The world's archives

2,305–2,352 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 Getting Acquainted With Engineering (Part II) 1950 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles Discusses the problem of capable boys who are lost to engineering because of their misconceptions about the type of work involved. Stresses the importance of… Internet Archive Pipeline to the Clouds 1951 · Film · Subtitles STORY OF WATER SUPPLY IN AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF TODAY. COVERS SUCH SUBJECTS AS SOURCES OF WATER, REASONS FOR WATER SHORTAGES, HOW SHORTAGES ARE BEING MET &… Internet Archive Operation Ivy 1952 · Short · 27 min Detonation of the hydrogen bomb. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V Geeks LLC . Internet Archive X-15 Aloft. First Free Flight Of Manned Space Plane, 1959/06/11 1959 · Newsreel · Subtitles Edwards AFB B-52 takes X-15 aloft under its wing, is "cut loose over Mojave Desert" landed by Scott Crossfield (2) Connecticut - Groton CT launch of USS… Internet Archive ''Ozzie and Harriet'' (Season 8, episode 7, title ''David, the Sleuth'', aired 18 November 1959) 1959 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles In this episode of the ABC-TV sitcom "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet", David gets suspicious when he sees a man, who he thinks is pretending to have a… Internet Archive Woman on the Run (1950) 1950 · Feature Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape… Internet Archive Outside the Wall (1950) 1950 · Feature Larry Nelson, paroled from prison after serving nearly half of his thirty-year sentence, is determined to not fall into the clutches of the law again, and… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Spielvogel collection: Motor Trip Across the Country, 1953] 1953 · Home movie · Subtitles Home movies of the American West. Much exquisite footage; [almost no locations given] gallup rodeo parade, rodeo, hoover dam, old faithfull, mt rushmore, Internet Archive Suez Canal Seized By Egyptians, 1956/07/30 1956 · Newsreel · Subtitles Nasser tells crowd he has seized Suez Canal, pictures of canal and Mideast (partial newsreel). Internet Archive ''What's My Line'' - 19 July 1953 1953 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of the popular television game show "What's My Line". The episode features Ronald Reagan as the mystery guest. Complete with original commercials… Internet Archive Beat the Devil (1953) 1953 · Feature A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine. Watch on RetroFlix: Internet Archive Flesh And Fury (1952) Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Mona Freeman 1952 · Feature Flesh and Fury is a 1952 American FILM NOlR drama sport film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling and Mona Freeman. You can find… Internet Archive World That Nature Forgot 1955 · Film · Subtitles This film explores the intricate relationship between nature and the synthetic world of plastics, detailing how man has harnessed natural elements like air,… Internet Archive ''The Liberace Show'' - Great Personalities 1954 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles An episode of "Liberace" from 1954. Liberace's guests in this episode include Nick Lucas and Gilda Gray. Lots of music and a few surprises. (I am having… Internet Archive Dangerous Crossing (1953) 1953 · Feature A young bride is set to begin her honeymoon aboard a luxury liner. Her happiness does not last when she finds that her husband has disappeared. Trouble is, no… Internet Archive Foundation Foods 1951 · Film · Subtitles AT HOME & SCHOOL, KIDS LEARN ABOUT THE 7 BASIC FOOD GROUPS. "SISTER & BROTHER LEARN ABOUT FOOD SOURCES, THE 7 BASIC FOODS & PROPER EATING HABITS." Internet Archive ''Beat the Clock'' - Circa August 1956 1956 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of "Beat the Clock", a popular game show. Original 1956 commercials intact. Internet Archive Best Made Plans, The 1956 · Film · Subtitles Uses the setting of a young child's birthday party to show how Saran Wrap can be used both for food preservation in the refrigerator and freezer and as an… Internet Archive Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) 1952 · Feature A young boy trades the family cow for magic beans. Ascending the beanstalk with the butcher who sold him the beans, he faces the giant terrorizing his… Internet Archive ''The Frank Sinatra Timex Show'' - 19 October 1959 1959 · TV · 59 min · Subtitles An episode of "The Frank Sinatra Timex Show", which was a series of four specials. His guests in this episode are Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, and Mitzi Gaynor. Internet Archive Big Delivery Wagon, The 1951 · Film · Subtitles Shows transportation system necessary to move agricultural crops from farm to factory, where they are made into Heinz food products, especially ketchup. Internet Archive Rare Historic Footage: ''Howdy Doody'' - 3 November 1952 1952 · TV · 28 min · Subtitles In this rare historic footage from the 3rd of November, 1952, we see rare insight into early children's television, in this case NBC's "Howdy Doody".