The world's archives

2,497–2,544 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 Unsold TV Pilot - Meet the Family 1954 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles Unsold television pilot starring Arthur Lake, with guest star Hans Conried. This is a comedy. Lake's character tries to sell a bunch of surfboards to a hotel… Internet Archive Time Without Pity (1957) Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo Mc Kern, Paul Daneman, Peter Cushing, Alec Mc Cowen, Renee Houston 1957 · Feature Time Without Pity is a 1957 British FILM NOlR thriller film about a father trying to save his son from execution for murder. The film was directed by… Internet Archive Iron Man (1951) 1951 · Feature In Coaltown, Pennsylvania, miner Coke Mason hopes to better himself, buy a radio store, and marry Rose Warren. His gambler brother George thinks Coke can be… Internet Archive The Perry Como Show - 4 March 1955 1955 · TV · 14 min · Subtitles Perry Como was on vacation, so Julius La Rosa was the guest-host. The preceding two episodes have also been uploaded (from 2 March and 28 February). Songs… Internet Archive "Meet Corliss Archer" - The Algebra Problem 1954 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Episode "The Algebra Problem" of the forgotten 50's sitcom "Meet Corliss Archer". Internet Archive Female Pelvic Examination 1957 · Educational · 9 min Female Pelvic Examination. Shows abnormalities and involuntary urination during exam. Internet Archive Space Monkeys Meet Press After Missile Mission, 1959/06/01 1959 · Newsreel · Subtitles Cape Canaveral flight of 2 monkeys Baker and Able in test of nose cone re-entry, night launch of rocket, capsule fished from waters of Caribbean, Navy tug… Internet Archive 1950 Episode of ''Howdy Doody'' - Visiting Clown 1950 · TV · 28 min · Subtitles I don't know the exact date, but here's a delightful 1950 episode of "Howdy Doody". In this episode, Clarabelle finds out that another clown is coming to… Internet Archive ''The Price is Right'' - 5 July 1957 1957 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles A daytime episode of the NBC game show "The Price is Right" from 1957. Also includes original commercials and promos (one of the promos was used to get a date… Internet Archive Operation Big Shot 1952 · Film · Subtitles Documentation (kinescope) of the April 22, 1952 atomic weapon test "Operation Big Shot" near Yucca Lake, Nevada, as televised by KTLA, Los Angeles. See… Internet Archive Boy on a Dolphin (1957) 1957 · Feature Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin,… Internet Archive The Killer Shrews (1959) 1959 · Feature Trapped on a remote island by a hurricane, a group discover a doctor has been experimenting on creating half sized humans. Unfortunately, his experiments have… Internet Archive ''Annie Oakley'' - Santa Claus Wears a Gun 1956 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles An episode of the series "Annie Oakley", which was popular with children. In this episode, A man who looks like Santa Claus is accused of being a crook.… Internet Archive Atlas In Orbit. Radios Ike's Message Of Peace To World, 1958/12/22 1958 · Newsreel · Subtitles Atlas missile launched from Cape Canaveral on secret mission at night, goes into orbit by its own guidance system, carries new communications system,… Internet Archive Hollywood Offbeat (Steve Randall) - The Trial - Episode 13 1953 · Commercial · 26 min · Subtitles In this filmed series, screen star Melvyn Douglas appeared as a disbarred lawyer who had turned sleuth in an attempt to regain his right to practice law. A… Internet Archive Decoy: "High Swing" 1959 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles Casey (Beverly Garland) suspects an elderly man of being behind a series of brutal muggings. Internet Archive Goodbye, Mr. Roach 1959 · Film · Subtitles TYPES OF COCKROACHES, THEIR HABITS AND METHODS OF EXTERMINATION. SHOWS ROACHES HATCHING FROM EGG BY TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY. Internet Archive Planet Outlaws (1953) 1953 · Feature A 20th Century pilot named Buck Rogers and his young friend Buddy Wade awake from 500 years in suspended animation to find that the world has been taken over… Internet Archive "The Buccaneers" Pirate Honour 1957 · TV · Subtitles "The Buccaneers" Pirate Honour Original Air Date: 5 June 1957 (Season 1, Episode 38) Internet Archive ''Four Star Playhouse'' - A Study in Panic 1954 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles An exciting episode of the popular 1950s half-hour anthology series. In this episode, Dick Powell plays a reporter who writes an article, and someone writes a… Internet Archive Cry Vengeance (1954) Mark Stevens, Martha Hyer 1954 · Feature Cry Vengeance is a 1954 FILM NOlR crime film directed by and starring Mark Stevens. Mark Stevens had pursued a moderately successful acting career in the 40s… Internet Archive Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955) 1955 · Film A wildlife photographer who has gained a reputation as the elephant-riding, vine-swinging, miniskirted Panther Girl, battles a greedy scientist who has… Internet Archive ''Life with Buster Keaton'' - Buster In The Jungle 1951 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles An