The world's archives

2,017–2,064 of 18,388 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 Flying Businessman 1953 · Film · Subtitles VS night shots of airline neon signs at airport (Western Airlines) VS people at airport counter, clerk VS flight attendants and passengers inside airplane… Internet Archive Opportunity Unlimited 1953 · Film · Subtitles Many good stock shots to be logged. Directed by Edward Seward. Narrated by George Bryan. Produced by John Bransby. Written and Supervised by J. Kenneth Roden. Internet Archive Who's Boss? 1950 · Film · Subtitles Shows that compromises and adjustments are necessary in maintaining a happy marriage, stressing that patience, love and understanding help achieve a good… Internet Archive 1953 Episode of ''Texaco Star Theatre'' with Gertrude Berg 1953 · TV · 54 min · Subtitles An interesting 1953 episode of Milton Berle's "Texaco Star Theatre" from 1953, with special guest star Gertrude Berg, playing her popular character "Molly… Internet Archive ''Range Rider'' - Shotgun Stage 1952 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles Entertaining episode of this western TV series, which aired during the early 1950s. Fun! Internet Archive 'Mama' - The Parade Grandstand (1955) 1955 · TV · 30 min · Subtitles An 1955 episode of "Mama" called "The Parade Grandstand". This episode deals with racism. Light-hearted, but still an important step for TV. Complete with… 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 Classic Television Comedy: ''The Pajama Game'' - Ozzie and Harriet 1956 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of the classic television comedy "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" called "The Pajama Game". This was originally broadcast 1 April 1955 (Season… Internet Archive ''Frontier Doctor'' - Danger Valley 1956 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles An episode of the western TV series. The doctor is concerned about an outbreak of diphtheria, while meanwhile there is a criminal on the loose.. Internet Archive ''Burns and Allen'' - Beverly Hills Uplift Society (Episode aired 11 October 1951) 1951 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles Another episode of the popular 1950's CBS-TV comedy "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show". This episode is called "Beverly Hills Uplift Society" and aired… Internet Archive [Home Movies: "California and East Travels"] 1955 · Home movie · Subtitles Summary: family western train trip. Tarmac POV at an airport, looks like San Francisco airport. Passengers in travel clothes and carrying luggage deplane out… Internet Archive To Enrich Mankind 1955 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles A man in white coat talking to Archimedes in room full of stone and bronze busts of famous scientists researchers. We learn about how machines have improved… Internet Archive Murder by Contract (1958) 1958 · Feature Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult. Watch on RetroFlix.org:… Internet Archive Shield for Murder 1954 · Feature Title: Shield for Murder Summary: When a brutal police detective Lt. murders a bookmaker's runner for $25,000 in cash, a deaf mute sees him do it and now he… Internet Archive Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) 1951 · Feature A warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/inside-the-walls-of-folsom-prison… Internet Archive This Is the Dairy Industry 1957 · Film · Subtitles The film discusses the significance of the dairy industry, highlighting its vast economic impact and job creation. It emphasizes the importance of dairy… Internet Archive My Outlaw Brother 1951 · Feature · 1 h 22 min Title: My Outlaw Brother Summary: A young man travels to Mexico in search of his brother, who has become involved with a dangerous gang. Directed by: Elliott… Internet Archive Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) 1958 · Feature George Kelly is angry at the world and scared to death of dying. A career bank robber, Kelly gets his confidence from his Thompson SMG and his girl Flo. After… Internet Archive Thrill Driver's Choice 1956 · Film · Subtitles The film showcases the thrilling performances of Joey Chitwood's auto thrill show, featuring a talented team of drivers executing breathtaking stunts with… Internet Archive Classic TV Comedy: ''Burns and Allen'' - (Title: Gracie's Vegetarian Plot) (1951) 1951 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles Another episode of the early TV comedy, "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show". This episode features a common plot used in early TV, the "crazy fad diet"… Internet Archive [Home Movies: West, Disneyland] 1959 · Home movie · Subtitles Buffalo grazing in sage; sign "Wind River Canyon"; views of canyon and rushing water through bare canyon; "Hell's Canyon"; sandstone pillars; "Garden of the… Internet Archive 1956 1956 · Cartoon Public domain cartoons of 1956. Work in progress. Corrections on copyright status welcome. Internet Archive They Call It All-States 1950 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles Activities at National Farmers Union's summer camp for farm children. Internet Archive NBC Matinee Theater: The Fall of the House of Usher 1956 · TV · 50 min · Subtitles Marshall Thompson and Tom Tryon star. It is rather amazing that 650 