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3,937–3,984 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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6 1/2 Magic Hours
skeletal entry
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Baby Boogie (1955)
A little girl asks her parents, in song, where babies come from. They decide not to tell her the truth, so she starts searching out the answer. She's finally…
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Hot Rods (1953)
The boy mice of the village become hot rod fans and soon it isn't safe to walk the streets. Three cats seize up the situation and challenge the mice to a…
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1951 - Fourteen Hours - 14 horas - Henry Hathaway
1951 - Fourteen Hours - 14 horas - Henry Hathaway
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''The Dinah Shore Chevy Show'' - 10 May 1959
An episode of Dinah Shore's hour-long NBC variety series, with special guests Marge and Gower Champion, Steve Lawrence, and Bob Cummings. Highlights include…
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Atomic Tests In Nevada: The Story of AEC's Continental Proving Ground
Listed at the National Archives as " Atomic Tests In Nevada, 1955 ." No description at the National Archives but this is an Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)…
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Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans TV 1957 colorized s01e01 Hawkeye's Homecoming
A frontiersman and fur trader known as Hawkeye (John Hart) fights to protect settlers during the French and Indian War against schemes by greedy men and raids…
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Gag Buster (1957)
In this Cinemascope Terrytoon, Spoofy is a zany little fox that comes to life on the animator's drawing board and subdues a western gunslinger with trick…
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SIROCCO (BOGART)
Noir thriller staring Humphrey Bogart with Lee J. Cobb and Zero Mostel.
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La Voz De Mi Ciudad ( 1953)
La voz de mi ciudad es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Tulio Demicheli sobre su propio guion que se estrenó el 15 de enero de 1953 y…
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Ten Pin Terrors (1953)
Heckle and Jeckle, the talking magpies, have trouble sleeping because they live under a bowling alley... Watch on RetroFlix:…
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The Big Picture: The Korean War
In this episode The Big Picture describes the Korean conflict in 1951/52
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A Is for Atom
Science film positioning atomic energy as both a peaceful and a warlike force. Sponsored by a corporation involved in the nascent nuclear industry, the film…
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Home Movie: 97471: St. Louis Area Family, Reel 3
Viewing notes state: Lincoln’s tomb (?) and log cabin (?) Ox ride and covered wagon Girl dances by a tree Man hams it up Mom shows leg Roof of car has a…
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Interpol Calling Series 1959
Interpol Calling is a British television crime drama series produced by Rank Organisation and Jack Wrather Productions for ITC Entertainment . [1] The…
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Έρωτας στους αμμόλοφους (1958)
Σκηνοθεσία Μανουσακης Κωστας Σενάριο Μανουσακης Κωστας Ηθοποιοί Αργυρης Γιαννης Μπαρκουλης Ανδρεας Βουγιουκλακη Αλικη Καλαντζης Σαββας Σύνοψη Ένας δραπέτης…
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The Champs Step Out
Max Baer and Maxie Rosenbloom in «The Champs Step Out». Directed by Edward Bernds. 1951. http://m-baer.narod.ru/index_en.htm
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''The Dinah Shore Chevy Show'' - 11 January 1959
Television variety show hosted by Dinah Shore. Guests include Eve Arden, Dick Shawn (WTF!), Red Norvo, and the very interesting Sujata and Asoka. Lots of…
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''The Walter Winchell Show'' - 28 December 1956
Variety show. Originally broadcast on NBC in colour, but exists today in black-and-white. To make matters worse, the person who transferred this did a…
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The Tower (Wire Service)
Aired 15 November 1956 (Season 1, Episode 7). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265…
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Ike Reports. First Missile Recovered From Flight In Space, 1957/11/07
Ike speaks, about America recovering its first missile from space, talks about the nose cone in his office [but no cone is shown in the newsreel] (partial…
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Giddyap (1950)
A family's horse-drawn ice delivery business is threatened by a more modern automobile-using company. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/giddyap-1950/
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The Chevy Show
An episode of "The Chevy Show". This episode features Edie Adams, Janet Blair, John Raitt, Carol Burnett, and Mickey Shaughnessy. A fun variety show from…
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Howdy Doody - 1 May 1953
An episode of the popular children's TV series. Includes original commercials for Poll Parrot shoes.
