The world's archives

2,257–2,304 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 One Step Beyond: Night of April 14 1959 · TV · Subtitles ONE STEP BEYOND: Night of April 14 Season 1, episode 02. Airdate: Jan 27 1959. This file is a complete restoration including the original Alcoa Presents… Internet Archive East German Propaganda and Advertising Film 1958 · Short · 2 min This 1958 film from former East Germany is a strange mixture of propaganda and advertising: While the first half of the film praises the general progress the… Internet Archive 'Your Hit Parade' - 12 November 1955 1955 · Commercial · 30 min · Subtitles 12 November 1955 episode of "Your Hit Parade", a long-running 50's musical TV show. This episode features the cast doing covers of "Yellow Rose of Texas",… Internet Archive God's Little Acre (1958) 1958 · Feature In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related to… Internet Archive The Houston Story (1956) Gene Barry, Barbara Hale, Edward Arnold 1956 · Feature The Houston Story is a 1956 American crime FILM NOlR directed by William Castle and starring Gene Barry, Barbara Hale and Edward Arnold. You can find out more… Internet Archive Earth Satellites — Explorers of Outer Space 1958 · Film · Subtitles "Explains how man-made satellites stay aloft, presents launching of a satellite, describes what we may learn from satellites, and suggests what to look… Internet Archive News Magazine of the Screen, The (Vol. 4, Issue 9) 1954 · Newsreel · 21 min · Subtitles Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use. Internet Archive Misc episode of 'You Asked For It' #3 1951 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles Episode of the 50's TV series "You Asked For It", featuring: A Hindu fakir on a bed of nails, a man shot wearing a bullet proof vest, carnival conmen, and a… Internet Archive Your Police 1953 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Presents information about the police department and its services to citizens. Internet Archive Date with the Angels - The Wheel 1957 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles An episode of the short-lived 1957-1958 sitcom "Date with the Angels", starring Betty White. In this episode, Vicki's nephew comes to visit, and quickly… Internet Archive Responsibilities of American Citizenship, The 1955 · Film · Subtitles Shows that citizens should understand the American way of life, communism and socialism and their propaganda techniques, public education and government. Internet Archive Please Murder Me! (1956) 1956 · Feature A lawyer tries to exact justice on a woman he defended in court -- a woman whom he found out was guilty after getting her off. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Gene Autry Show - Double Barreled Vengenance in 3D 1951 · TV · Subtitles The Gene Autry Show ep 1x26 Double Barreled Vengenance Original Air Date: April 21, 1951. Gene goes undercover to get a outlaw that hid his money somewhere… Internet Archive Casino Royale- restored ending (1954) 1954 · TV First ever production of a James Bond story is a live television broadcast on the series "Climax!", with Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre, Michael Pate as Leiter,… Internet Archive [Unid: Savings & Loan Industrial, possibly "Family Finance"] 1955 · Film · Subtitles Sitcom style story, color industrial starring Julie Bishop, Tommy Kirk and others. Contains: good scenes of typical American family life circa 1955. Really… Internet Archive Flying Businessman 1953 · Film · Subtitles Film about the usefulness of airplanes to businessmen. Showcases airplanes that are designed specifically for business use with beds, typewriters, and desks.… Internet Archive A Town Like Alice (1956) 1956 · Feature In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on… Internet Archive Other Fellow's Feelings, The 1951 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles What happens when teasing and ridicule go too far. Internet Archive The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) DVD MKV 1950 · Feature DVD remux of the 1950 Roxbury Productions film "The Admiral Was a Lady." IMDb TMDB Wikipedia The Admiral Was a Lady is a 1950 American comedy film directed by… Internet Archive Blasting Cap: Danger 1957 · Film · Subtitles Shows the dangers to which children expose themselves when they play with blasting caps. Internet Archive Treasure Chest 1956 · Film · Subtitles CONCERNS THE TIN CAN. Excellent "newlywed" shot opens film, "Just Married" sign and tin cans ties to 1920s automobile; happy people throw bouquets at… Internet Archive [News Magazine of the Screen, March] 1952 · Newsreel · 20 min · Subtitles Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use. Internet Archive Social Class in America 1957 · Film · Subtitles Shows the difference social class makes in the lives of three high school boys. Explains how one boy is able to raise his social status. Internet Archive 1954 ''I Married Joan'' - ''The Clothes Budget' - (NBC-TV, Light Comedy) 1954 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles A 1954 episode of the NBC Television Network sitcom "I Married Joan" entitled "The Clothes Budget". Possibly the most jumpy, confusing, and at times sloppy… Internet Archive ''The Arthur Murray Party'' - 