The world's archives

1,153–1,200 of 18,886 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 All the Way Home 1957 · Film · Subtitles Demonstrates in a positive fashion that integrated communities can and do work. Exposes the property value fallacy and makes an appeal to reason and… Internet Archive Damaging Effects of the Atomic Bomb Compared to Conventional Bombs, The 1954 · Film · Subtitles rolls Picture A and B no audio track Made by the military picture showing exactly what the title says in great detail. Juxtaposes animation of convention and… Internet Archive Haul in One, A 1956 · Cartoon · 6 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Pork People Like 1956 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Ag film illustrating the different qualities of pork and showing how to acquire the best in meat purchases. Internet Archive This Is Your Police Department 1951 · Short · 23 min · Subtitles Operations and ceremonies of the Detroit Police Department. Internet Archive Fifties Television: ''You Asked for It'' (Undated Episode No. 5) 1951 · Commercial · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of the fifties television series ''You Asked for It'', featuring the following: Pin-up girls, a Skippy Peanut Butter commercial, Oscar-winners Bill… Internet Archive House by the River 1950 · Feature Title: House by the River Summary: A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body,… Internet Archive Highway Hearing (Part I) 1956 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Produced to garner support for the 1956 Federal Aid-Highway Act, the law that enabled the Interstate Highway system. After a small town learns that it is to… Internet Archive Passenger Car Screen Ads 1952 · Film · Subtitles Star Bright 00:23:00:09 Quick pan down from clear blue sky to red 1953 Chevrolet convertible parked on road in front of row of green trees.00:23:07:27 VS of… Internet Archive Office Etiquette 1950 · Film · Subtitles DO'S AND DON'TS FILM. PORTRAYS WAYS IN WHICH OFFICE ETIQUETTE CONTRIBUTES TO SUCCESS IN OFFICE RELATIONSHIPS. THE TYPICAL SITUATIONS INCLUDE APPLYING FOR A… Internet Archive Without Warning (1952) Adam Williams, Meg Randall, Ed Binns - Film Noir Full Movie 1952 · Feature Without Warning! is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Arnold Laven and starring Adam Williams, Meg Randall, and Ed Binns. The film is shot in a… Internet Archive Nightmare for the Bold 1959 · Film · Subtitles Car crash at night with four occupants. Intense, drawn-out safety film. 04:00:52:05 CU Air Force officer makes speech; LS audience of Air Force soldiers.… Internet Archive House On Telegraph Hill (1951) Richard Basehart, William Lundigan, Valentina Cortese - Film Noir Full Movie 1951 · Feature House on Telegraph Hill is a 1951 American film noir directed by Robert Wise, and starring Richard Basehart, Valentina Cortese, and William Lundigan. Fay… Internet Archive Stories of the Century - Cattle Kate 1954 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles Matt Clark is a railroad detective whose assignment is to track down and bring to justice the most notorious criminals in the history of the Old West with the… Internet Archive Panic in the Streets (1950) Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Jack Palance, Barbara Bel Geddes 1950 · Feature Panic in the Streets is a 1950 FILM NOlR directed by Elia Kazan. The film stars Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Jack Palance (in his film debut) and Barbara… Internet Archive Cheating 1952 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Expressionistic film showing John's cheating and how his peers punish him. Internet Archive The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957) – Full Movie [Public Domain] 1957 · Cartoon · 1 h 25 min A group of brave Viking women set sail on a perilous voyage to rescue their missing men, only to encounter treacherous seas, hostile tribes, and a fearsome… Internet Archive Solar and Terrestrial Radiation 1950 · Film · Subtitles SOLAR RADIATION PHYSICS EARTH SUN STARS ANIMATION DIAGRAMS WOMEN BATHING SUITS MODELS GRAPHICS LIGHT HEAT INFRARED ULTRAVIOLET SCIENCE Solar radiation… Internet Archive SUNSET BOULEVARD 1950 - GLORIA SWANSON 1950 · Feature The best noir ever made except for Casablanca and Maltese Falcon. Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American dark comedy film noir directed by Billy Wilder and… Internet Archive Movie Trailers: "Marathon of Fright" 1950 · Cartoon · Subtitles Tongue-in-cheek horror movie trailer. Internet Archive The Sun Shines Bright 1953 · Feature · 1 h 29 min Title: The Sun Shines Bright Summary: John Ford weaves three "Judge Priest" stories together to form a good- natured exploration of honour and small-town… Internet Archive Here Comes Tobor - Failed Pilot - Tobor and the Atomic Submarine 1957 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles Here comes Tobar was a very short lived Sci-Fi television program. I don't know very much about this program that ran in 1957. It is about a crime fighting… Internet Archive Driving Tips, Part 2 1958 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Warnings of drinking and driving, speeding, approaching a stopped school bus, the dangers of signal jumping "usually jumping into trouble", driving too… Internet Archive The Baron of Arizona 1950 · Feature Title: The Baron of Arizona Summary: Master swindler James Reavis painstakingly spends years forging documents and land grants that will make his wife and him… Internet Archive ''The Adventures Of Jim Bowie'' - The Squatter 1956 · TV · 2 h 5 min · Subtitles TV western series. In this episode, Jim Bowie helps a man whose wife is pregnant. Internet Archive A 5th Classic Commercial for Coca-Cola (20/January/1955) 1955 · Commercial · 1 min A 5th Classic Commercial for Coca-Cola, this time from 20/January/1955. This charming commercial aired LIVE on NBC-TV. This commercial also features jingle.