The world's archives

2,209–2,256 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 Our Cities Must Fight 1951 · Film · Subtitles A plea for American cities to be prepared to deal with enemy attack. Many images of mass evacuation. Some footage of devastated war-torn European cities.… Internet Archive Beat the Devil (1953) 1953 · Feature A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/beat-the-devil-1953/ Internet Archive In Our Hands, Part 3: How To Lose What We Have 1950 · Film · Subtitles "We can lose what we have in America by a lack of interest in our government, a lack of training needed to recognize false promises and false leaders, an… Internet Archive Goodbye, Mrs. Ant 1959 · Film · Subtitles COVERS THE LIFE CYCLE & HABITS OF THE ANT & EFFECTIVE METHODS OF CONTROL & EXTERMINATION WITH INSECTICIDES. Internet Archive The Invisible Man ★ (Complete TV Series) 1958 · TV The Invisible Man ★ (Complete TV Series) I now have uploaded ★ all 26 Episodes: 2 Seasons of 13 each - Minus the Un-aired Pilot Episode "The Invisible Man" -… Internet Archive INTERPOL CALLING TV SERIES 1959 · TV Interpol Calling was a 1959 Rank Organisation and Jack Wrather Productions British television crime drama series for ITC Entertainment Internet Archive Hold Back Tomorrow (1955) 1955 · Feature Suicidal hooker Cleo Moore agrees to spend the night with condemned prisoner John Agar in this Hugo Haas film noir. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Yours - Exclusively 1954 · Film · Subtitles Texaco sales film aimed at Texaco dealers, introducing a new high octane gasoline with the additive "Petrox." Excellent cutaway engine illustrates pistons in… Internet Archive Competition and Big Business 1953 · Film · Subtitles Defines big business and analyzes the relationship of big business to competition. Discusses the effect of big business on such problems as monopoly, entry… Internet Archive Musical-Variety series ''The Tony Martin Show'' 1954 (Higher Quality) 1954 · TV · 14 min · Subtitles A higher quality upload of a 1954 episode of "The Tony Martin Show". Each episode ran 15-minutes (with ads) and consisted of musical performances. This series… Internet Archive [Streetwalkers] 1950 · Film · Subtitles Shot on the streets of Los Angeles Unknown whether posed or unposed Some appears to have been shot in slow motion some women may be prostitutes, others not… Internet Archive ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' - Ricky's Big Night 1957 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles An episode of "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet". This episode focuses on the character of Ricky Nelson, who is played by Ricky Nelson. Also featured quite… Internet Archive ''The Steve Allen Plymouth Show'' - 16 November 1959 1959 · TV · 57 min · Subtitles An episode of "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show". Unfortunately there is a time-code on this copy. Complete with original commercials for Plymouth, but credits… Internet Archive Adelante Cubanos 1958 · Film · Subtitles On industry in Cuba: supports buying Cuban-made products and extols the joys of consumerism. Apparently made in 1958 just prior to the revolution. Suburban… Internet Archive Fifties Popular Culture - ''Burns and Allen'' (Episode Aired 13th March 1952) 1952 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles Another episode of the old CBS sitcom "The George Burns and Gracie Show", and in this episode, the ever-scatterbrained Gracie loses her engagement ring.… Internet Archive ''I Married Joan'' - The Jailbird (1955, NBC-TV Comedy) 1955 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles An episode of the 1952-1955 NBC-TV Comedy series "I Married Joan" called "The Jail Bird". This sitcom was a minor hit in the ratings, but never made the Top… Internet Archive News Magazine of the Screen, The (Vol. 7, Issue 6) 1957 · Newsreel · 20 min · Subtitles Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use. Internet Archive Last Word In Automatic Dishwashing 1950 · Short · 27 min · Subtitles Internet Archive News Magazine of the Screen, The (Vol. 7, Issue 5) 1957 · Newsreel · Subtitles Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom presentation. THE FLIGHT FROM HUNGARY UN TROOPS TAKE-OVER IN SUEZ RUINS OF POMPEII, ITALY PAINTING ON PIN-HEADS… Internet Archive Spirit of Enterprise 1955 · Film · Subtitles A story of how a young couple parlay their frozen custard booth into a multimillion dollar business. Internet Archive The Betty White Show (1958 series, misc episode 2) 1958 · TV · 23 min · Subtitles An incomplete episode of "The Betty White Show", a short-lived 1958 prime-time variety series starring Betty White. This episode is themed around jealousy. Internet Archive Hell Ship Mutiny 1957 · Feature · 1 h 5 min Title: Hell Ship Mutiny Summary: Jim Knight is the captain of a ship trading in the South Seas. He runs into trouble when he makes port at an island where… Internet Archive Colonial Living: Life in a Colonial Home 1957 · Film · Subtitles Reconstructs life in the colony of Virginia in the mid-1700s, showing scenes of everyday life and the production of necessities, such as candles, newspapers,… Internet Archive In Our Hands, Part 4: How to Keep What We Have 1950 · Film · Subtitles "How well we manage our natural resources, our