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1,345–1,392 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 School Rules: How They Help Us 1953 · Film · Subtitles SHOWS EVERYDAY SCENES IN WHICH RULES INFLUENCE OUR BEHAVIOR. SHOWS WAYS NEW STUDENT CAN LEARN RULES, WHY EXCEPTIONS CAN'T BE GRANTED. Internet Archive Electronic Computers Improve Management Control 1957 · Film · Subtitles Shows how a solution to a specific management control problem may be provided by electronic data processing methods. Describes a variety of new business… Internet Archive 1957 - The Girl in Black Stocking - Howard W. Koch - VOSE 1957 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com t.me/agendasociocultural Internet Archive The Daltons' Women 1950 colorized (Lash Larue) 1950 · Feature Marshal Lash LaRue and his partner Fuzzy Jones (Al St. John) are after the infamous Dalton gang, which has moved west and taken new identities. They receive… Internet Archive Where the Sun Reigns! 1955 · Film · Subtitles Great shot of Dade County and Greater Miami Florida in 1950s. Great aerials of Miami and Dade County Florida. 06:00:57:08 Couple on water skis pulled by speed… Internet Archive Pearl of the Orient 1955 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles Coca-Cola's presence in Philippine culture. Internet Archive Les Cinq Dernières Minutes - Le Grain de sable (1959) 1959 · Feature Le Grain de sable (première diffusion : 27 janvier 1959) Avec Raymond Souplex (l'inspecteur principal Antoine Bourrel) et Jean Daurand (l'inspecteur Dupuy)… Internet Archive Highway 301 [1950] Steve Cochran, Virginia Grey 1950 · Feature Highway 301 is an American 1950 Film Noir written and directed by Andrew L. Stone, and starring Steve Cochran, Virginia Grey, Gaby André and Edmon Ryan. Internet Archive ''Judge Roy Bean'' - The Runaway 1956 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles U.S. TV western series. One of the first to be shot in colour. One of the guest actors in this episode has the name X Brands , one of the coolest actor names… Internet Archive Alias John Preston 1955 · Feature · 1 h 6 min Title: Alias John Preston Summary: Wealthy John Preston arrives in small town Deanbridge. He invests in local businesses and gets involved in community… Internet Archive Running Wild 1955 · Feature Title: Running Wild Summary: A young rookie cop goes undercover to bust up an auto theft ring run by juvenile delinquents. Directed by: Abner Biberman Actors:… Internet Archive Secret of American Production, The 1955 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Free-enterprise-oriented lecture on the successes of the American economic system. With Prof. Clifton L. Ganus of Harding College, Searcy, Ark. Internet Archive Alternatives 1958 · Film · Subtitles 09:01:16:21 Young man in plaid shirt hammers sign into ground “City Rehousing Project No. 31.” 09:08:43:21 VS expressionistic cartoon of man contemplating… Internet Archive Women from Headquarters 1950 · Feature Title: Women from Headquarters Summary: Joyce Harper is an ex-Army nurse who enters police work with the L.A. Police Department, when her friend Ruby gets… Internet Archive Spider Engineers 1956 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles The spider is shown to be an engineer of great skill and versatility. There are an estimated 100,000 species of spiders. In this study four typical species… Internet Archive 1952 Chevrolet Advertising 1951 · Film · Subtitles 20:43:35:23 Great shot of 1950s U.S. Air Force F5-028 army jet plane does 360 degree spin. 20:43:52:19 CU low-angle 1950s baseball player takes swing at ball;… Internet Archive The Sleeping City 1950 ★★★ CC: Film-noir/Crime [1:25:39] 1950 · Feature · 1 h 26 min · Subtitles The Sleeping City is a 1950 American film noir crime film in semidocumentary style that was set in and filmed at New York's Bellevue Hospital. Directed by… Internet Archive Unique Contribution, The (Part I) 1959 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles How educational films contribute to teaching and learning. With many examples taken from scientific and historical films. Internet Archive The Green Glove 1952 · Feature · 1 h 28 min Title: The Green Glove Summary: An ex-soldier and his new girlfriend comb France for a valuable relic...which others are willing to kill for. Directed by:… Internet Archive Science in Action: Radar Defense Screen (Part II) 1956 · Film · Subtitles Kinescope of Fifties science TV program featuring discussions and demonstrations. In this episode, host Earl Herald interviews Brigadeer General James W.… Internet Archive Rock, Rock, Rock! 1956 ★★½ Musical Drama (CC) [1:25:31] Tuesday Weld, Chuck Berry, Connie Francis 1956 · Feature · 1 h 25 min · Subtitles Rock, Rock, Rock! is a 1956 musical drama film conceived, co-written and co-produced by Milton Subotsky and directed by Will Price. The film is an early… Internet Archive 'Your Hit Parade' - December 4, 1954 1954 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles Episode of the TV series 'Your Hit Parade', originally aired December 4, 1954. All music in this program is 'Live', performed by the shows cast. Featured… Internet Archive I Believe In You 1952 · Feature Cecil Parker, Celia Johnson, Harry Fowler and Joan Collins star in the story of an unlucky girl, a troubled young man and their sympathetic probation officers. Internet Archive The Wasp Woman 1959 (HD) ★★½ CC: Horror/Sci-Fi [1:01:05] 1959 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles The Wasp Woman (also known as The Bee Girl and Insect Woman) is a 1959 American independent science-fiction horror film produced and directed by Roger Corman.