episode of 1950s series "Life with Buster Keaton". Contains a man in a gorilla suit! Note: Picture quality is not up to my usual standards, sorry for that. Internet Archive Kangaroo (1952) 1952 · Feature In turn-of-the-century Australia, two criminals ingratiate themselves with a rancher in order to swindle him. However, the two partners become rivals for the… Internet Archive ''The Colgate Comedy Hour'' - 19 September 1954 1954 · TV · 49 min · Subtitles An episode of "The Colgate Comedy Hour", with host Eddie Fisher, and the following guests: comedy-music group The Vagabonds, singer Peggy Lee, ballet dancers… Internet Archive The Twisted Cross 1958 · Educational · 50 min The Twisted Cross Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Uses the story of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi… Internet Archive Ozzie and Harriet - Christmas Tree Lot in 3D 1957 · TV · Subtitles Ozzie and Harriet, Season 6, Episode 11: Christmas Tree Lot Original Air Date—18 December 1957 David and Rick decide to earn some extra cash to buy Christmas… Internet Archive A New Nation. Gold Coast becomes Ghana In Ceremony, 1957/03/07 1957 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) people celebrate new Africa state of Ghana, Nixon visits Nkruma and Adam Clayton Powell, UN rep Ralph Bunch, first beauty queen Miss Ghana (2) ship… Internet Archive Don't Get Angry 1953 · Film · Subtitles Social guidance film for middle school age children on anger management Internet Archive Rachel My Darling (1952) 1952 · Feature My Cousin Rachel is a 1952 American romantic mystery film directed by Henry Koster and starring Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton, Audrey Dalton, Ronald… Internet Archive "Four Star Playhouse" - House for Sale 1953 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles A suspenseful episode in the series Four Star Playhouse. Is George Macready a real-estate agent, or is he an escaped madman? Don't bother downloading the… Internet Archive 1950 - Outrage - Ida Lupino - VOSE 1950 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive Coulomb's Law 1959 · Educational · 30 min Here, manic Princeton professor Eric Rogers hosts, continually removing and replacing his eyeglasses, ordering around lab assistants --- he forcefully breaks… Internet Archive "The Buccaneers" Before the Mast 1956 · TV · Subtitles "The Buccaneers" Before the Mast Original Air Date: 28 November 1956 (Season 1, Episode 11) Internet Archive [Willie Shoemaker at Golden Gate Fields] 1950 · Newsreel · Subtitles Willie Shoemaker tries to break track record at Golden Gate Fields, Albany, California. Newsreel story. Internet Archive ACE IN A HOLE 1951 - KIRK DOUGLAS 1951 · Feature I'll let you find out for yourselves why this is one of the best movies ever made. Ace in the Hole, also known as The Big Carnival, is a 1951 American… Internet Archive The Card (1952) 1952 · Feature A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite so. If he… Internet Archive The Brothers Rico [1957] Dir. Phil Karlson Starring Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, Kathryn Grant 1957 · Feature The Brothers Rico is a 1957 American Film Noir directed by Phil Karlson and starring Richard Conte, Dianne Foster and Kathryn Grant. You can find out more… Internet Archive Signal 30 1959 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive The Black Castle (1952) 1952 · Feature A man investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive ''The Perry Como Show'' - 19 January 1957 1957 · TV · 51 min · Subtitles An episode of "The Perry Como Show", a popular variety series. This episode features guests Jeff Chandler, The Mills Brothers, and George Gobel. Lots of great… Internet Archive Panic TV Series 1957 · TV A short-lived anthology series narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis. Each episode tells its own thriller story and featured its own unique cast. Internet Archive Hollywood Story (1951) 1951 · Feature A producer takes over a small film studio and - sensing that it'll be a good movie- begins investigating an old murder of a silent film director shot in his… Internet Archive Assignment-Paris (1952) 1952 · Feature Paris-based New York Herald Tribune reporter Jimmy Race (Andrews) is sent by his boss (Sanders) behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest to investigate a meeting… Internet Archive The Garry Moore Show - Misc 1955 Episode 1955 · TV · 43 min · Subtitles I thought I had already uploaded this, but I can't find it. I don't know if this is a complete episode or not, but here's 43 minutes of "The Garry Moore Show"… Internet Archive ''The Big Record'' - 23 April 1958 1958 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of "The Big Record", with host Patti Page, and guests The Treniers (an exciting rock'n'roll act), Lizabeth Scott (a singer), Guy Pastor (singer),… Internet Archive NEANDERHAL MAN 1953 Colorized 1953 · Feature Director: Ewald Andre Dupont, Stars, Robert Shyane, Joyce Terry, Richard Crane. colorized Internet Archive ''All Star Revue'' - 1 March 1952 1952 · TV · 59 min · Subtitles An episode of the comedy/variety series "All Star Revue". This episode features Olsen and Johnson. Contains the original 1952 commercials. Picture quality is…