The world's archives

1,249–1,296 of 18,145 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 Freeway Driving 1959 · Film · Subtitles Educational film about safe driving on Los Angeles freeways. A document of freeway adjacent, urban landscapes of Los Angeles. From Index to 16mm Educational… Internet Archive Day of Thanksgiving, A 1951 · Film · Subtitles [Educational Screen, Oct 1951] This film relates the experiences of a middle-class American family when they are stimulated to review the things for which… Internet Archive House in the Middle, The 1954 · Film · Subtitles Illustrates the importance of good housekeeping and heat reflectant value of white paint. Photographed during the atomic blast at the Nevada proving grounds. Internet Archive Living Past, The (Part 2) 1953 · Film · Subtitles Includes the early days of the horseless carriage, Columbus Circle 1900, Fifth Avenue in 1900, Spanish American War films, Duke of Windsor as a child, return… Internet Archive Speaking of Rubber (Part II) 1951 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Narrated by a retired "rubber man," this classic industrial film shows the uses and manufacturing of rubber products. With excellent images of making boots,… Internet Archive House Fly, The (Second Edition) 1958 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Complete story of the fly showing the 4 stages--egg, larva, pupa and adult. Emphasis given to the need for community action against this pest. Internet Archive At This Moment (Part I) 1954 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Importance of railroads to 1950s America. Directed by Haford Kerbawy. Internet Archive Killer Bait (1955) Lizabeth Scott, Don De Fore, Dan Duryea - Noir Full Movie 1955 · Feature Killer Bait is a film noir crime film released in 1955, directed by Byron Haskin and starring Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryeaand Arthur Kennedy. The… Internet Archive Let Us Break Bread Together (Part II) 1954 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles How a New York City school district promoted racial integration and intergroup tolerance. Internet Archive All the Way Home 1957 · Short · 10 min · 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 Soho Incident (a.k.a. Spin A Dark Web In USA) [1956] Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson 1956 · Feature Soho Incident , released in the United States as Spin a Dark Web , is a 1956 British FILM NOlR directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Faith Domergue and Lee… Internet Archive Quatermass and the Pit - Episode Six 1958 · TV · 35 min · Subtitles The final episode of Nigel Kneale's third Quatermass serial from 1959. Other episodes can be viewed at the following links. Episode 1 (start) Episode 2… Internet Archive Insect to Injury 1956 · Cartoon · 6 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Long Way Home, The 1956 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles How the United Fund helps the disadvantaged people of the St. Louis area, seen through the eyes of an elderly widower in search of services and stability.… Internet Archive Private Hell 36 (1954) ★★★½ CC Crime/Film-noir [1:20:30] 1954 · Feature · 1 h 21 min · Subtitles Private Hell 36 is a 1954 American crime film noir directed by Don Siegel starring Ida Lupino, Steve Cochran, Howard Duff, Dean Jagger and Dorothy Malone. The… Internet Archive Mother Mack's Puppies Find Happy Homes 1953 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Multicultural parable showing the similarities between six California families, each of whom adopts a Scottie puppy. Produced and directed by Emily Benton… Internet Archive Herds West 1955 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Shows production of beef from the grasslands of the range to the feeding barns near big Western cities. Internet Archive Wicked Woman 1953 · Feature Title: Wicked Woman Summary: Drifting floozy Billie Nash gets a bar job where she seduces the owner's husband by convincing him to defraud his drunkard wife… Internet Archive Twenty-Four Hours of Progress (Part I) 1950 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles How the oil industry is central to the American economy. Internet Archive SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE MEN 1951 colorized 1951 · Feature Reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrive in the small town of Silsby to witness the drilling of the world's deepest oil well. The drill, however, has… Internet Archive World at Your Call, The 1950 · Film · Subtitles Excellent color shots of transportation circa 1950 (car, train, and plane) this film deals with the wonders of long-distance telephone communications. US &… Internet Archive The Kid from Broken Gun 1952 · Feature Title: The Kid from Broken Gun Summary: When a guzzled prospector stumbles on the treasure of gold coins hidden by Mexican emperor Santa Ana, a myriad of… Internet Archive American Girl, An - the Problems of Prejudice (Part III) 1958 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles An adolescent girl in a small town tests her democratic heritage when she pretends to be Jewish and encounters prejudice. She explores the problem of… Internet Archive Shuteye Popeye 1952 · Cartoon · 6 