The world's archives

1,489–1,536 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 Episode of the Classic TV series "The Morey Amsterdam Show" 1950 · TV · Subtitles Episode of the classic TV series "The Morey Amsterdam Show", Also featuring Art Carney. This episode features a comedy song sung by Morey Amsterdam, A comedic… Internet Archive Make Mine a Double 1959 · Feature Title: Make Mine a Double Summary: A WWII British secret agent has a desperate mission in occupied France. An airman who is his double is enlisted in the… Internet Archive Cast a Dark Shadow 1955 · Feature Title: Cast a Dark Shadow Summary: A clever fortune-hunter with a penchant for murder does in his elderly, supposedly rich, wife and manages to get away with… Internet Archive Best Made Plans, The 1956 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles Loving tribute to Saran plastic wrap as an indispensable household accessory. Internet Archive El Autoestopista ( 1953) 1953 · Feature Roy Collins y Gilbert Bowen, ambos de mediana edad, dejan atrás la gran ciudad para dirigirse por carretera hacia México. A varios kilómetros de la frontera… Internet Archive Immunization (Second edition) 1955 · Film · Subtitles Explains what immunization is and how it is built up either by having a disease or by being inoculated with vaccine. Shows how smallpox vaccine is produced… Internet Archive What Makes A Good Party? 1950 · Film · Subtitles Shows how to plan a party. Illustrates the skills which enable the guests to have fun together. Internet Archive Heart, The 1950 · Film · Subtitles Another in the astonishing series of science and nature films narrated by writer/naturalist John Kieran, The Heart achieves a surreal effect from the… Internet Archive World Through Stamps: The Stories Behind Postage Stamps, The 1957 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Great moments in aviation history as told through postage stamps. Internet Archive Educational TV from the 50's: 'Watch Mr. Wizard' 1954 · TV · 30 min · Subtitles Educational TV broadcast from the 50's, an live kinescope of "Watch Mr. Wizard" from 1954. Internet Archive They Call It All-States 1950 · Film · Subtitles Many good shots to be logged. Camp for kids (teens), great film! Teenagers at camp: flag-raising & pledge, breakfast, doing dishes, sweeping (many brooms),… Internet Archive It Takes Everybody to Build This Land 1951 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Traces the development and discusses the importance of specialization in American industry and agriculture, with the added attraction of a left-populist… Internet Archive Early Television Comedy: ''Burns and Allen" (Episode Title: 'Kleebob Card Game') 1950 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of the early television comedy "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show". This episode aired 12 October 1950 over the CBS Television Network. An… Internet Archive One Step Beyond : The Riddle 1959 · TV · Subtitles An episode of the classic sci-fi/mystery tv show. Episode details: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0507840/ Internet Archive Break to Freedom 1953 · Feature Title: Break to Freedom Summary: In 1944, at a POW camp in Germany the Allied prisoners use a dummy prop named Albert to fool the German guards and escape.… Internet Archive The Big Combo (1955) [P&M] 1080p Blu-Ray (13GB) 1955 · 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 Stalag 17 (1953) 1953 · Feature It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17 and the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem—there seems to be… Internet Archive "The Buccaneers" Blackbeard 1956 · TV · Subtitles "The Buccaneers" Blackbeard Original Air Date: 19 September 1956 (Season 1, Episode 1) Internet Archive Flying with Arthur Godfrey 1953 · Film · Subtitles DESCRIPTION : Flying with Arthur Godfrey 7:23:19- 7:23:31 An old (Wright Brothers style) plane sails through the air (nice sounds). Cut to a medium close up… Internet Archive Sniffles and Sneezes 1955 · Film · Subtitles SHOWS HOW COLDS ARE SPREAD BY SNEEZING, COUGHING & CARELESS HANDLING OF INFECTED ARTICLES. OUTLINES PRECAUTIONS TO FOLLOW TO PREVENT SPREAD OF COLDS. 