episodes of Matinee Theatre were produced and that it was live and in color. Don't bother… Internet Archive Bob Learns About Ocean Trade 1953 · Film · Subtitles BOB LEARNS ABOUT IMPORT & EXPORT TRADE. HE WATCHES SHIPS AT A LARGE HARBOR & SEES PINKERTON GUARDS, LONGSHOREMEN & CHECKERS AT WORK. Internet Archive Story Without End 1950 · Film · Subtitles Studies possible trends of telephone service, including the improvement and expansion of service in rural areas and the development and application of… Internet Archive The Case Against Brooklyn (1958) Darren McGavin, Margaret Hayes 1958 · Feature The Case Against Brooklyn is a 1958 film NOlR crime film directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Darren McGavin and Margaret Hayes, based on a True Magazine… Internet Archive The Raging Tide [1951] Dir. George Sherman, Starring Shelley Winters, Richard Conte, Stephen McNally, Charles Bickford 1951 · Feature You can find out more about this movie from Wikipedia . The Raging Tide is a 1951 American Film Noir directed by George Sherman and starring Shelley Winters,… Internet Archive ''The Frank Sinatra Show'' - 23 May 1958 1958 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of the short-lived series "The Frank Sinatra Show". Picture quality isn't very good. His guests in this episode are Pat Suzuki and Natalie Wood. Internet Archive Captain Brown, Harbor Pilot 1950 · Film · Subtitles SHOWS HOW THE PILOT GUIDES A SHIP THROUGH BAYS & CHANNELS, DIRECTING MEN IN THE PILOT HOUSE & ENGINE ROOM, IN THE TUGBOATS & ON DOCKS. GIVES DETAILS ON… Internet Archive Zoo Parade #190 1954 · TV · Subtitles Marlin Perkins and Jim Hurlbut are in the birdhouse of the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago for this interesting episode. Internet Archive Trail of the Rocket (Part II) 1951 · Cartoon · 15 min Singers Lucille and Johnny, whose radio show is sponsored by Oldsmobile, are invited to visit the Olds factory to see why the product is superior. While… 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 Drafty, Isn't It (1957) 1957 · Feature Drafty, Isn't It? is a cartoon film released in 1957. It was directed and written by Chuck Jones. Watch on RetroFlix.org:… Internet Archive Breakout (1959) 1959 · Feature Breakout is a 1959 British crime drama film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Lee Patterson, Hazel Court and Terence Alexander. The film follows a… Internet Archive The Runaway Bus (1954): Frankie Howerd film comedy 1954 · Feature The Runaway Bus (1954) British film comedy, starring Frankie Howerd and Margaret Rutherford. The feature film debut of comedian Frankie Howerd . This is the… Internet Archive Prehistoric Women (1950) 1950 · Feature Tigri and her stone age friends, all of which are women, hate all men. However, she and her Amazon tribe see men as a "necessary evil" and capture them for… Internet Archive News Magazine of the Screen, The (Vol. 5, Issue 10; Summer Review 1955) 1955 · Newsreel · 21 min · Subtitles Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use. Internet Archive The Duplicates 1952 · TV · Subtitles Tales Of Tomorrow ep The Duplicates * Season: 1 * Episode: 40 * First Aired: 7/4/1952 Internet Archive ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'' (Episode aired 1/November/1954) 1954 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of the classic TV comedy "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", which I presume aired during the 1st of November, 1954. This episodes consists… Internet Archive Hunde, Wollt Ihr Ewig Leben (1959) 1959 · Feature "Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben" (translated as "Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?" ) is a German war film from 1959 , directed by Peter M. Krüger . The film is… Internet Archive Dangerous Crossing (1953) Directed by Joseph M. Newman, Starring Jeanne Crain, Michael Rennie 1953 · Feature Dangerous Crossing is a 1953 black-and-white FILM NOlR mystery film, directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Jeanne Crain and Michael Rennie, based on the… 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 Your Career in the Paper Industry 1952 · Film · Subtitles Lots of stock shots to be logged Times Square, New York at night; neon advertising signs street scene near Rockefeller Center on Fifth Avenue; pedestrians… Internet Archive Mickey's Big Chance 1952 · Film · Subtitles DESIGNED TO DEVELOP GOOD DRIVING HABITS IN YOUNG DRIVERS. INTENDED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE YEAR JUST BEFORE THEY ARE OLD ENOUGH TO GET DRIVER'S LICENSES OR… Internet Archive Steve Allen Show with Ginger Rogers: Types of Girl Singers 1957 · TV · Subtitles Ginger Rogers and Steve Allen run through some humorous performances of "girl singers". From the Steve Allen Show, Season 3, Episode 5, aired October 20, 1957. Internet Archive Susie, The Little Blue Coupe (1952) 1952 · Feature From a brand new car in a showroom that draws every eye, to a discard in a second-hand lot and ultimately Skid Row, Susie's story has the highest of highs,… Internet Archive ''My Hero'' - The Fishing Story 1953 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles An episode of the short-lived US television series "My Hero", which aired from 1952 to 1953 and starred Bob Cummings. Please note that this is a syndication…