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Science in Action: Rivers of Ice (Part I) 1956 · Film · Subtitles Kinescope of Fifties science TV program featuring discussions and demonstrations. This program is devoted to glaciers, and also includes a promo for the… Internet Archive Untamed Mistress 1956 · Feature Title: Untamed Mistress Summary: Two men search the jungle for a woman who has been captured by a tribe of murderous gorillas. When they finally find her,… Internet Archive Les Cinq Dernières Minutes - L'habit fait le moine (1958) 1958 · Feature L'habit fait le moine (première diffusion : 6 juin 1958) Avec Raymond Souplex (l'inspecteur principal Antoine Bourrel) et Jean Daurand (l'inspecteur Dupuy)… Internet Archive The Tattered Wings 1955 · Feature First love is often hot and heavy, but short-lived. A woman endures the hardships of an abusive husband for too long, and when an old lover returns she begins… Internet Archive Quicksand {1950 Excellent Quality} Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Peter Lorre & Barbara Bates 1950 · Feature · 1 h 9 min · Subtitles Dan Brady (Mickey Rooney), a young auto mechanic in California, "borrows" $20 ($243 today) from the cash register at his job to pay for a date with blonde… Internet Archive How Friendly Are You? 1952 · Film · Subtitles Introduces Ray in number of social situations that are used to trace growth in his understanding and practice of friendliness. Demonstrates how Ray corrects… Internet Archive How Do You Know It's Love? 1950 · Film · Subtitles Gives students a basis for thinking clearly about real love and shows that mere conviction of love is not enough to insure lasting happiness. Internet Archive Edge of Doom [1950] Dana Andrews, Farley Granger, Joan Evans 1950 · Feature Edge of Doom is a 1950 black-and-white Film Noir directed by Mark Robson and starring Dana Andrews, Farley Granger, and Joan Evans. When the film was… 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 Protecting Poultry Profits (Part I) 1952 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Now available as a better-quality one-part file. Drugs to keep chickens healthy. Includes disturbing images of necropsies and sick chicks. Internet Archive Give Yourself the Green Light 1954 · Film · Subtitles EXPRESSES NEED TO MODERNIZE AMERICA'S ANTIQUATED HIGHWAY SYSTEM. SHOWS FRUSTRATED DRIVERS (WHO TURN INTO SHEEP), EXCELLENT STREET AND HIGHWAY DRIVING… Internet Archive Southwestern States, Second Edition 1953 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Portrays life in areas of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. Refers to the topography, rainfall, stock raising and mining industries. Internet Archive Highway Hearing (Part II) 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 Survival Under Atomic Attack 1951 · Film · Subtitles Explains the dangers of the atomic bomb, the effects of radiation and what the individual should do to protect himself if caught in the open or in his home.… Internet Archive The Big Tip Off 1955 · Feature Title: The Big Tip Off Summary: Richard Conte plays two-bit newspaper columnist Johnny Denton, who gains notoriety by printing tips on upcoming gangland… Internet Archive How to Say No (Moral Maturity) 1951 · Film · Subtitles This film deals with such teen-age behavior problems as smoking, drinking, and love-making and discusses the ways of saying "no" in such situations and still… Internet Archive You and Your Parents 1950 · Film · Subtitles HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT'S CONFLICT W/PARENTS. DICK LEAVES PARENTS ANGRILY & GOES HOME WITH MR. MARTIN WHO COUNSELS DICK ABOUT HOW CHILDREN GROW UP, BUT STILL NEED… Internet Archive A Montanha dos Sete Abutres ("Ace In The Hole", 1951) 1951 · Feature Direção de Billy Wilder. Com Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall. Filme com legendas em português. Internet Archive Pathe News Christmas with Their Cameramen and Crews 'Round the World 1950 · Newsreel · 4 min · Subtitles Newsreel cameramen from around the world wish the audience Merry Christmas. Internet Archive Wild Women 1951 · Feature · 1 h 1 min Title: Wild Women Summary: A small safari in Africa is captured by a tribe of white jungle women. Directed by: Norman Dawn Actors: Lewis Wilson, Dana… Internet Archive Man In The Attic (1953,) Jack Palance, Constance Smith - Film Noir 1953 · Feature Man in the Attic is a 1953 mystery film directed by Hugo Fregonese. The movie is based on the 1913 novel The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes, which… Internet Archive Date With Your Family, A 1950 · Film · Subtitles A Date With Your Family, a true suburban horror story, outdoes all other social guidance films by advising kids to do whatever is necessary — even lie — to… Internet Archive The Fast and the Furious (1954) 1954 · Feature A man wrongly imprisoned for murder breaks out of jail. He wants to clear his name, but with the police pursuing him, he's forced to take a beautiful young… Internet Archive Episode of "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" 1952 · TV · 30 min · Subtitles 1952 episode of the classic TV series "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", featuring original commercials. In this episode, Gracie goes to a fortune…