… Internet Archive The Blue Parrot 1953 · Feature · 1 h 5 min Title: The Blue Parrot Summary: A London Soho nightclub is the focus for an undercover investigation into the murder of a small-time crook. Directed by: John… Internet Archive Holiday for Bill (Part II) 1951 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles Cliche-ridden rural/urban improbable romance concocted to promote Ford tractors. Internet Archive Woman They Almost Lynched 1953 colorized (Joan Leslie) 1953 · Feature During the Civil War, a proper young woman from the East (Joan Leslie) arrives to join her brother (Reed Hadley) in a city on the Missouri-Arkansas border,… Internet Archive Way You Want It, The 1950 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Promotional film aimed at car customers. The film focuses on the toughness of Chevrolet cars and the pleasantness and excellent quality of the repair staff at… Internet Archive Les Cinq Dernières Minutes - Les Cheveux en quatre (1958) 1958 · Feature Les Cheveux en quatre (première diffusion : 7 avril 1958) Avec Raymond Souplex (l'inspecteur principal Antoine Bourrel) et Jean Daurand (l'inspecteur Dupuy)… Internet Archive The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (The Complete Series) [1952 - 1966] 1952 · TV The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 3, 1952, to April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life… Internet Archive The Night Of The Hunter 1955 HD 1:32:00 1955 · Feature · 1 h 32 min · Subtitles A tall, handsome “preacher”—his knuckles eerily tattooed with “love” and “hate”—roams the countryside, spreading the gospel…and leaving a trail of murdered… Internet Archive Inside Story, The 1950 · Film · Subtitles Includes: 1950 Chevrolet assembly line footage (EXCELLENT); early 1950s family in car driving on country road, cute little girl in front seat. Americana: 1950… Internet Archive Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) Directed by Otto Preminger, Starring Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill 1950 · Feature Where the Sidewalk Ends is a 1950 American FILM NOlR directed and produced by Otto Preminger. The screenplay for the film was written by Ben Hecht and… Internet Archive Web of Evidence 1959 · Feature Title: Web of Evidence Summary: A British-American returns to Britain after 20 years to discover that his father has been jailed since WW2 for a murder that… Internet Archive What the Butler Saw 1950 · Feature · 1 h Title: What the Butler Saw Summary: A British nobleman who has spent the majority of his life running a tropical island returns to England. He finds that an… Internet Archive Bacteria: Friend and Foe 1953 · Film · Subtitles Some lab shots, some microcinematography, some reenactments of Pasteur peering into his microscope. Shows the importance of bacteria in our everyday life.… Internet Archive Miracle of the Can (Part II) 1956 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles Panoramic exploration of cans and canning in the United States, with excellent imagery of mass production and agribusiness. Internet Archive Cage Of Gold 1950 · Feature In post-WW2 Britain, a young woman marries an old flame but after he disappears, and is later declared dead, she re-marries, only to be blackmailed by the… Internet Archive Sleep for Health 1950 · Film · Subtitles PRESENTS IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR SLEEPING HABITS FROM VIEWPOINT OF CHILD. EMPHASIZES CHILD'S OWN RESPONSIBILITY IN FORMATION OF GOOD HABITS. CONSIDERS DREAMING… Internet Archive Murder Will Out 1952 · Feature Title: Murder Will Out Summary: The story of four people directly and indirectly involved with the murder of a female blackmailer. The three male suspects are… Internet Archive Jimmy Clitheroe film : Stars In Your Eyes (1956) 1956 · Feature Stars In Your Eyes (1956) : Nat Jackley, Pat Kirkwood, Jimmy Clitheroe British Musical Comedy. Feature film starring Northern comedian Nat Jackley. Internet Archive The Enemy Below (1957) 1957 · Feature The Enemy Below is a gripping World War II naval film that centers on the tense cat-and-mouse game between an American destroyer and a German U-boat.The film… Internet Archive Know the Cause 1954 · Short · 33 min · Subtitles This film emphasizes the critical role firefighters play in investigating the causes of fires, going beyond just extinguishment. It highlights that… Internet Archive Last Stagecaoch West 1957 colorized (Jim Davis) 1957 · Feature The coming of the railroad spells the end of Rand McCord (Victory Jory)'s stagecoach line in Cedar City, as the government gives the mail contract to the… Internet Archive Coffee Break 1958 · Film · Subtitles Calvin Workshop film. A film about the issue of coffee breaks in the workplace. The film is focused on the cost of coffee breaks and the possibility of… Internet Archive [Stop-Motion Train Film] 1950 · Film · Subtitles Stop-motion animation showing a day and night in the life of a model town and especially the railroads that serve it. ca. early 1950s