The world's archives

337–384 of 18,597 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 News Magazine of the Screen, The (1957) 1957 · Newsreel · 21 min · Subtitles Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use. Includes: United Nations Condemns Russia; Carrier Landings by Mirror; Arctic Ice Cap Adventure; Hummingbird… Internet Archive Ingenuity in Action (Part II) 1958 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Made for hot rod fans; explains how to prepare and enter a car show; also serves as an ethnographic account of the "nomadic tribe of hotrodders". Internet Archive Angry Boy (Part I) 1950 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Alexander Hammid's sensitive narrative of how a pre-adolescent boy is helped by a psychiatrist to come to terms with his feelings. Internet Archive The Buckskin Lady 1957 · Feature · 1 h 5 min Gambler Angela (Patricia Medina) supports her drunken father, 'Doc' Medley (Henry Hull), and runs around with the gunslinger Slinger (Gerald Mohr). But she… Internet Archive American Harvest (Part I) 1955 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles This institutional film was designed to promote Chevrolet's corporate citizenship rather than any specific model of automobile. While it forcefully… Internet Archive Give Yourself the Green Light 1954 · Short · 24 min · Subtitles Advocacy film produced to garner public support for the creation of the Interstate Highway System. Internet Archive Wheels of Progress 1950 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Operations of the Rock Island Lines. Includes shots of high-speed "Rocket" freight trains; the operation of classification yards; and scenes of agricultural… Internet Archive I Married a Monster from Outer Space 1958 colorized (Gloria Talbott) 1958 · Feature One by one, the people in a small town start behaving oddly. The new wife (Gloria Talbott) of one of them (Tom Tryon) follows her husband one night and… Internet Archive Les Cinq Dernières Minutes - On a tué le mort (1959) 1959 · Feature · Subtitles On a tué le mort (première diffusion : 10 mars 1959) Avec Raymond Souplex (l'inspecteur principal Antoine Bourrel) et Jean Daurand (l'inspecteur Dupuy) Les… Internet Archive Medical Aspects of Nuclear Radiation 1950 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles Attempt to argue away the dangers of nuclear radiation, with some excellent animation. Internet Archive The Moon Is Blue 1953 · Feature · 1 h 39 min Title: The Moon Is Blue Summary: Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to… Internet Archive Quicksand 1950 · Feature · 1 h 18 min · Subtitles Title: Quicksand Summary: After taking 20 dollars from his employer to go on a date with plans to repay it the next day, an auto mechanic falls into… Internet Archive The Frank Sinatra Timex Show 1951 · Feature · 1 h The Frank Sinatra Timex Show is a rare record of some of the most popular performers of the Twentieth Century performing together. Internet Archive The Human Condition ( Parts 3 & 4) 1959 · Feature Masaki Kobayashi’s mammoth humanist drama is one of the most staggering achievements of Japanese cinema. Originally filmed and released in three parts, the… Internet Archive The Lower Depths 1957 · Feature In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young… Internet Archive The Quatermass Xperiment 1955 · Feature Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate. Internet Archive Samurai II Duel At Ichijoji Temple 1955 · Feature Toshiro Mifune furiously embodies swordsman Musashi Miyamoto as he comes into his own in the action-packed middle section of the Samurai Trilogy. Duel at… Internet Archive Suddenly 1954 · Feature · 1 h 15 min The .avi (mpeg4 codec) version of film that is already on IA: http://www.archive.org/details/suddenly IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047542/ Internet Archive Rock Baby - Rock It 1957 · Feature · 1 h 7 min Title: Rock Baby - Rock It Summary: Local Dallas teenagers resist attempts by shady underworld types to take over their beloved rock 'n' roll club. This rock… Internet Archive Little Audry: Goofy Goofy Gander 1950 · Cartoon · 7 min Little Audrey, in the schoolroom, is sent to the corner stool to memorize Mother Goose rhymes. She falls asleep and dreams that she gets a tour of Mother… Internet Archive Atomic Alert (Elementary version) 1951 · Film · Subtitles Explains steps to take in case of an atomic bomb alert or a bombing without warning at school, in the open or at home. Gives simple explanation of nuclear… Internet Archive America's Distribution of Wealth 1955 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Demonstrates the widespread ownership of America's basic wealth and the equitable distribution of national income. With Prof. Clifton L. Ganus of Harding… Internet Archive Atom Bomb [Joe Bonica's Movie of the Month] 1955 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles Early atomic weapons testing. Internet