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 This Charming Couple 1950 · Film · Subtitles This Charming Couple, one of a series of five films on courtship and marriage designed to be used with Henry Bowman's textbook Marriage for Moderns, was part… Internet Archive Andy's Animal Alphabet 1950 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Andy, a little orangutan, conducts a tour through the Bronx Zoo. He visits a series of animals, some familiar and some strange, whose names begin with the… Internet Archive Tank Battalion 1958 · Feature Title: Tank Battalion Summary: Four men in their tank, during the Korean War in 1951, find themselves behind enemy lines. Directed by: Sherman A. Rose Actors:… Internet Archive The Green Scarf 1954 · Feature Title: The Green Scarf Summary: Maitre Deliot, (Michael Redgrave) convinced a deaf, dumb, and blind man accused of murder is innocent, battles in the… Internet Archive One Step Beyond : The Dream 1959 · TV · Subtitles Episode of the classic sci-fi/mystery show. Episode details : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0507817/ Internet Archive Palmour Street 1957 · Film · Subtitles SHOWS THE DAILY life of a NEGRO FAMILY IN GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA. ILLUSTRATES BASIC MENTAL HEALTH CONCEPTS BY SHOWING WAYS PARENTS CAN INFLUENCE THEIR CHILD'S… Internet Archive Private Hell 36 1954 · Feature Title: Private Hell 36 Summary: When 2 detectives steal $80,000 from a dead robber, one of them suffers from a guilty conscience which could lead to murder.… Internet Archive Nebo Zovyot (The Sky Calls)1959 1959 · Feature The Sky Calls, also known as Nebo Zovyot, is a 1959 Soviet science fiction film about a scientific expedition preparing to be the first to land on Mars. The… Internet Archive Going Steady? 1951 · Film · Subtitles Substitutes opening and closing title cards for a narrator. DIRECTOR: Gil Altschul; CAMERA: Bruce Colling; WRITERS: Hartley Pfeil; EDITOR: Ace Moore;… Internet Archive Responsibilities of American Citizenship, The 1955 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Anti-communist orientation for Americans/ Internet Archive Chrysler's New One Hundred Million Dollar Look! (aka Chrysler 1955 New Car Movie) 1955 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Let's Share With Others 1950 · Film · Subtitles Discusses dividing things, taking turns, sharing through words and expression, and doing things together as essentials of fair play and thoughtfulness. Internet Archive Anger at Work: The Story of the Headache Switch 1956 · Film · Subtitles ANGER AT WORK explains the "headache switch," one of the mental mechanisms of man's personality which induces displacement of anger onto other men and impairs… Internet Archive As the Wheels Turn 1950 · Film · Subtitles FAMILY AT PICNIC. FATHER USES TABLEWARE TO BUILD MODEL OF CHEVROLET, SHOWING CENTER POINT STEERING, SPRINGS & SHACKLES, SHOCK ABSORBERS & VENTILATION SYSTEM.… Internet Archive [Much Ado About Hair-Do’s] 1950 · Newsreel · Subtitles San Mateo, California hairstylist Grivee demonstrates novelty hairdos, including the "Parakeet," "Number 9," and the "Swept-Wing." Newsreel story. Internet Archive Pontiac Styling Picture 1954 · Film · Subtitles 00:10:51:01 - 00:20:00:16 Color Silent 1954 1955 PONTIAC SALES FILM. VS EXT & INT of 1955 Pontiac Star Chief Sedan. 00:10:51:01 - 00:16:12:26 Color Silent… Internet Archive Classic Commercial for Kellogg's Sugar Smacks 1954 · Commercial · 2 min A Classic Commercial for Kellogg's Sugar Smacks that aired during 1954. This is from an episode of "Super Circus", the complete telecast can also be found on… Internet Archive Social Courtesy 1951 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Dramatic film offering instruction in basic social graces. Internet Archive Agricultural Aviation 1955 · Film · Subtitles About using general aviation in agriculture. VS cropduster over cotton fields CU boll weevil on cotton boll CU Cartoon of boll weevil on airplane rudder GS US… Internet Archive Overcoming Fear 1950 · Film · Subtitles Content warning: Voiceover narration uses an outdated and non-preferred term for disability. "Tells how Bill overcomes his fear of the water. Shows Mr.… Internet Archive The Liberace Show - 1954 Christmas episode 1954 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles A Christmas episode of "The Liberace Show" from 1954. This series featured piano player Liberace. The episode contains him mostly playing the piano with a… Internet Archive The Ordeal of Thomas Moon 1957 · Film Medical film sponsored by the Philadelphia-based pharmaceutical firm to illustrate how obesity affects the performance of simple everyday tasks. This unusual… Internet Archive The Sun Shines Bright 1953 · Feature 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 The Bat 1958 · Feature A crazed killer known as The Bat is on the loose in a mansion full of people. Internet Archive One Jump Ahead 1955 · Feature Title: One Jump Ahead Summary: Directed by: Charles Saunders Actors: Paul Carpenter, Diane Hart, Jill Adams Production Company: Kenilworth Film Productions… Internet Archive Drums In The Deep South 1951 · Feature IMDB Movie Information Internet Archive Appointment with Disaster 1956 · Film · Subtitles Shows three men, each in a hurry, driving their cars too fast and recklessly, and as a result the three cars meet for an appointment with disaster.