The world's archives

913–960 of 18,595 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 Rock A Bye Baby (1958 Comedy, Jerry Lewis) 1958 · Feature · 1 h 39 min TAGLINES: 01) He's The "Mother" of The Year! 02) Loaded with SONGS! Loaded with LAUGHS! Loaded with TECHNICOLOR! 03) Three times the fun of every picture… Internet Archive Cities How They Grow 1952 · Educational · Subtitles Encyclopedia Britannica Films in collaboration with Robert S. Lynd, PhD, Columbia University. Internet Archive War of the Satellites 1958 (Dick Miller) colorized 1958 · Feature Aliens have been observing us and destroying every manned satellite we try to put in orbit. When the United Nations ignores their warning to cease trying to… Internet Archive Shockproof [1949] Dir.Douglas Sirk, Starring Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight 1951 · Feature Shockproof is a 1949 American film noir directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Cornel Wilde and Patricia Knight. Wilde and Knight were husband and wife during… Internet Archive Popeye: Bride and Gloom 1954 · Cartoon · 6 min Popeye and Olive are finally planning to get married. The plans change, though, after Olive has a dream where she sees their future kids and all the mischief… Internet Archive Selling Wizard, The 1954 · Film · Subtitles 0:20 Pedestals, silhouette drawing of man in shirt pops onto pedestal Another silhouette, then other - total of 3 CU foods arranged in store frozen food… Internet Archive Let Us Break Bread Together (Part I) 1954 · Educational · 12 min · Subtitles How a New York City school district promoted racial integration and intergroup tolerance. Internet Archive Alice in Wonderland 1952 · Film · Subtitles In this whimsical adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland," Alice embarks on bizarre adventures in the magical realm of Wonderland. When the Queen's tarts go… 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 Tiger Bay (1959 +++++ Classic Crime Drama) Hayley Mills, 1960 BAFTA Winning Film Retrospective 1959 · Feature Thriller: Plot: A twelve-year-old tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her Polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the police in… Internet Archive The Man With The Golden Arm (1955) Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak - Film Noir Full Movies 1955 · Feature The Man with the Golden Arm is a 1955 American drama film with elements of film noir, based on the novel of the same name by Nelson Algren. The film stars… Internet Archive Iron Country: Iron Ore and Minnesota's Future 1952 · Short · 22 min · Subtitles Produced to reassure Minnesotans that iron mining would continue to spur economic development. Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes in The Case of the Laughing Mummy 1954 · TV · Subtitles Part of the 1954 TV series. One of Dr. Watson's former schoolmates has an Egyptian mummy in his house that makes noise. Internet Archive Aunt Clara 1954 · Feature Title: Aunt Clara Summary: A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyhounds and a sleazy bar--to his… Internet Archive [Reno Rodeo] 1950 · Newsreel · 1 min · Subtitles Action footage of Reno, Nevada rodeo. Jimmy Lederer, Universal Newsreel cameraman, receives Wrangler framed award. Newsreel story. Internet Archive Try and Get Me (1950) Frank Lovejoy, Lloyd Bridges - Film Noir 1950 · Feature The Sound of Fury (reissued as Try and Get Me) is a 1950 crime film noir directed by Cy Endfield starring Frank Lovejoy, Kathleen Ryan, Richard Carlson, and… Internet Archive Blackhawk 1952 colorized cliffhanger serial (Kirk Alyn) 1952 · Feature A flying squadron of WW2 veterans led by that fearless champion of freedom Blackhawk (Kirk Alyn) and hid sidekick Chuck (John Crawford) uncovers a gang of… Internet Archive Lassie A Christmas Story (1958 Film Noir Christmas Special) 1958 · Feature · 1 h 15 min PLOT : While the Martin's are Christmas shopping, Lassie saves a child from getting hit by a truck and is struck herself. Dr. Weaver is uncertain if he can do… Internet Archive The Black Rider 1954 colorized (Jimmy Hanley) 1954 · Feature When a mysterious hooded figure on a motorbike appears in the English countryside near a ruined castle, a young reporter decides to invetigate. Jimmy Hanley… Internet Archive The Prowler 1951 · Feature Title: The Prowler Summary: When Susan Gilvray reports a prowler outside her house police officer Webb Garwood investigates and sparks fly. If only her… Internet Archive Hear and Now 1958 · Film · Subtitles A film about the history and importance of radio. The film covers the development of radio and its impact on people's lives, from its use as a tool for… Internet Archive 99 River Street 1953 · Feature Title: 99 River Street Summary: A former boxer turned cab driver has to hide from the police when his badgering wife is murdered by the jewel thief she was… Internet Archive The Scarf (1951) John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge - Film Noir Full Movie 1951 · Feature The Scarf is a 1951 American film noir directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, James Barton, and Emlyn Williams.