The world's archives

2,401–2,448 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 Dick Sinclair's Polka Parade 1957 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles This series aired on station KTLA, hosted by Dick Sinclair, and sponsored by Farmer John meat products. Internet Archive ''As The World Turns'' - April 10, 1957 1957 · TV · 27 min · Subtitles Here's a rare episode of "As the World Turns" from April 10th 1957. This popular soap opera ran from 1956 to 2010. This classic episode also contains the… Internet Archive ''The Red Buttons Show'' - 1 June 1953 1953 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of "The Red Buttons Show", complete with the original commercials plus 1953 network ID. Highlights include Red playing a man who likes baseball too… Internet Archive AMOR QUE VUELVE - (1950) VOSE 1950 · Feature Título original: Woman on the Run En México: AMOR QUE VUELVE En España: LA FUGITIVA País de origen: Los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica. La Premiere fue el 12… Internet Archive [Modern Home has Helipad on Roof] 1950 · Film · Subtitles Ray Nichols of Oakland commutes to work by helicopter Modern home has helipad on roof "Sequoia house" steel framework, lots of glass walls Internet Archive 1950's Television Series ''It Could Be You'' (Circa 1958) 1958 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles An episodeof NBC Television Network series "It Could Be You", which aired during the 1950's. This episode is from 1958. In this episode, a couple with two… Internet Archive The Inner Sanctum TV Series 1954 · TV Inner Sanctum is a 30-minute U.S. television anthology series based upon Inner Sanctum Mystery , the radio series of the same name Internet Archive Activity Group Therapy 1950 · Film · Subtitles A report on the selection of cases for activity group therapy, the conduct of the therapeutic sessions and the personality developments of a group of… Internet Archive Rooty Toot Toot (1951) 1951 · Feature The story of Frankie and Johnny: Frankie walks into a bar, where she catches her boyfriend Johnny with the sensuous Nellie Bly and kills him in a fit of… Internet Archive ''Life with Elizabeth'' - Misc episode No. 6 1953 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Life with Elizabeth was a sitcom which aired from 1953 to 1955. The show starred Betty White and Del Moore; Jack Narz was the on-camera announcer and… Internet Archive 1955 Episode of ''The Jimmy Durante Show'' - With Guest Johnnie Ray 1955 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of "The Jimmy Durante Show" from 1955, featuring several special guests including Johnnie Ray. Internet Archive Satellite A Bust. Rocket Blows Up In First U.S, 1957/12/09 1957 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Vanguard explodes during launch of Explorer satellite (2) British train accident due to London fog (3) Amsterdam aquarium has sea horse, coral fish,… Internet Archive You're Driving 90 Horses 1959 · Film · Subtitles Deals with motor vehicle safety and shows locations where most accidents occur. Suggests concentration, control and courtesy as a basis for a defense driving… Internet Archive Crash And Live! 1956 · Short · 10 min Ford Motor Company 1956 safety film featuring the new "safety belt" and "padded dash." ARC Identifier 91455 "All rights were conveyed to the U.S. Government… Internet Archive Unknown World (1951) 1951 · Feature With the cyclotram, an atomic-powered rock-boring vehicle, Dr. Jerimiah Morley leads an expedition into a subterranean world. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive 1950 - Roller Derby - New Jersey vs Philadelphia 1950 · Commercial · 27 min · Subtitles Here is a roller derby game from 1950 featuring New Jersey against Philadelphia, Internet Archive Blonde in a White Car (1959, Toi... le venin) French Film Noir 1959 · Feature With baked-in English subtitles. Internet Archive [News Magazine of the Screen, January 1951] 1951 · Newsreel · 18 min · Subtitles Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use. Internet Archive The Harder They Fall ( BOGART) 1956 · Feature Humphrey Bogart in his last role before he died in 1957. In my opinion it was his best. Internet Archive Sands of Sorrow 1950 · Short · 28 min On the plight of Arab refugees from the Arab-Israeli war. Dorothy Thompson speaks on the refugee problem. Refugees live in tents in the Gaza Strip, are given… Internet Archive "Meet Corliss Archer" - A Date for Doris 1954 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Episode "A Date for Doris" of the short-lived 50's sitcom "Meet Corliss Archer". Internet Archive 1955 Episode of ''The Paul Winchell Show'' 1955 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles A 1955 epiode of "The Paul Winchell/Jerry Mahoney Show". With original candy commercials. A delightful childrens series. Internet Archive ''The Liberace Show'' - San Francisco 1952 · TV · 30 min · Subtitles An episode of the popular 1950s television series "Liberace". This episode is possibly from 1952. In this episode, Liberace performs compositions related to… Internet Archive