The world's archives

2,737–2,784 of 18,145 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 The Judge (Crossroads) 1956 · TV · 23 min · Subtitles Featuring Brian Donlevy, Louis Jean Heydt, Donald Curtis, Hal Baylor, Willis Bouchey, and William Schallert. Aired 18 May 1956 (Season 1, Episode 33). [The… Internet Archive At War with the Army (1950) 1950 · Feature Two former nightclub partners are now enlisted in the Army. Sergeant Puccinelli ranks above his former partner, Private First Class Korwin. Puccinelli is… Internet Archive The Big Thief 1953 · TV · Subtitles Internet Archive The Lineup (1958) 1958 · Feature In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Project Argus 'Greatest Experiment': 3 A-Blasts In Space, 1959/03/19 1959 · Newsreel · Subtitles USS Norton Sound guided missile ship launches 1 of 3 missiles to explode A-bombs in space in secret Project Argus, experiment to develop ABM shield (partial… Internet Archive Ozzie & Harriet: The Boxing Matches 1953 · TV · 21 min · Subtitles Rick is planning to participate in a boxing match at a Boy Scout rally. Originally aired on 15 May 1953 (Season 1, Episode 33). Don't bother downloading the… Internet Archive "The Buccaneers" Conquistador 1957 · TV · Subtitles "The Buccaneers" Conquistador Original Air Date: 20 February 1957 (Season 1, Episode 23) Internet Archive Mother Mack Trains Her Seven Puppies 1952 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Children's film about dogs, family values, multiculturalism and community. Internet Archive Misc episode of 'You Asked For It' #1 1951 · TV · 30 min · Subtitles Misc episode of the popular 50's TV series "You Asked For It", featuring a Wrestling Chimpanzee, a Jive Pianist, and the secrets of Card Sharks. Also features… Internet Archive Long John Silver (1954) 1954 · Feature In this sequel to Treasure Island, Long John hopes to rescue his friend Jim from a rival pirate and return for more treasure. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive 1951 1951 · Cartoon Public domain cartoons of 1951. Work in progress. Corrections on copyright status welcome. Internet Archive [Home Movies: Reinders Collection, Reel 3] 1950 · Home movie · Subtitles Travel. Western scenes: mountains, rocks. Yosemite Full moon 1950s station wagon Driving POV looking frontwards along Yosemite National Park road People… Internet Archive 1955 - No Man's Woman - Franklin Adreon - VOSE 1955 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive Have Gun Will Travel TV 1957 colorized s01e12 No Visitors 1957 · TV Paladin's patience is tested when a settlement, believing typhoid to be a direct result of divine will, condemns innocents to death. Guest stars: June… Internet Archive "The Dennis O'Keefe Show" Episode 1 1959 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Episode of the short-lived sitcom "The Dennis O'Keefe Show". Quite Possibly the most generic TV show of the 50's. Internet Archive 1951 - The Enforcer - Sin conciencia - Bretaigne Windust / Raoul Walsh 1951 · Feature 1951 - The Enforcer - Sin conciencia - Bretaigne Windust / Raoul Walsh Internet Archive A-Sub Epic. Nautilus Pioneers North Pole Seaway, 1958/08/11 1958 · Newsreel · Subtitles White House ceremonies award medal to Nautilus Capt. Anderson who points to map, scenes of Nautilus sub, interior views of crew "ranks with man's first… Internet Archive The Big Boys 1954 · TV · Subtitles Internet Archive 1951 - Another Man's Poison - Veneno para tus labios - Irving Rapper - VOSE 1951 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive ''What's My Line?'' - 26 August 1956 1956 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of "What's My Line", a popular 1950s game show. Hosted by John Daly, panelists are Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf, and Robert Q.… Internet Archive The 39 Steps (1959) 1959 · Feature In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets. Watch on… Internet Archive ''Private Secretary'' - The Little Caesar of Bleeker Street 1956 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles An episode of 1950s US sitcom series "Private Secretary". This episode was originally broadcast on 1 April 1956 on CBS. This, however, is a syndication print… Internet Archive 1950 - Roller Derby - New Jersey vs Brooklyn 1950 · Commercial · 35 min · Subtitles Here is a retro roller derby game from 1950. In this game, New Jersey collides with Brooklyn. Internet Archive The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) 1954 · Feature Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister,… Internet Archive The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950) 1950 · Feature A reporter investigates the story of a young man who may have been wrongly convicted and sentenced to be executed. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Colonial Living: Life in a Colonial Home 1957 · Film · Subtitles Reconstructs life in the colony of Virginia in the mid-1700s, showing scenes of everyday life and the production of necessities, such as candles, newspapers,… Internet Archive The Member of the Wedding (1952) 1952 · Feature Tomboy, Frances 'Frankie' Addams, dreams of running away with her brother and new fiancée away from the Deep South. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes Three Episodes Colorized 1955 · TV Three Episodes of the 1955 Sherlock Holmes television series starring Ronald Howard Colorized. s1e9 The Case Of Harry Crocker, s1e13 The Case Of The Split… Internet Archive 'Meet Corliss Archer' - Dexter the Helper 1954 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Episode of the 1954-1955 TV series "Meet Corliss Archer" called 'Dexter the Helper'. In this episode, Dexter tries to fix Corliss' window, with hilarious… Internet Archive Death Valley Days 1952 · TV Death Valley Days is an American Western anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West , particularly the Death Valley country of… Internet Archive Kansas City Confidential (1952) 1952 · Feature A down-on-his-luck ex-GI finds himself framed for an armored car robbery. When he's finally released for lack of evidence--after having been beaten up and… Internet Archive Ozzie & Harriet: Captain Salty and the Submarine 1956 · TV · 20 min · Subtitles Hilarity ensues when Ozzie sends off for a toy submarine that was offered on a children's TV show. Originally aired on 10 October 1956 (Season 5, Episode 2).… Internet Archive Man Against Crime: Hide and Seek 1953 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles This series is also known as "Follow that Man". Originally aired 7 August 1953 (Season 4, Episode 41). Don't bother downloading the h.264 file; the Cinepack… Internet Archive Dangerous Assignment 1952 ( Ep 13-22) 1952 · TV · 30 min Dangerous Assignment 1952 Spy Series Uploaded By Youtube's Sam's Classic Tv & Sam's Retro TV Please checkout & subscribe to my Youtube Channels This is the… Internet Archive 1958 Television Commercial for ''Kodak Home Movie Camera'' 1958 · Commercial · 1 min · Subtitles A classic, vintage 1958 television commercial for the ''Brownie'' Kodak Home Movie Camera range. Aired 4th of June 1958. The uncopyrighted TV-episode this… Internet Archive Decoy: "The First Arrest" 1958 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles Casey Jones (Beverly Garland) recalls her first arrest, while working undercover in a carnival. Internet Archive Our Cities Must Fight 1951 · Film · Subtitles Civil defense film admonishing United States city dwellers to stay and fight in case of enemy invasion, rather than evacuate. Filmed in New York and other… Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Deadly Prophecy 1955 · TV The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Case of the Deadly Prophecy" Originally aired March 14, 1955. A boy at a school in Belgium has been writing the… Internet Archive ''Bride and Groom'' - Misc episode 2 1957 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of the late-1950s NBC revival of "Bride and Groom". This was a show in which a couple who had decided to get married, would get married on the air,… Internet Archive Arctic Sentinels. Building Rushed on Radar Defense, 1956/04/09 1956 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Operation Dew Line construction has top priority, Secretary Defense Wilson on tour of top secret bases, "they will sound the first alarm should air attack… Internet Archive Ruby Gentry (1952) 1952 · Feature A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/ruby-gentry-1952/ Internet Archive Une balle dans le canon (1958) 1958 · Feature Back from Indochina, Tony and Dick, two French soldiers, are now in possession of more than 20 million, entrusted by a trafficker. They buy a nightclub in the… Internet Archive Four Star Playhouse: Detective's Holiday 1954 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles While on a duck-hunting trip, Dick Powell suspects that his hostess is wanted by the law. Originally aired on 4 March 1954 (Season 2, Episode 24). Don't… Internet Archive Hiroshima Mon Amour. [motion picture] 1959 · Educational · 34 min In French, with English titles Director, Alain Resnais; writer, Marguerite Duras Summary Features use of film techniques interweaving past and pres./i in the… Internet Archive Dreamboat (1952) 1952 · Feature Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action hero - is disturbed, feeling his privacy has been violated,… Internet Archive No Hiding Place - The Widower 1959 · TV · Subtitles No Hiding Place followed the cases of Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart at Scotland Yard and was a sequel series to Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, both… Internet Archive LMAO: ''The Trouble with Father'' - Leave it to Stu (1953) 1953 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of the LMAO 1950's sitcom "The Trouble with Father" called "Leave it to Stu". Originally aired 16 January 1953. Contains original commercials. In… Internet Archive ''The Betty Hutton Show'' - Goldie Goes Broke 1959 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles An episode of the short-lived sitcom "The Betty Hutton Show". Aired 5 November 1959 on CBS. Contains the original commercials.