… Internet Archive Lovers And Lollipops ( 1956) 1956 · Feature Plot: Ann, an attractive widowed New York model, lives in an apartment with her daughter Peggy. The courtship of Ann by visiting engineer Larry, and… Internet Archive The Bloody Brood 1959 · Feature · 1 h 8 min Two beatniks get their kicks by dealing drugs and violence. Internet Archive On the Run 1956 · Film · Subtitles About well-behaved teenagers who compete in the Mobilgas Economy Run. Excellent teens dancing in San Francisco malt shop. This film, narrated by a teen-age… Internet Archive Long Street, The 1957 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles How the Salvation Army responds to human needs. Includes many images of depressed neighborhoods and skid rows in San Francisco and other California cities, as… Internet Archive Trail of the Rocket 1951 · Film · Subtitles Mary Kay and Johnny; Johnny is suspicious of whom he considers to be Martian spies. Internet Archive Developing Friendships 1950 · Film · Subtitles WHILE A GROUP OF FRIENDS WAIT FOR JOE AT THE RR STATION, 1 BOY REMINISCES ABOUT HOW JOE HAS TAUGHT HIM THE VALUE OF FRIENDSHIPS & HOW TO DEVELOP AN… Internet Archive Hoppy, the Bunny: Background for Reading and Expression 1953 · Film · Subtitles TEACHER PRESENTS A BOOK ABOUT A BUNNY. SHIFTS TO A REAL RABBIT LEAVING HIS TREE HOME FOR A DAY OF ADVENTURE. HE MEETS A RACCOON, OWL, VISITS A FARM WHERE HE… Internet Archive Age of Turmoil 1953 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles An afternoon and evening in the complicated lives of six teenagers. Internet Archive Slightly Scarlet (1956) John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl, Ted De Corsia 1956 · Feature Slightly Scarlet is a 1956 American crime film, with some noirish elements, based on James M. Cain's novel Love's Lovely Counterfeit. It was directed by Allan… Internet Archive So Long at the Fair 1950 · Feature Title: So Long at the Fair Summary: A young woman visits Paris with her brother only to discover the following morning he has gone missing and the hotel staff… 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 Les Cinq Dernières Minutes - Réactions en chaîne (1958) 1958 · Feature Réactions en chaîne (première diffusion : 6 mai 1958) Avec Raymond Souplex (l'inspecteur principal Antoine Bourrel) et Jean Daurand (l'inspecteur Dupuy) Les… Internet Archive Moment of Indiscretion 1958 · Feature Title: Moment of Indiscretion Summary: Reluctant to disclose her whereabouts on the night of the murder of her one-time fiance's mistress, a married woman is… Internet Archive Life Is a Lark at Willow Grove Park 1956 · Film · Subtitles Features bands playing at music stand; plus 20 minute film of amusement park, rides and circus. Internet Archive Look at Pontiac for 1954! 1953 · Film · Subtitles 1954 Pontiac advertising film. Great shots of Pontiac showroom cars on rotating platforms. VS POV from inside Pontiac driving on race tracks and open road.… Internet Archive Protecting Poultry Profits (Part II) 1952 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Drugs to keep chickens healthy. Includes disturbing images of necropsies and sick chicks. Internet Archive Operation TEAPOT Military Effects Studies 1955 · Short · 30 min Operation TEAPOT consisted of 14 nuclear tests detonated from February 18 to May 15, 1955. The goal of the series was to test nuclear devices for possible… Internet Archive Microscopic Life: The World of the Invisible 1958 · Film · Subtitles A study of the plant and animal life found in a jar of ordinary pond water. Illustrates and explains the difference between microscopic plants and animals;… Internet Archive Europe At Your Window 1950 · Film · Subtitles Reel contains two films: The first is a sponsored film about the travel adventures of a couple who take a trip from Sweden to Paris by bus; the second film is… Internet Archive Sentinel in the Sky 1955 · Film · Subtitles Peacetime airborne radar installations perform several most useful functions. They are an aid to navigation, they provide early warning against storms, they… Internet Archive The Atomic Man (1955) 1955 · Feature "The Atomic Man" is a 1955 science fiction film set against the backdrop of atomic experimentation during the Cold War. The story revolves around the… Internet Archive The Mad Magician (1954) 1954 · Feature The Mad Magician is a 1954 American horror film directed by John Brahm starring Vincent Price, Mary Murphy and Eva Gabor. It follows Don Gallico, a master… Internet Archive Battery Electricity 1957 · Film · Subtitles Part of the Junior Science Film Series. Based on the books After Dinner Science and Science Magic by Kenneth M. Swezey. Explains how electricity works and… Internet Archive Violent Saturday (1955) Directed by Richard Fleischer, Starring Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Stephen McNally 1955 · Feature Violent Saturday is a 1955 American FILM NOlR crime film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Victor Mature, Richard Egan and Stephen McNally. In…