The world's archives

1,441–1,488 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 LA NOCHE AVANZA (1952) 1952 · Feature · Subtitles Título original: La noche avanza País de origen: México Filmada a partir el16 de julio de 1951 en los estudios Churubusco y se estrenó el 24 de abril de 1952… Internet Archive Oil Today - Power Tomorrow 1950 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles The story of how oil is brought to the earth's surface and turned into power. Emphasizes the men who work in the oil industry and the significance of oil as a… Internet Archive Double Confession 1950 · Feature Title: Double Confession Summary: When his wife is murdered, the husband tries to divert suspicion from himself to someone else. Unfortunately, his scheme… Internet Archive Angry Boy 1950 · Film · Subtitles Produced by Irving Jacoby and Alexander Hammid. Directed by Alexander Hammid. Filmed in and around the Huron Valley Child Guidance Clinic in Michigan. This… Internet Archive The Miami Story (1954) Barry Sullivan, Luther Adler, John Baer - Film Noir 1954 · Feature The Miami Story is a 1954 American film noir crime film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Barry Sullivan, Luther Adler, John Baer, Adele Jergens. It was… Internet Archive What You Should Know About Biological Warfare 1952 · Film · Subtitles Shows how germs, toxins and plant growth regulators are used in biological warfare, how attacks may occur, and what individuals should do is epidemic results.… Internet Archive Look at Pontiac for 1954! 1954 · 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 Helicopter, The 1953 · Film · Subtitles 0:24 VS airplanes taxiing down runway and up into air Camera pans airplanes parked in airport Airplane lands, then helicopter lands in front of bldg. Man… Internet Archive The Final Test 1953 · Feature Title: The Final Test Summary: Sam Palmer is a cricket player who is playing the last Test match of his career. His schoolboy son, Reggie, is a budding poet… Internet Archive The Outcasts Of Poker Flat ( 1952) 1952 · Feature Trapped in a snowbound mountain cabin, an assortment of travelers receives the unwelcome visit of a wanted outlaw. Starring Cameron Mitchell, Dale Robertson,… Internet Archive Right or Wrong? (Making Moral Decisions) 1951 · Film · Subtitles [Educational Screen, Oct 1951] The film presents a series of situations which involve moral decisions and raises the question of whether or not each of the… Internet Archive Atomic Power at Shippingport (Part II) 1958 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Tour of the first commercial nuclear power plant. Internet Archive Lucky Strike Commercial from 1955 #2 1955 · Commercial · 1 min Yet another Lucky Strike Cigarette commercial from 1955. This one features a couple walking outside a movie theater/theatre. Internet Archive Woman on the Run 1950 · Feature Title: Woman on the Run Summary: Frank Johnson flees police after becoming an eyewitness to murder. He is pursued around scenic San Francisco by his wife, a… Internet Archive ''Life with Elizabeth'' - Misc episode No. 16 1953 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles An episode of the 1950s television series "Life with Elizabeth", starring Betty White. It had started as a live local series in 1952, and aired as a filmed… Internet Archive The Third Visitor 1951 · Feature Title: The Third Visitor Summary: Mr. Richard Carling is found dead in his home with a house full of suspects. Directed by: Maurice Elvey Actors: Sonia… Internet Archive My World Dies Screaming 1958 · Feature Title: My World Dies Screaming Summary: A newlywed is terrified when her husband brings her to live in the old house that figures in her recurring nightmare.… Internet Archive The Lady Says No 1951 · Feature Title: The Lady Says No Summary: A woman writes a best-selling book for women warning them about the "dangers" of men. A handsome photographer for a national… Internet Archive Who Are the People of America? 1953 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Explains how the United States came to be a diversely populated nation. Internet Archive Hell's Crossroads 1957 · Feature Title: Hell's Crossroads Summary: An imprisoned gunfighter is offered parole on one condition--that he track down and bring in Jesse James. Directed by:… Internet Archive Both Sides of the Law 1953 · Feature Title: Both Sides of the Law Summary: A pseudo-documentary in style with an emphasis on the daily work and routine of women police built around three… Internet Archive How to Listen To... New Dimensions in Sound 1957 · Film · Subtitles PRESENTS NEW STEREO RCA VICTOR PHONOGRAPH RECORDS & PLAYER. DEMONSTRATES SOUND OF STEREOPHONIC REPRODUCTION. 