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El Crimen De Oribe( 1950)
El crimen de Oribe es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Leopoldo Torres Ríos y Leopoldo Torre Nilsson según el guion de este sobre la…
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A Swiss Miss (1951)
In the Swiss Alps, Mighty Mouse (aided by a dopey St. Bernard) must save the lovely Pearl Pureheart from the clutches of the dastardly Oil Can Harry. The…
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Gaston Is Here (1957)
Gaston Le Crayon is a French artist who brings his artwork to life. He's doing a famous painting to be. Movie director Alfred Fitchcock moves in next door.…
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La morte viene dallo spazio (1958)
Scientists discover that a group of meteors are hurtling on a collison course with Earth, and if they hit, the planet will be destroyed. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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Shove Thy Neighbor (1957)
Things are peaceful in John Doormat's neighborhood until he gets a new neighbor, and the new neighbor comes with a dog that likes to grab and gnaw on John's…
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Invisible Man - Shadow on the Screen 1958
Episode Four of "H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man" - British TV series from 1958.
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[Home movie: 098901: Michigan family 1952 domestic scenes and road trip to Washington, DC, and to Florida]
From a Michigan family of older adults: A 1952 reel with backyard hangout time including a new car, a beer party and dancing a jig, and then a road trip with…
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Roy Rogers Show TV 1957 colorized s06e10 "Junior Outlaw"
A juvenile delinquent disrupts Roy Rogers' summer camp for underprivileged kids.
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[Home Movies: Reinders Collection, Reel 1]
scenes shot along a divided freeway gardens and plants pan down old-style oil well Candle-Lite motel, various shots, including pan down vertical sign Los…
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1952 - My Cousin Rachel - Mi prima Raquel - Henry Koster - VOSE
For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com
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Dream Walking (1950)
Dream Walking is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Connie Rasinski. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/dream-walking-1950/
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The Fox Hunt (1950)
Heckle & Jeckle become part of a televised fox hunt when the fox and his pursuer, Dimwit, burst through their TV screen. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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Good-Will Swap. U.S.S.R. Film Premiere Opens Culture Exchange, 1959/11/02
Metropolitan theater in Washington DC hosts premier of Russian films, first Soviet-American cultural exchange program (partial newsreel).
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Introduction to Optics
Shows the four ways that light traveling in a straight line can be bent: by diffraction, scattering, refraction, and reflection. Refraction is illustrated by…
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The Adventures of Long John Silver - Episode 11: 'Miss Purity's Birthday'
Miss Purity is upset that no one has remembered her birthday except the priest.
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The Laugh Maker
Studio One ep05x34 The Laugh Maker Jackie Gleason & Art Carney Star
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The Lost Silk Hat (Four Star Playhouse)
Based on a one-act play by Dunsany. Aired 23 October 1952 (Season 1; Episode 3). [The "MPEG4" file is the source file. Download it if your player can handle…
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Bringing Up Mother (1954)
John Smith is a fugitive on the run, all because of the suppressive childhood inflicted on him by his mother. When he was two years old she had tricked him…
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The Perry Como Show - 11 March 1955
Como was on vacation, so Julius La Rosa (remember him?) is the guest host for this 15-minute episode. Songs include: "Everloving" (sung by La Rosa), "Danger!…
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Χαρούμενοι αλήτες (1958)
Σκηνοθεσία Δαδηρας Δημητρης Σενάριο Στολιγκας Κουλης Λυμπεροπουλος Ηλιας Ηθοποιοί Αγγελιδης Ραλλης Μπασουρη Ταϋγετη Βεγγος Θανασης Στολιγκας Κουλης…
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White Mane
Director and author of original scenario, Albert Lamorisse; adaptation, Denys Colomb de Daunant ; commentary, Albert Lamorisse, James Agee ; narrator, Frank…
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The School Bus and You
"Correct procedures for boarding and leaving school and public buses, when and where to cross the street, the password game of safety slogans and many other…
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ea Sentinel. Navy Demonstrates Offshore Radar, 1956/05/03
Sea Sentinel radar platform complete, 1st in ring of radar warning stations, 110 miles off Cape Code, with crew of 50, interior views of radar stations…
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Rhapsody of Steel
Big-budget film about iron and steel that was produced as part of U.S. Steel’s campaign against competing steel imports and alternative materials like…