The world's archives

193–240 of 18,883 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 Cindy Goes to a Party 1955 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Cindy, a tomboy unsure of her social status, dreams of a party where her fairy godmother gives her etiquette lessons, and wakes up to receive her very own… Internet Archive Home Economics Story, The 1951 · Film · Subtitles This idealized story of four years in the life of Kay, Jean, Helen, and Louise evokes the lost world of Iowa State's Home Economics Division in the fifties.… Internet Archive The Idiot 1951 · Feature After finishing what would become his international phenomenon Rashomon , Akira Kurosawa immediately turned to one of the most daring, and problem-plagued,… Internet Archive Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956 colorized 1956 · Feature A small-town doctor (Kevin McCarthy) and his girlfriend (Dana Wynter) discover that the population of their community is gradually being replaced by unfeeling… Internet Archive The Man on the Eiffel Tower 1950 · Feature · 1 h 27 min It's Paris in the late Forties. A young man (Robert Hutton), with his wife (Patricia Roc) and his girl friend (Jean Wallace), is overheard in a bar bemoaning… Internet Archive St. Benny the Dip 1951 · Feature · 1 h 21 min St. Benny the Dip is blessed with a marvelous cast. Dick Haymes, Lionel Stander, and Cosmo Topper himself, Roland Young, play a trio of small time hoodlums… Internet Archive Signal 30 (Part I) 1959 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Legendary "shock" driving safety film featuring numerous scenes of mutilated cars and injured/dead people and a voiceover lacking in compassion. Produced in… Internet Archive Planet Outlaws 1953 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles Buck Rogers and his pal Buddy (Jackie Moran) are released from suspended animation after 500 years. They discover that the world is under the thumb of… Internet Archive This Charming Couple 1950 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Marriage training film dramatizing a partnership too fraught with conflicts to survive. Produced as part of a post-World War II initiative to make marriages… Internet Archive Once Upon a Honeymoon 1956 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Delightful musical made to promote color telephones as a decorator accessory in the home. Internet Archive [Knife-Thrower and Children] 1950 · Newsreel · 1 min · Subtitles Texas: Knife-thrower Louella Gallagher throws knives at her daughters Connie Ann, 5, and Colleena Sue, 2-1/2, missing them skillfully as the knives enter a… Internet Archive Hot Rod Girl 1956 · Feature · 1 h 19 min When his younger brother, Steve (Del Erickson), is killed racing a hot-rod, Jeff Northup (John Smith) blames himself for the accident since he had built the… Internet Archive Atomic Alert (Elementary version) 1951 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Frightening civil defense procedure film aimed at Cold War-era elementary school students. Internet Archive Drunken Angel 1959 · Feature In this powerful early noir from the great Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune bursts onto the screen as a volatile, tubercular criminal who strikes up an unlikely… Internet Archive Popeye: Assault and Flattery 1956 · Cartoon · 6 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Bluto is suing Popeye for assault. They both show the judge some scenes from some of their cartoon to prove their case. Internet Archive Big Trees, The 1952 · Feature · 1 h 29 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive 6 1/2 Magic Hours 1958 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles The comfort and delight of transatlantic air travel at the beginning of the jet age. Internet Archive Cause for Alarm! 1951 · Feature · 1 h 14 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Mental Hospital 1953 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles A University of Oklahoma Production. Produced for the Oklahoma State Department of Health in cooperation with the State of Oklahoma Department of Mental… Internet Archive Hercules Unchained 1959 · Feature · 1 h 36 min While negotiating peace between two brothers contesting the throne of Thebes, an amnesiac Hercules is seduced by the evil Queen Omphale. Internet Archive Kansas Pacific 1953 · Feature · 1 h 11 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Three Husbands 1951 · Feature · 1 h 17 min After suffering a fatal heart attack, confirmed bachelor Emlyn Williams (as Maxwell "Max" Bard) gives heavenly greeters his last wish - he would like to… Internet Archive Young Man's Fancy (Part I) 1952 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Astonishing sitcom-style sponsored film encouraging increased consumption of electricity by an ever-increasing number of appliances. The plot pits a… Internet