17:12:24:00 How to Listen to New Dimensions in… Internet Archive Borderline (1950) [P&M] DVD Rip (1GB) 1950 · Feature For the P&M collection, I scour the web for the highest fidelity uploads of films, whether that be here on the Archive, elsewhere on the web, on bittorrent or… Internet Archive The Scarf 1951 · Feature Title: The Scarf Summary: A man believe to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was the one to actually kill her using the… Internet Archive Go For Broke 1951 · Feature An army Leutenant must learn to rectify his racist attitude towards the Japanese while leading his predominantly Japanese-American troop during WW2. Starring… Internet Archive Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill 1950 · Feature · 50 min A Hal Roach comedy. Internet Archive The Big Frame 1952 · Feature Title: The Big Frame Summary: During a London reunion of a World War II RAF unit, an American pilot gets into a fight with one of his buddies, who is drunk… Internet Archive Powr-Lok 1956 · Film · Subtitles 1950's mom driving yellow Lincoln convertible, picks up son at end of school day. Tail fins, chrome. Internet Archive Groucho Marx in ''You Bet Your Life'' (''Chair'') (Comedy/Game Show) 1954 · Commercial · 29 min · Subtitles Groucho Marx in his extremely popular 1950's television series "You Bet Your Life", which aired on the NBC Television Network. The "secret word" in this… Internet Archive Your Hit Parade - Christmas Eve Show 1955 1955 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of "Your Hit Parade" from the 24th December 1955. This NBC series presented the cast performing covers of pop chart hits. Singers are Dorothy… Internet Archive Kings Mountain Airplane Crash 1950 · Newsreel · Subtitles Near Woodside, California: Aftermath of air crash on Kings Mountain hillside. Newsreel story. Internet Archive The Square Peg 1958 · Feature A British road repairman gets into a feud with the Army, gets drafted and is mistakenly parachuted into Nazi occupied France where his physical resemblance to… Internet Archive ''Make Room for Daddy'' - Don't Yell at Your Children 1956 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of Make Room for Daddy. In this episode, Danny and his wife try to avoid yelling at their children. Originally broadcast 20 March 1956, this copy… Internet Archive Coca-Cola Commercial (Arabic) (3 versions) 1950 · Commercial · Subtitles 11:52:23:04 Film appears to be an Egyptian Coca-Cola commercial in Arabic; commercial takes place in a restaurant with woman singing a song backed by band,… Internet Archive 'Till It Helps! 1959 · Film · Subtitles [Much of the footage from this film was in another film made for the United Way] 1959 St. Louis; footage of United Way of Greater St. Louis services for… Internet Archive 711 Ocean Drive (1950) Edmond O' Brien, Joanne Dru, Otto Kruger 1950 · Feature 711 Ocean Drive is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Edmond O'Brien, Joanne Dru and Otto Kruger. You can find out more… Internet Archive Dining Together 1951 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Thanksgiving dining etiquette for young children. Internet Archive The Limping Man 1953 colorized (Lloyd Bridges) 1953 · Feature An American WWII veteran goes back to England after the war only to discover that his wartime sweetheart, whom he hasn't seen in six years, has gotten… Internet Archive Iran: Between Two Worlds 1954 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Iran at the time of the 1953 U.S.-backed coup d'etat. Internet Archive Happy Go Lovely 1951 · Feature Title: Happy Go Lovely Summary: B.G. Bruno, a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is essentially a kind man but… Internet Archive United Nations and World Disputes 1950 · Film · Subtitles Reviews four major disputes that since 1945 have threatened world peace -- Indonesia, Palestine, India & Korea. Demonstrates how United Nations was successful… Internet Archive Preventive Psychiatry in the Navy: The Role of the Junior Officer 1954 · Film · Subtitles Attempts to instruct young officers on the emotional lives of the men under their command and how it affects their performance in the Navy. Troops drilling… Internet Archive Look at Socialism, A 1955 · Film · Subtitles This is the first of a bracket of three films examining the major political and economic systems of the world today. The film discusses socialism and its… Internet Archive Moving North 1955 · Film · Subtitles Martin Van Lines arrives to pick up a 1950s Caucasian family from their home in Seattle who are moving to Alaska. packing silver; kids at totem poles; Alaska… Internet Archive News Magazine of the Screen, The (Vol. 1, Issue 6) 1951 · Film · Subtitles 0:34:25 - UN CONDEMNS RED CHINA VS delegates at United Nations political committee session vote on resolution / General Matthew Ridgway studies war map in war… Internet Archive Understand Your Emotions 1950 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Biology teacher explains emotions, voluntary and involuntary behavior. Internet Archive Made in Heaven 1952 · Feature Title: Made in Heaven Summary: A young couple enter the Dunmow Flitch Trial, in which a side of bacon can be won if a couple do not regret their marriage… Internet Archive Wonderful Jet World of Pan American, The 1959 · Film · Subtitles Large number of shots to be logged. Rotating globe shots. Backlighted gulls flying against sky. CU Turtle crawling in sand. Little boy climbing over country…