Archive Boy with a Knife 1956 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Jerry, an "at-risk" young man, uses his knife as an "equalizer" to solve his frustrations stemming from his unhappy home, which is dominated by his… Internet Archive 23 Studio One Sentence Of Death August 17, 1953 1953 · Feature Studio One Sentence Of Death August 17, 1953 Uploaded By Sam's Classic TV & Sam's Retro TV Please Checkout My Free Youtube Channel & subscribe Were it not for… Internet Archive Story of a Star, The 1956 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Chemistry gives birth to new synthetics benefitting women, in this case sheer stockings. Internet Archive The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird 1952 · Cartoon · 1 h 3 min Based on a story by Hans Christian Anderson (The Sheperdess & the chimney-Sweep), Mr. Wonderbird (Sir Peter Ustinov) tells the story of two lovers who flee… Internet Archive Man of Action 1955 · Cartoon · 13 min · Subtitles Animated plea for urban renewal connected with 1950s efforts to "redevelop" American city centers. Internet Archive RCA 16mm Sound Projector, The 1958 · Short · 5 min · Subtitles Invisible white-gloved hands demonstrate the operation of the RCA 16mm sound projector. The film showcases the RCA 16mm sound projector, highlighting its… Internet Archive Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) 1959 · Feature Journey to the Center of the Earth is a science fiction adventure film directed by Henry Levin, based on Jules Verne's classic novel.The film follows… Internet Archive Subject: Narcotics 1951 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles Produced for police orientation and training, this film presents drug addiction not simply as a crime but as a deepseated social problem. With dramatized… Internet Archive Story of Television, The 1956 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles PLEASE NOTE: A more complete version with the full color sequence at the end is here. RCA's corporate history of pre-1956 developments in television. Internet Archive Signal 30 (Part II) 1959 · Short · 14 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 Beginning of the End 1957 colorized (Peter Graves) 1957 · Feature A curious reporter (Peggie Castle) discovers that the complete destruction of a small town was caused by giant locusts that were accidentally enlarged by a… Internet Archive Fear and Desire 1953 · Feature Title: Fear and Desire Summary: Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires. Directed by: Stanley Kubrick Actors: Frank… Internet Archive The Second Woman 1950 · Feature · 1 h 30 min Title: The Second Woman Summary: In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff… Internet Archive Palmour Street 1957 · Short · 22 min · Subtitles Everyday aspects of mental health in an African American community in Gainesville, Georgia. Internet Archive Fear And Desire (1953) 1953 · Feature ear and Desire est le premier long métrage de Stanley Kubrick, en noir et blanc, sorti en 1953. L'action se déroule en période de guerre et se focalise sur un… Internet Archive Communism 1952 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Educational film on the Cold War conflict. Internet Archive Who's Boss? 1950 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Husband and wife struggle to attain a balance of power in their marriage. This neorealist social guidance film was directed by Alexander Hammid. Internet Archive Visit to Wurlitzer, A (Part I) 1950 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Tour of the Wurlitzer factory located at North Tonawanda, N.Y., showing the manufacture of "coin-operated phonographs." A color sequence introducing the… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Texas Farm Family] 1952 · Home movie · 10 min · Subtitles Scenes from the daily life of a Texas farm family. Internet Archive Freedom Highway (Part II) 1956 · Short · 13 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 Kansas City Confidential 1952 · Feature · 1 h 39 min · Subtitles Derived from the 4.4 GB high-definition version found here on this site. Internet Archive Big Train, The (Part I) 1950 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Operations of the New York Central Railroad. Producer and director: Victor Solow. Introduced by NYCRR president Alfred E. Perlman. Internet Archive Power to Serve, The 1957 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles How the electric company makes Cleveland the "best location in the nation." Introduced by Elmer L. Lindseth, President of Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.… Internet Archive The Girl in Lover's Lane 1959 · Feature · 1 h 17 min "Too Young to Know...Too Reckless to Care..." Two drifters arrive in a small town and get into trouble immediately. Internet Archive Sansho The Bailiff 1954 · Feature When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to fend for themselves and eventually…