… Internet Archive The Proud Rebel (1958) 1958 · Feature Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the… Internet Archive 13 Demon Street (The Photograph) 1959 · TV · Subtitles 13 Demon Street: The Photograph Atmospheric and slightly bizarre horror series made in Sweden. Introduced by Lon Chaney Jr. The film version ‘The Devil’s… Internet Archive Secure the Blessings 1951 · Film · Subtitles Shows how American school children are taught the value of democracy, freedom and good citizenship. Internet Archive 1959 - The Crimson Kimono - El kimono rojo - Samuel Fuller - VOSE 1959 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ 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 ''Lassie'' - The Trial 1956 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles An episode of "Lassie", under the syndication title "Jeff's Collie". In this episode, Lassie is accused of biting a child, and a trial is held. Pretty tense… Internet Archive 1959 1959 · Cartoon Public domain cartoons of 1959. Work in progress. Corrections on copyright status welcome. Internet Archive US Fires Biggest A-Bomb, 1957/07/08 1957 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1)"U.S. Fires Biggest A-Bomb" - at Yucca Flats NV, balloon carries bomb aloft, cameras ready, explosion, marines in trenches (glitches) (2) Redstone rocket… Internet Archive The Scarlet Hour (1956) Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrance 1956 · Feature The Scarlet Hour is a 1956 American FILM NOlR crime film directed and produced by Michael Curtiz. The film stars Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon and Jody Lawrance.… Internet Archive ''The Comedy Hour'' - 24 December 1950 1950 · TV · 59 min · Subtitles This is an episode of "The Comedy Hour", sponsored by Frigidaire. The performers in this episode include comedian Bob Hope, actor Robert Cummings, harpist… Internet Archive Alphabet Conspiracy 1959 · Feature · 56 min Part of the Bell Science series. The story of the science of language and linguistics centered around plot to destroy the alphabet and all language. Features… Internet Archive The Bat (1959) DVD MKV 1959 · Feature PAL DVD remux of the 1959 Liberty Pictures film "The Bat." (In the original 4:3 aspect ratio.) IMDb TMDB Wikipedia The Bat is a 1959 American crime-mystery… Internet Archive Your Hit Parade: Moonglow 1956 · TV · 3 min · Subtitles Clip from the musical TV series "Your Hit Parade", with the orchestra performing "Moonglow". This clip is notable since it features dancer Thelma "Tad"… Internet Archive Responsibility 1953 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Teaching teenagers to come up with their own sense of responsibility. Internet Archive Community Governments: How They Function 1953 · Film · Subtitles Examines the advantages and disadvantages of the mayor-council, city manager and commission forms of government. Stresses the importance of community interest… Internet Archive This is your Life: Rear Admiral Samuel G. Fuqua 1958 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles This is your Life: Rear Admiral Samuel G. Fuqua Pearl Harbour survivor - The control officer of the battleship USS Arizona. First broadcast on NBC-TV -… Internet Archive [Orphaned Korean Boy Arrives in San Francisco] 1950 · Newsreel · Subtitles 5-year-old, adopted by former serviceman Bill Pond, arrives on the liner President Cleveland in San Francisco. Newsreel story. Internet Archive ''Four Star Playhouse'' - One Forty-Two 1956 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles An episode of the half-hour anthology series of the 1950s. The episode stars Dick Powell and Akim Tamiroff, and was originally telecast 24 May 1956 on CBS.… Internet Archive A Life at Stake (1955) 1955 · Feature An out-of-work architect meets a married woman who has a business proposition for him. The architect begins to suspect the woman's interest in him is not just… Internet Archive The Second Woman (1950) 1950 · Feature In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern… 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 Speaking of Rubber 1951 · Film · Subtitles All the script clichés are here: junior sitting in the kitchen complaining, "Aw, who cares about RUBBER anyway?" and gramps, the appreciative rubber factory… Internet Archive It's a Wonderful World 1959 · Film · Subtitles HOOVER FLOOR-POLISHER FILM. Internet Archive Far Western States (2nd Edition) 1955 · Film · Subtitles SURVEYS THE REGIONS'S GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES & PRESENT DAY CULTURAL RESOURCES. NOTES THE FAR WEST'S ENORMOUS GROWTH & COMMERCIAL… Internet Archive Frank Lloyd Wright 1958 · Educational With teacher's guide Architect Frank Lloyd Wright discusses his theories of functional architecture, and analyzes contemporary styles, tracing them back to… Internet Archive Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) 1950 · Feature Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them into joining the Foreign Legion, after which they…