human energy and our tools determines how well we live in America. Despite our great productive power we still… Internet Archive The Man With the Golden Arm (1955) 1955 · Feature A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-man-with-the-golden-arm-1955/ Internet Archive The Voice Beneath the Sea 1956 · Film · Subtitles "Traces the establishment of the first telephone cable link beneath the Atlantic Ocean from North America to the British Isles and Europe. Scenes of the… Internet Archive [News Magazine of the Screen, April] 1950 · Newsreel · 20 min · Subtitles Newsreel stories reformatted for educational presentation. Internet Archive How Our Country Grew 1950 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Focuses on growth of farming; manufacturing; transportation and how they have contributed to the country's development. Internet Archive Postmark East Lansing 1950 · Film · Subtitles BY MEANS OF STUDENT'S LETTER WE ARE SHOWN MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. INTRO BY PRESIDENT JOHN HANNAH. GOOD QUALITY COLLEGE MATERIAL, SHOWING ALL ASPECTS. Internet Archive Para Vestir Santos (1955) 1955 · Feature Para vestir santos es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Leopoldo Torre Nilsson sobre el guion de Sixto Pondal Ríos y Carlos Olivari que… Internet Archive Adelante Cubanos 1958 · Film · Subtitles On industry in Cuba: supports buying Cuban-made products and extols the joys of consumerism. Apparently made in 1958 just prior to the revolution. Suburban… Internet Archive California Is Climate 1958 · Film · Subtitles The film discusses the impact of climate on life in the Metropolitan Oakland Area (MOA), highlighting its mild, even temperatures as a key factor in… Internet Archive 'You'll Never Get Rich' Promo (1955 CBS-TV Promo) 1955 · TV · Subtitles 1955 CBS-TV Promo for "You'll Never Get Rich", Also known as "Sgt Bilko" and "The Phil Silvers Show". The show itself it still copyrighted, But this promo is… Internet Archive Killer's Wife 1953 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles «The Abbott and Costello Show» (№32). Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mary Beth Hughes, Max Baer, and Lou Nova in «Killer's Wife». Produced and Directed by Jean… Internet Archive "Meet Corliss Archer" - Corliss The Cheerleader 1954 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Episode "Corliss The Cheerleader" of the classic 50's sitcom "Meet Corliss Archer". The show ran from 1954 to 1955. Internet Archive THE HUSTLER 1951 - PAUL NEWMAN 1951 · Feature Paul Newman, in the best pool Hustle Internet Archive Round Trip: The USA in World Trade 1952 · Film · Subtitles An American auto worker, a Southern farmer, a British machinist, a housewife, a French laborer and a Mexican farmer give their views on world trade. Points up… Internet Archive Secrets of the Pond 1953 · Film · Subtitles DESCRIBES WIDE VARIETY OF PLANT & ANIMAL LIFE HIDDEN ON SHORES & ON WATERS OF AN ORDINARY COUNTRY POND. A John Kieran Kaleidoscope film. Internet Archive ''The Bob Hope Chevy Show'' - 28 December 1956 1956 · TV · 57 min · Subtitles An episode of "The Bob Hope Chevy Show". This has been uploaded before, but this copy has very slightly better picture quality...I hope! Lots of variety with… Internet Archive Operation CASTLE Commander's Report 1954 · Short · 13 min Operation CASTLE was a six-detonation test series held at the Atomic Energy Commission's (AEC) Pacific Proving Ground in the Spring of 1954. This test series,… Internet Archive Ivanhoe - Murder at the Inn 1958 · TV · Subtitles Ivanhoe tries to help a village being terrorized by a bullying lord. Comes from a VHS source - sorry for any issues. Internet Archive Baghdad pact. Unified Military Command Seen, 1958/01/30 1958 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Dulles arrives in Ankara for Baghdad alliance meeting, bombs set off, scenes of meeting as "US pledges $10 million for new communications system" -… Internet Archive Waves of Green 1950 · Film · Subtitles TRIBUTE TO AMERICA'S LAND-GRANT COLLEGES. GOOD AGRICULTURE and FARM MATERIAL. SHIPS, MARINE, SEA SHOTS. SAILORS DISCUSS GREATNESS OF AMERICA. Some good stock… Internet Archive ''Lassie'' - The Tree House 1956 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Popular entertainment from the 1950s. Two kids build a tree house. Problems ensue. Naturally, Lassie saves the day. Internet Archive The. Diamond. Wizard. 1954. 1954 · Feature The Diamond is a 1954 British film noir crime film starring Dennis O'Keefe, Margaret Sheridan and Philip Friend. It is based on the 1952 novel Rich Is the… Internet Archive Classic Educational Television: ''Mr. Wizard'' - Types of Rocks 1954 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of the classic educational television series "Mr. Wizard", which aired on the NBC Television Network and aimed at children. This episode discusses… Internet Archive Who Said That? 1955 · Feature Title: Who Said That? Summary: Quiz show with the panelists being read a quotation in the news and they had to identify the person uttering it. In addition to… Internet Archive Adelante Cubanos 1958 · Film · Subtitles On industry in Cuba: supports buying Cuban-made products and extols the joys of consumerism. Apparently made in 1958 just prior to the revolution. Suburban…