The Big Picture #351, Pentomic 101st 1956 · TV · 27 min · Subtitles The Big Picture episode #351, Pentomic 101st. Description at National Archives: "The original release sheet reads: Story of 101st Airborne Division told on… Internet Archive The Devil's Partner 1961 ★★★: Supernatural Horror [1:13:50] Ed Nelson 1958 · Feature · 1 h 13 min The Devil's Partner is a 1958 American film starring Ed Nelson, directed by Charles R. Rondeau and produced by Hugh Hooker, an actor and stuntman who had… Internet Archive 1952 - Deadline U.S.A. - El cuarto poder - La hora de la venganza - Richard Brooks 1952 · Feature 1952 - Deadline U.S.A. - El cuarto poder - La hora de la venganza - Richard Brooks Internet Archive 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) 1956 · Feature Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When… Internet Archive ''Four Star Playhouse'' - Breakfast In Bed 1955 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles An episode of the popular half-hour 1950s anthology TV series. David Niven, Barbara Billingsley and Gloria Talbott star in this episode, in which David Niven… Internet Archive Film Research and Learning 1956 · Educational · 12 min · Subtitles Presentation of research studies on the value of motion pictures in teaching. Internet Archive ''Make Room for Daddy'' - A Trip to Wisconsin 1955 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of "Make Room for Daddy", a sitcom starring Danny Thomas. This episode was originally telecast 26 April 1955, and this copy is complete with the… Internet Archive The Young Lions (1958) 1958 · Feature The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-young-lions-1958/ Internet Archive Southside 1-1000 (1950) Don DeFore, Andrea King, George Tobias Gerald Mohr 1950 · Feature Southside 1-1000 is a 1950 semi-documentary style movie with hints of FILM NOlR, based on a true story. It was directed by Boris Ingster and features Don… Internet Archive Brooklyn Goes to San Francisco 1956 · Film · Subtitles A native of Brooklyn tours San Francisco and comments on the cable cars, the hilly terrain, the Golden Gate Bridge, Nob Hill, Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf,… Internet Archive 1950's Jazz Music: ''Singin' in the Rain'' from ''Your Hit Parade'' 1955 · TV · 2 min · Subtitles 1950's Jazz music: A Jazz version of "Singin' In the Rain" performed by Dorothy Collins (vocals) and The Raymond Scott Quintet. This aired April 16 1955 on… Internet Archive ''The Price is Right'' - 19/July/1957? 1957 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles (I didn't expect to have another episode of "The Price is Right" to upload. But here it is! My research suggests this is from the 19th of July 1957). Another… Internet Archive Fire! Patty Learns What to Do 1951 · Film · Subtitles ACTUAL HAPPENINGS AT THE GARMAN'S FARM WHERE A TERRIBLE FIRE, WHICH BURNED 50 HOMES, WAS STOPPED AT THEIR DOOR. THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON IN THE FILM IS THE… Internet Archive Mesa of Lost Women (1953) 1953 · Feature A mad scientist, Dr. Aranya (Jackie Coogan), has created giant spiders in his Mexican lab in Zarpa Mesa to create a race of superwomen by injecting spiders… 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 Mister Ed Season 3 1958 · TV The Complete Third Season Internet Archive [Mt. Tamalpais Air Force Station, Marin County, California] 1950 · Film · Subtitles MT. TAMALPAIS: Air Force allows a glimpse at its aircraft radar warning center atop mountain. Internet Archive Manners in School 1959 · Film · Subtitles CHALKY, A CARTOON CHARACTER, TEACHES LARRY ABOUT GOOD MANNERS IN SCHOOL. Internet Archive Crime Television: 'Martin Kane, Private Eye' (Hotel Con Game, 1951) 1951 · TV · 27 min · Subtitles An episode of the 1950's crime television series "Martin Kane, Private Eye". This episode is called "Hotel Con Game". With original advertising for Pipe… Internet Archive Water Birds 1957 · Educational · 28 min Water Birds Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Members of several northern California Indian tribes… Internet Archive Night of April 14th 1959 · TV · Subtitles Night of April 14th. First Aired: 1/27/1959 Internet Archive News Magazine of the Screen, The 1951 · Film · Subtitles President Auriol of France visits the United States. Inside the Chalk River atomic plant. General Douglas McArthur returns to the United States, visiting San… Internet Archive "The Dennis O'Keefe Show" - It's Only Money 1959 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Episode of the forgotten classic TV series "The Dennis O'Keefe Show". This is 50's TV at it's most generic. (previously mis-titled as "counterfeiters") Internet Archive JUNGLE JIM IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND 1952 colorized 1952 · Feature Jungle Jim battles evil ivory poachers, mutant giants, stock footage, and cheap sets with the help of a pretty anthropologist and his cute chimp Tamba. Internet Archive Tippy, Our Town Dog 1951 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Shows Tippy, a Terrier, who runs away and acquires a new master.