Archive Freedom Highway 1956 · Film · Subtitles Travelogues set landscapes in motion, and Freedom Highway exploits the roadside panorama as an excuse to celebrate American mythologies. Hanging in the sky as… Internet Archive When Worlds Collide 1951 · Feature As a new star and planet hurtle toward a doomed Earth, a small group of survivalists frantically work to complete the rocket which will take them to their new… Internet Archive She Gods of Shark Reef 1958 · Feature · 1 h 3 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Wild Strawberries 1957 · Feature Traveling to accept an honorary degree, Professor Isak Borg—masterfully played by the veteran filmmaker and actor Victor Sjöström—is forced to face his past,… Internet Archive The Last Time I Saw Paris 1954 · Feature Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson star in this woeful romance telling the saga of a broken marriage. IMDB page Internet Archive Are You Ready for Marriage? 1950 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Two teenagers, wishing to marry early, visit their minister for advice and receive counseling, some of it quite pragmatic, the rest a little strange. Internet Archive Third Avenue El 1950 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Impressionistic picture of the Third Avenue Elevated Railway in Manhattan, New York City, before it was demolished. Internet Archive Kiss Me Deadly (1955, ) Dir: Robert Aldrich Featuring Ralph Meeker - Film Noir 1955 · Feature Kiss Me Deadly is an independently made 1955 American film noir, produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, and starring Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul… Internet Archive The Ladykillers 1955 · Feature Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians. Internet Archive The Deadly Mantis 1957 colorized (Craig Stevens) 1957 · Feature Attacks on an Arctic outpost and a military transport plane reveal the existence of a giant prehistoric praying mantis, released from suspended animation by… Internet Archive New Mexico 1951 · Feature · 1 h 10 min Captain Hunt (Lew Ayres) of the cavalry is trying to promote good relations with the Indian chief Acoma (Ted de Corsia). But Hunt's superiors in the military… Internet Archive Rage at Dawn 1955 · Feature · 1 h 26 min · Subtitles An account of the Reno brothers of Indiana, who were the first train robbers in America. Based on a story by Frank Gruber. The video quality of this version… Internet Archive Winchester '73 (1950) 1950 · Feature WINCHESTER '73 (Winchester '73, 1950 - USA) (Filme Completo / Legendado em Português) Data de Lançamento: 12 de Julho de 1950 » SINOPSE: Lin McAdam (James… Internet Archive The Deadly Mantis 1957 · Feature A giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on American military at the DEW Line and works its way south. Internet Archive Kronos 1957 colorized (Jeff Morrow) 1957 · Feature An alien invasion starts with an entity taking possession of the mind of a leading scientist (John Emery), while other scientists (Jeff Morrow, George… Internet Archive Great New Star, A 1952 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Dinah Shore promotes the new Chevrolets and sings "See the U.S.A. in your new Chevrolet." Internet Archive Last Time I Saw Paris, The 1954 · Feature · 1 h 55 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Screaming Skull 1958 · Feature · 1 h 2 min A newlywed couple arrives at the home of the husband's late wife, where the gardens have been maintained by a gardener faithful to the dead woman's memory.… Internet Archive Run Silent, Run Deep 1958 colorized (Clark Gable) 1958 · Feature The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job, but his… Internet Archive Good Morning 1959 · Feature A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two… Internet Archive American Look (Part II) 1958 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles The definitive Populuxe film on 1950s automotive, industrial, interior and architectural design. Internet Archive Stop Driving Us Crazy! 1959 · Cartoon · 9 min · Subtitles Rusty, a spy from Mars, pays a visit to Earth and discovers how its inhabitants disrespect one another by driving poorly. The film espouses a Christian… Internet Archive Destination Earth 1956 · Film · Subtitles This animated cartoon follows the adventures of "Colonel Cosmic," a Martian, as he learns that Oil and Competition are the two things that make America great.… Internet Archive Harvey 1950 colorized (James Stewart) 1950 · Feature Adaptation of the classic Pulitzer Prize winning play about a man whose best friend is an invisible six foot-tall rabbit, which causes his sister to try to… Internet Archive The Capture 1950 · Feature · 1 h 30 min · Subtitles An American working for an oil company in Mexico shoots a man suspected of stealing the payroll; later, he fears that the man was innocent.