… Internet Archive The Atomic Kid 1954 · Feature Title: The Atomic Kid Summary: A uranium prospector is eating a peanut butter sandwich in the desert where atom bomb tests are being done. He becomes… Internet Archive The Killer That Stalked New York (1950, USA) Evelyn Keyes - Film Noir Full Movie 1950 · Feature The Killer That Stalked New York (also known as Frightened City) is a 1950 film noir starring Evelyn Keyes, Charles Korvin, Dorothy Malone. The film, shot on… Internet Archive Black Orchid 1953 · Feature Title: Black Orchid Summary: A doctor's ex-wife dies of nicotine poison. Directed by: Charles Saunders Actors: Ronald Howard, Olga Edwardes, John Bentley… Internet Archive The Maggie 1954 · Feature An American businessman in Scotland is conned into shipping a valuable load of cargo to a Scottish island via a coal powered boat. Internet Archive 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) 1954 · Feature A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Egg and Us, The 1952 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles Convinces Americans of the strength of their economy and urges them to support their government and help pay off the national deby by purchasing U.S. Savings… Internet Archive Sound and the Story, The 1956 · Film · Subtitles The making of phonograph records from the recording session, featuring a symphony orchestra playing classical music, through premastering, pressing and… Internet Archive Sound and the Story, The 1956 · Film · Subtitles The making of phonograph records from the recording session, featuring a symphony orchestra playing classical music, through premastering, pressing and… Internet Archive Female Jungle 1956 · Feature Title: Female Jungle Summary: Several persons, including an off duty policeman and a weird rich guy, are suspects in the murder of a beautiful actress.… Internet Archive The Bitter Storm 1952 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep The Bitter Storm * Season: 2 * Episode: 19 * First Aired: 12/26/1952 Internet Archive Science in Action: Submarines (Part II) 1956 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Kinescope of Fifties science TV program featuring discussions and demonstrations. This episode is devoted to submarines, their design and operation, the… Internet Archive Man of the Moment 1955 · Feature · 1 h 25 min Title: Man of the Moment Summary: Civil Servant Norman becomes the favourite of the rulers of a South Seas island that the British have an interest in.… Internet Archive The Intimate Stranger (1956, UK) Dir: Joseph Losey, Starring Richard Basehart, Constance Cummings - Film Noir Full Movie 1956 · Feature The Intimate Stranger is a 1956 British film noir directed by Joseph Losey, under the pseudonym Alec C. Snowden, and starring Richard Basehart, Mary Murphy,… Internet Archive New Moon. Reds Launch First Space Satellite, 1957/10/07 1957 · Newsreel · Subtitles First report of Sputnik - animations of rocket used same animations as done for earlier report on the Vanguard story (partial newsreel) Internet Archive Spring Comes to a Pond 1952 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Uses indigenous sounds as a background for closeups of life around a New England pond during the spring. Internet Archive Mesa Of Lost Women 1953 · Feature Two people are found wandering across the Muerto Desert telling a tale of a mad scientist conducting horrible experiments involving humans and spiders. You… Internet Archive Age Of Peril 1952 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep Age Of Peril * Season: 1 * Episode: 20 * First Aired: 2/15/1952 Internet Archive The Lost Missile 1958 · Feature Title: The Lost Missile Summary: A strange missile from outer space circles the Earth at low altitudes, destroying everything in its path. Directed by:… Internet Archive Six Murderous Beliefs 1955 · Film · Subtitles Safety scare film opening title card has large death's head use of skull and crossbones motif throughout. Premise of film is that people hold certain beliefs… Internet Archive The Sniper (1952) 1952 · Feature The Sniper is a 1952 American film noir directed by Edward Dmytryk. The screenplay was written by Harry Brown, based on a story by Edna and Edward Anhalt. The… Internet Archive Good Sportsmanship 1950 · Film · Subtitles Shows a number of examples of good sportsmanship in action. In these the importance of sportsmanship in all phases of daily living is emphasized. 00:46:53 MCU… Internet Archive Science in Action: The Flow of Heat (Part I) 1956 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Kinescope of Fifties science TV program featuring discussions and demonstrations. Guest: Dr. Harvey R. White (University of California). Animal of the Week:… Internet Archive Labor and Childbirth 1950 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Diagrammatic explanation from the Baby Boom era. Internet Archive A Woman's Devotion 1956 · Feature Title: A Woman's Devotion Summary: A newly married American couple vacationing in Mexico is prevented by the police from leaving Acapulco when the husband… Internet Archive I Will Buy You 1956 · Feature Masaki Kobayashi’s pitiless take on Japan’s professional baseball industry is unlike any other sports film ever made. A condemnation of the inhumanity bred by…