15 February 1954 1954 · TV · 14 min · Subtitles An episode of that popular 1950's TV series "The Arthur Murray Party". This show aired on ABC for the first few months of its broadcast as Arthur Murray Party… Internet Archive Scandal Sheet (1952) 1952 · Feature A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/scandal-sheet-1952/ Internet Archive The Vestris ( 1958) 1958 · TV · Subtitles A classic piece of TV from 1958 starring the great Boris Karloff. The story tells of mysterious happenings on board the ship the vestris, one of the… Internet Archive A Hitch In Time (1955) 1955 · Feature A Hitch in Time is a 1955 cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and produced by Warner Brothers for the United States Air Force to promote re-enlistment. Watch on… Internet Archive Excerpt from 'The Ted Steele Show' from 1955 1955 · TV · 2 min · Subtitles Brief excerpt from "The Ted Steele Show", featuring Bill Haley & The Comets performing "Rock Around the Clock". This excerpt is all that I can find from the… Internet Archive "Cavalcade of Stars": Arthur Clodfrey 1950 · Commercial · 2 min · Subtitles Clip from the 50's TV series "Cavalcade of Stars" featuring a parody of Arthur Godfrey called "Arthur Clodfrey Time". Features parodies of early commercials… Internet Archive The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) 1951 · Feature After a group of convicts escapes from prison, they take refuge in the wilderness. While most of the crew are ruthless sociopaths, Jim Canfield is an innocent… Internet Archive Vicki (1953) 1953 · Feature A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl is revealed. Watch on RetroFlix.org:… Internet Archive American Look 1958 · Short · 29 min re-edited version of the 1958 populuxe film with all three reels combined into a single movie. The video has also been cropped, de-interlaced and re-encode as… Internet Archive The Cimarron Kid (1952) 1952 · Feature Audie Murphy comes into his own as a Western star in this story. Wrongly accused by crooked railroad officials of aiding a train heist by his old friends the… Internet Archive Darkness Before the Dawn: The "Pride of Judea" Story 1955 · Film · Subtitles Guidance film targeted at Jewish teenage boys who are not "normal." Numerous psychiatrists are seen. Shot in New York City. Internet Archive ''The Colgate Comedy Hour'' - 15 May 1955 1955 · TV · 52 min · Subtitles An unusual episode of "The Colgate Comedy Hour", though without any colgate. Hosts of this episode are Rhonda Fleming and Gordon MacRae. Internet Archive [Placerville, California: El Dorado County Fair and John M. Studebaker Wheelbarrow Race] 1950 · Film · Subtitles audiences clapping and looking at wheelbarrow races VS wheelbarrow races Good stunt Internet Archive Report on Tomorrow 1959 · Film · Subtitles Describes activities in a health department and the relationships of those activities to community and personal life in guarding the public health. Many… Internet Archive ''Rootie Kazootie'' - Poison Zoomack and his Magnet 1953 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of the fondly-remembered 1950s childrens series "Rootie Kazootie". One of many puppet-based series of the era. (note: title given is not the… Internet Archive Water 1950 · Film · Subtitles A John Kieran Kaleidoscope. This educational film explains the essential role of water in life and modern civilization, tracing its journey through the… Internet Archive Meet Corliss Archer - ''Christmas Story'' 1954 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles An episode of the silly, cute, short-lived sitcom "Meet Corliss Archer". This 1954-1955 series aired in first-run syndication. This is the Christmas episode… Internet Archive ''Four Star Playhouse'' - My Own Dear Dragon 1954 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles An episode of "Four Star Playhouse" titled "My Own Dear Dragon", originally broadcast 18 November 1954 on CBS. This is a syndication copy under the "Star… Internet Archive The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) 1952 · Feature Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Korea See-Saw Battle For 'Baldy' Ridge Rages, 1952/08/07 1952 · Newsreel · Subtitles "fighting surges on the front lines in Korea" - battle for Baldy Ridge is background for truce talks, has changed hands 6 times. Internet Archive [Carmel, California, August 2, 1955] 1955 · Film · Subtitles Steady (tripod) shots by professional cinematographer. Good driving POV along California Highway 1, Cambria (California) sign on right. Scenics, coastline,… Internet Archive Pobre Pero Honrado (1955) 1955 · Feature Pobre pero honrado es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Carlos Rinaldi sobre el guion de Carlos A. Petit , se estrenó el 3 de noviembre de… Internet Archive The Betty White Show (1958 series, misc episode 1) 1958 · TV · 17 min · Subtitles An episode of the 1958 prime-time variety series known as "The Betty White Show", which starred Betty White. This episode is very incomplete. Exact air date… Internet Archive Williamsburg: Story of a Patriot 1957 · Educational · 36 min · Subtitles Williamsburg: Story of Apatriot With the aid of his parrot, Polynesia, Doctor Dolittle learns to converse with animals and becomes a vet. Based on the book,…