The world's archives

241–288 of 18,882 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 Indiscretion of an American Wife 1953 · Feature · 1 h 2 min Title: Indiscretion of an American Wife Summary: Prior to leaving by train for Paris, a married American woman tries to break off her affair with a young… Internet Archive Habit Patterns 1954 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles "Goofus and Gallant"-style film on the misadventures of a teenage girl who is a victim of her own bad habits, with a harrowing and patronizing narration. Internet Archive Adventures of Dr Fu Manchu S1E11 1956 · Feature · Subtitles The Adventures of Dr Fu Manchu Series 1 Episode 11 - The Masterplan of Fu Manchu CAST Glen Gordon - Dr. Fu Manchu Lester Matthews - Sir Dennis Nayland Smith… Internet Archive The Big Lift (complete) 1950 · Feature · 1 h 59 min This is a complete, 120mn long print of the film. The other print already available on the archive and its ipod derivative are 102mn long, with some scenes… Internet Archive All About Polymorphics 1959 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles Simon Ramo's concept of "polymorphic" computing is laid out in stop-motion animation, accompanied by acoustic guitar. The film anticipates parallel,… Internet Archive Killer Shrews 1959 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Killers from Space 1954 · Feature · 1 h 13 min · Subtitles From IMDb : Atomic scientist Doug Martin is missing after his plane crashes on a reconnaissance mission after a nuclear test. Miraculously appearing unhurt at… Internet Archive Warning From Space 1956 · Feature · 1 h 26 min · Subtitles Aliens come to Earth to warn humanity about a planetoid that'll destroy both Earth and the aliens' world. The fate of both planets rests in the hands of one… Internet Archive Elevator to the Gallows (1958) 1958 · Feature · Subtitles For his feature debut, twenty-four-year-old Louis Malle brought together a mesmerizing performance by Jeanne Moreau, evocative cinematography by Henri Decaë,… Internet Archive What to Do on a Date 1950 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles A high school senior learns how and where to ask a girl for a date, where to take her for a good time, and how to avoid spending too much money or being bored… Internet Archive Charade 1953 · Feature · Subtitles IMDb page A trio of stories starring James and Pamela Mason. Internet Archive "Tales of Tomorrow" Blunder 1951 · Short · 29 min · Subtitles Title: "Tales of Tomorrow" Blunder Summary: Scientists race to warn a colleague that his experiment could destroy life on Earth. Directed by: Leonard Valenta… Internet Archive A Bucket of Blood 1959 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles Title: A Bucket of Blood Summary: A dim-witted busboy finds acclaim as an artist for a plaster-covered dead cat that is mistaken as a skillful statuette. The… Internet Archive Hear and Now 1958 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles How radio brings news and information to Americans. With footage of many news events covered by radio and images everyday life in the late 1950s. Explains how… Internet Archive Curse of the Demon 1957 colorized (Dana Andrews) 1957 · Feature An American professor (Dana Andrews) travels to London for a parapsychology conference at which he intends to expose a demonic-cult leader (Niall MacGinnis),… Internet Archive Cyrano de Bergerac 1950 · Feature · 1 h 53 min The charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves in this straightforward version of the play. - IMDB Description Internet Archive X the Unknown 1956 colorized (Dean Jagger) 1956 · Feature Army radiation experiments awaken a subterranean monster that feeds on energy and proceeds to terrorize a remote Scottish village. Hammer Films orignally… Internet Archive Niagara (1953) Torrentes de Paixão 1953 · Feature · Subtitles Durante a visita de dois casais às cataratas do Niagara, fortes tensões surgem entre Rose e seu marido, George. A situação se agrava quando o segundo casal… Internet Archive On the Run (Part I) 1956 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Well-behaved San Francisco teenagers compete in the Mobilgas "Safety Economy Run," driving their cars around the Bay Area under the supervision of experienced… Internet Archive American Look (Part III) 1958 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles The definitive Populuxe film on 1950s automotive, industrial, interior and architectural design. Internet Archive Popeye: Out To Punch 1956 · Cartoon · 6 min A late Popeye cartoon, available at Public Domain Movie Torrents. Internet Archive Atomic Bomb Blast Effects 1959 · Film · Subtitles Color footage of atomic bomb tests with active duty military personnel at Camp Desert Rock, Nevada Test Site, Nevada. Shows soldiers in foxholes as nuclear… Internet Archive Dance Hall Racket 1953 · Feature · 57 min A gangster (Timothy Farrell) who operates a sleazy dance hall uses a sadistic bodyguard (Lenny Bruce) to keep his girls afraid and his customers in line. Internet Archive Popeye: Floor Flusher 1953 · Cartoon · 6 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Olive has a leaky faucet and Popeye does what he can to fix it while Bluto wreaks havoc on the basement pipes. Internet Archive Social Class in America 1957 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Shows the differences in the life experience of three male babies from three different social classes. One young man succeeds his father as president of the… Internet Archive It The Terror from Beyond Space 1958 colorized (Marshall Thompson) 1958 · Feature IA rescue mission to Mars finds only one survivor of the first expedition, who claims that the rest of them were killed by something unknown. On the way back… Internet Archive What About Prejudice? 