Charles Bronson makes one… Internet Archive The Long Wait 1954 colorized (Anthony Quinn) 1954 · Feature A hitchhiker is badly hurt when the car he is in crashes, and he loses his memory. Two years later, a clue leads him to his old home town, where he discovers… Internet Archive Our Miss Brooks - Home Cooked Meal 1955 · TV · Subtitles Mr. Conklin spends the morning locked in the cafeteria freezer when Miss Brooks unknowingly locks him in. Later, to show Mr. Boynton how "domestic" she is,… Internet Archive Thrill Driver's Choice 1956 · Film · Subtitles The film showcases the thrilling performances of Joey Chitwood's auto thrill show, featuring a talented team of drivers executing breathtaking stunts with… Internet Archive Model for Murder 1959 · Feature Title: Model for Murder Summary: An American officer, searching England for his dead brother's girlfriend, becomes involved in a jewel robbery. Directed by:… Internet Archive Indestructible Man (1956) Lon Chaney Jr. high quality print 1956 · Feature An executed killer called the Butcher (Lon Chaney Jr.) is zapped back to life in Los Angeles. Internet Archive Jack the Ripper 1959 · Feature Title: Jack the Ripper Summary: A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland… Internet Archive White Wonder 1958 · Film · Subtitles Illustrates techniques for extraction of salt from the sea and from land. Tells the historical role of salt and its uses in national defense, industry,… Internet Archive Cities: How They Grow (Second Edition) 1952 · Film · Subtitles A study of our increasing urban population. Departing from the usual statistics and the sociological problems which are a result of the cities' growth, we… Internet Archive The Brain Eaters 1958 colorized (Ed Nelson) 1958 · Feature Folks in a small Illinois town find a strange conical structure rising 50 feet out of the ground, after which people begin either disappearing or becoming… Internet Archive The Last Time I Saw Paris 1954 · Feature · 1 h 55 min Title: The Last Time I Saw Paris Summary: Charles returns to Paris to reminisce about the life he led in Paris after it was liberated. He worked on "Stars and… Internet Archive 'Dead' A-Bomb Hits U.S. Town, 1958/03/13 1958 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) B-47 a-bomb fell on house in SC, first such accident (2) Los Angeles - automatic control of machine tool production line, using punched tape, developed by… Internet Archive Phantom from Space (1953) 1953 · Feature · Subtitles Phantom from Space (1953) is a science fiction film that revolves around a mysterious alien entity. The story begins when a UFO crashes near a remote location… Internet Archive Santa Claus (1959) 1959 · Feature IN WIDESCREEN AND IN ITS ORIGINAL SPANISH AUDIO! DISCRETION: THIS FILM MAY FRIGHTEN YOUNGER VIEWERS! PLOT: With the aid of Merlin, Santa Claus must defeat the… Internet Archive Watch with Mother - Andy Pandy (The Cart) 1952 · TV · 16 min · Subtitles Watch with Mother - Andy Pandy: The Cart British show for young children first shown as part of the ‘Watch with Mother’ strand. First transmitted on the BBC… Internet Archive The Real Miss America 1952 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles 1952 RKO Pathe recruiting newsreel for women, produced for the DOD. "' The Real Miss America is interesting, moving and highly effectual . . . Should prove… Internet Archive Activity Group Therapy (Part II) 1950 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Shows socially-maladjusted boys 10 to 11 years old being benefitted therapeutically by "acting out" their disturbances upon their environment and each other… Internet Archive Flight Overdue 1952 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep Flight Overdue * Season: 1 * Episode: 26 * First Aired: 3/28/1952 Internet Archive Trail of the Rocket (Part I) 1951 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Singers Lucille and Johnny, whose radio show is sponsored by Oldsmobile, are invited to visit the Olds factory to see why the product is superior. While… Internet Archive Quicksand (1950) [P&M] DVD Rip (1.4GB) 1950 · Feature When the Archive didn't have a copy of the film that met my standards for quality, I found this version on Bittorrent. Even then, it's not perfect -- but,… Internet Archive Ice Cold In Alex (1958) 1958 · Feature Ice Cold in Alex is a 1958 British war film set during the Western Desert campaign of World War II based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Landon.…