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3,889–3,936 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 Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
|---|---|
| Kids | Cartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature. |
| Tweens | Documentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures. |
| Teens | Everything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower. |
| Adult | Sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage. |
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - A Kiss For Mr. Lincoln
An episode of popular anthology series "Four Star Playhouse". This episode is set in 1860, and is about a woman who wants to be loved by her husband. Starring…
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''What in the World'' - 10 October 1954
An episode of a 1950s series where three men are shown a historical object, and are asked to identify its area of origin, its date, and its purpose. Amazing…
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What's my Line?: Jack Dempsey
Show «What’s my Line?»: Jack Dempsey. http://m-baer.narod.ru/dempsey.htm
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American Harvest
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''The Star And The Story'' - Hand To Hand
An episode of 1950s anthology series "The Star and the Story". Originally broadcast 14 May 1955 and starring Zachary Scott. In this episode, two bullfighters…
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Bargain Daze (1953)
There's a big sale about to start at the store. To get there early, Heckle and Jeckle go to bed in the store's window. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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Fudget's Budget (1954)
UPA cartoon about a nuclear family trying to live within a family budget. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/fudgets-budget-1954/
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How Now Boing Boing (1954)
Gerald's parents, frustrated at his inability to talk, call in various experts (including the world's greatest voice professor) to teach their boy to speak in…
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Ben and Me
Tells how a poor church mouse, Amos, guides Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson and assists in writing the Declaration of Independence
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The Bad Streak (Four Star Playhouse)
Charles Boyer is the owner of a casino. Aired 14 January 1954 (Season 2; Episode 17). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file.…
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''The Bob Crosby Show'' - 2/June/1955
Here's a 15-minute fragment from the daytime TV series "The Bob Crosby Show". I don't know if the complete episode survives. This fragment includes some…
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1953 - Vice Squad - Investigación criminal - Arnold Laven - VOSE
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Anti-Cats (1950)
Three mice seek refuge during a winter storm in a house with a very hungry cat, who chases them- until Mighty Mouse steps in. Mighty Mouse, living in a star,…
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Casper Comes to Clown (1951)
Casper befriends a bear cub with a natural talent for juggling. Soon the cub is in the circus, but a gorilla proves to be much scarier than any ghost. Watch…
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The Beatniks (1958)
A young singer's chance at fame is threatened by his hoodlum pals. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-beatniks-1958/
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Metamorphosis
Here, Clifford West explores the human body through non-traditional abstract focusing technique. Norma Dupire, the model in the film, writes: "I was a…
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - Yellowbelly
An episode of the popular anthology series. This episode is set during the Korean war. Starring Frank Lovejoy. Originally telecast 12 July 1956.
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Sno Fun (1951)
Heckle and Jeckle of the Northwest Unmounted Police pursue the dreaded outlaw, Powerful Pierre. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/sno-fun-1951/
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6 1/2 Magic Hours
skeletal entry
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The Goldbergs Misc ep 01
Misc. ep of The Goldbergs from 1955
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Radar Men From the Moon - Chapter 1: Moon Rocket
You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page .
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Cage Fright (1952)
Casper, the friendly ghost, likes people but people are afraid of him. So Casper goes to the zoo looking for a friend, which he quickly makes with a baby…
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Plunder Road (1957)
A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/plunder-road-1957/
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Helldorado (The Sheriff of Cochise)
A professional gambler from Las Vegas shows up during Helldorado week. Aired 7 December 1956 (Season 1; Episode 12). [The "MPEG4" file is the source file.…
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''The Jane Froman Show'' - Final episode
A music program aired in a 15-minute time-slot. Songs include: "Get Happy", "Summer in Venice", "Side by Side" and "I Believe". Although, picture quality is…
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1950 - Dark City - Ciudad en sombras - William Dieterle - VOSE
For Academic / Educational Use Only
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''Judge Roy Bean'' - Outlaw's Son
U.S. TV western series starring Edgar Buchanan. One of the first TV series to be filmed in colour.
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The Jaywalker (1956)
The Jaywalker is a Jolly Frolics cartoon directed by Robert Cannon. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-jaywalker-1956/
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Trailblazer Magoo (1956)
The near-sighted one decides to take a hunting-and-fishing trip, and hires a Native American guide. He quickly grows impatient with the guide and takes over…
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Roy Rogers Show TV 1951 colorized s01e01 Jailbreak
Roy Rogers plays a modern-day rancher who fights for justice. In this first episode, a young man has been wrongly accused of murdering his fiancé's father.…
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Kon-Tiki (Motion picture)
35 mm. version released in 1951 by RKO Radio Pictures. 16 mm. and 35 mm. versions distributed in 1964 by Irving Lesser Enterprises Presents a documentary…
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Another classic commercial for the ''Video Ranger ring''
Another classic commercial for the ''Video Ranger Ring'', direct from the DuMont Network!
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Ike Tells U.N. Direct U.N. Action Is Key To Mid-East Peace, 1958/08/14
(1) Ike appears before UN General Assembly for first time since 1955, speaks for independence of Lebanon, danger of aggression in Jordan in Mideast (2)…
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1957 - Baby Face Nelson - Caminos de sangre - Don Siegel
1957 - Baby Face Nelson - Caminos de sangre - Don Siegel
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Tunnel of Fear (Four Star Playhouse)
It appears that David Niven intends to harm the passenger with whom he is sharing a train compartment. Aired 19 January 1956 (Season 4, Episode 14). [The…
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Ghost of Honor (1957)
Casper the Friendly Ghost attends a premiere of one of his own cartoons and is interviewed in the lobby. He is asked how he happened to become a movie star,…
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Goons from the Moon (1951)
The inhabitants of the quiet mouse village are thrown in a panic when it is learned that that a strange planet is approaching. The planet lands and throngs of…
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Oceans Of Love ( 1956)
The fish in the ocean seem to be making fun of an earnest young man in a row- boat holding a fishing line. A shark comes along, grabs the bait and the hook,…
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''Four Star Playhouse'' - Let The Chips Fall
An episode of "Four Star Playhouse", a popular anthology series of the 1950s. In this episode, Charles Boyer plays a reformed card shark. Originally aired 20…
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Tales Of Tomorrow - S1E24 - Diamond lens
Tales of Tomorrow, season 1 episode 24 of 1952-03-14, "Diamond lens".
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[Home Movies: Can 10728: Shaw Sr. Prom]
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Jet Mainliner Flight 803
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Four Wheels, No Brakes (1954)
Pete Hothead decides to buy a new car to replace his old beat-up jalopy. Meanwhile, his wife has won a new car on a television quiz show that is the same make…
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Ghost Writers (1958)
Two writers at Paramount Cartoon Studios try to think of good stories for Casper the Friendly Ghost. They review scenes from "Casper's Spree Under The Sea,"…
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Love Comes to Magoo (1958)
A female con artist is after Magoo’s wealth. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/love-comes-to-magoo-1958/
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The Wonder Gloves (1951)
Uncle George is showing Little Johnny, his nephew, the pair of boxing gloves he claims enabled him, when he was the janitor at a training-gym, to beat up the…
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[Mona's Candle Light ca 1950s]
Mona's Candle Light was discovered among reels of film that Geoff Alexander of the Bay Area-based Academic Film Archive of North America bought at a flea…
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Sky King TV 1952 colorized s01e01 Operation Urgent
A former WWII naval aviator now operates a ranch in Arizona, from which he helps law enforcement and rescue operations in his twin-engine Cessna, assisted by…