1959 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Pioneering film that encourages youth to look into themselves for the causes of prejudice. Internet Archive Giant Gila Monster, The 1959 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive [Eisenhower Campaign Spots, 1952 Presidential Campaign] 1952 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles The "I Like Ike" animated television commercial, produced by Roy Disney and Citizens for Eisenhower-Nixon. Internet Archive On the Run (Part II) 1956 · Film · Subtitles Well-behaved San Francisco teenagers compete in the Mobilgas "Safety Economy Run," driving their cars around the Bay Area under the supervision of experienced… Internet Archive Mutiny 1952 · Feature · 1 h 17 min · Subtitles In the War of 1812, an American ship carrying $10 million in gold is mutinied and the Captain is set adrift. Internet Archive I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair 1952 · Feature As he struggles for just the right words to a song he wrote, composer Stephen Foster falls in love with his fiance's sister. You can read more about this film… Internet Archive [A-Bomb Blast Effects] 1952 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Footage from an atomic bomb test - probably Operation Tumbler-Snapper? The same footage also appears in "Operation A-Bomb (1953)". Internet Archive Freedom Highway (Part I) 1956 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles A Greyhound bus transports us through the landscape of American mythology. Directed by Harold Schuster. Director of Photography: Jerry Fairbanks. Screenplay:… Internet Archive Duck and Cover 1951 · Film · Subtitles This film, a combination of animated cartoon and live action, shows young children what to do in case of an atomic attack. The film opens with "Bert the… Internet Archive Devil Girl from Mars 1954 · Feature Title: Devil Girl from Mars Summary: An uptight, leather-clad female alien, armed with a ray gun and accompanied by a menacing robot, comes to Earth to… Internet Archive The Monster That Challenged the World 1957 colorized (Tim Holt) 1957 · Feature An earthquake in the Salton Sea unleashes a horde of prehistoric mollusk monsters. Discovering the creatures, a Naval officer (Tim Holt) and several… Internet Archive From Here To Eternity (1953) A Um Passo da Eternidade 1953 · Feature · Subtitles Em um alojamento do exército havaiano, nos dias que antecedem o ataque ao Pearl Harbor, um soldado solitário e campeão de boxe, "Prew"' Prewitt (Montgomery… Internet Archive Popeye the Sailor: Nearlyweds 1956 · Cartoon · 6 min Popeye and Olive have finally decided to get married. But that doesn't mean that Bluto is through trying to stop them. You can find more information regarding… Internet Archive What Makes A Good Party? 1950 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Shows teenagers how to plan and attend a party, suggesting games to play and songs to sing ("Jimmy Crack Corn"). Internet Archive Fresh From Paris 1955 · Feature · 1 h 12 min · Subtitles Musical Romance starring Forrest Tucker from F-Troop. Internet Archive Tales of Tomorrow #9: The Crystal Egg 1951 · TV · 23 min · Subtitles From the live tv anthology series Tales of Tomorrow. After a customer is overly eager to buy a crystal egg, an antique shop owner does the only logical thing:… Internet Archive Samurai I Musashi Miyamoto 1955 · Feature In the first part of the epic Samurai Trilogy, Toshiro Mifune thunders onto the screen as the iconic title character. When we meet him, Miyamoto is a… Internet Archive Studio One - Plan For Escape 1952 · Feature · 52 min · Subtitles This is episode 8 of season 5 Original Air Date 17 Nov 1952 Based on a Story by Violet Wolfson CAST Peggy Ann Garner Frank Overton Jean Carson Robert Webber… Internet Archive Ugetsu 1953 · Feature By the time he made Ugetsu, Kenji Mizoguchi was already an elder statesman of Japanese cinema, fiercely revered by Akira Kurosawa and other directors of a… Internet Archive The Creature Walks Among Us 1956 · Feature In this third Gill-Man feature, the Creature is captured and turned into an air-breather by a rich mad scientist, chaos then ensues. Internet Archive An Inspector Calls 1954 · Feature Title: An Inspector Calls Summary: When a young girl is found dead an inspector is sent to investigate a prosperous Yorkshire household. It emerges that each… Internet Archive Popeye: Gopher Spinach 1954 · Cartoon · 6 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Popeye tries to rid his garden of a gopher, in the end the gopher saves Popeye from a bull.