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4,273–4,320 of 18,257 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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Magoo's Moose Hunt (1957)
Mr. Maggo tries to hunt a moose Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/magoos-moose-hunt-1957/
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Picnics Are Fun and Dino's Serenade (1959)
Picnics Are Fun and Dino's Serenade is a Jolly Frolics cartoon directed by Fred Crippen, Lew Keller. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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1957 - Crime of Passion - Delito de pasión - Gerd Oswald - Leg
For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com
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G. M. Roads
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''The Rosemary Clooney Show'' - Marguerite Piazza
An episode of Rosemary Clooney's half-hour music show. This episode is from 1957, I think. Unfortunately, I had to cut-off the closing due to circumstances…
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1955 - Violent Saturday - Sábado trágico - Richard Fleischer - VOSE
For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com
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This Land Of Ours Utah
An educational film about the State of Utah.
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Story of a Star, The
About Agilon synthetic fiber, used in nylon stocking and hosiery.
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People Along the Mississippi
As far as we have been able to determine, this film is the first nationally distributed educational film to embrace the interaction of races and cultures in…
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Tales from Dickens: A Christmas Carol
Tales from Dickens: A Christmas Carol Scenes of Frank Lloyd Wright's home near Madison, Wis., illustrating his basic principle that buildings should blend…
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Cool Hot Rod
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Like Father (Trackdown)
Aired Nov. 1, 1957. The guest star in this episode is William Talman, who played Hamilton Burger in Perry Mason.
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News Magazine of the Screen, The (1957)
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Howdy Doody - 2 January 1953
An episode of the popular children's TV series. Includes original commercials for Welch's Grape Juice. Fred Allen is special guest.
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Day After Thanksgiving (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 28 November 1952 (Season 1, Episode 9). [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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Good Deed Daly (1955)
Good Deed Daly is a model boy scout and is helpful as can be even when his help is not needed. When he walks into a bank and finds all the employees…
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Hide and Go Sidney (1959)
Sidney tramples through the jungle teasing and playing with all the animals in sight. Sidney wants to find someone who wants to play. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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Spare the Child (1954)
It shows a family where the son makes a wish to switch sizes with the father so that he can be the boss for a change. The father doesn't like this at all.…
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Squirrel Crazy (1950)
Winter arrives and Nutsy Squirrel does not have an adequate nut supply, but he discovers a well-stacked table of nuts guarded only by a small dog. It doesn't…
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Appreciating Our Parents
Young Tommy sneaks around and discovers that his parents work hard to take care of him and his messes. After watching them slave and toil, he learns that he…
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''The Dinah Shore Show'' -29 April 1952 (first song: ''Just One Of Those Things'')
A 1952 episode of Dinah Shore's pop music show, which aired in a 15-minute time-slot, and aired live on NBC. Other songs include "They Can't Take That Away…
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''The Kate Smith Evening Hour'' - 4 June 1952 (fragment)
The opening 24 minutes from an hour-long episode of "The Kate Smith Evening Hour". I don't know if the rest of the episode still exists. This series mainly…
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''The Jane Froman Show'' - Graduation Day
An episode of Jane Froman's series, which aired in a 15-minute time-slot. This was a music show. This episode is themed around graduation.
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Education for Peace
On the American Friends Service Committee.
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Meat - From Range To Market
Gives an overview of the meat industry, including methods of inspection methods of cutting and packaging meats and uses of by-products. Includes beautiful…
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Big Chief 34 Drilling Rig
This film shows the assembly on dry land of components that will make up Big Chief Drilling Company's Rig 34. After assembly, it's all tugged on two barges 60…
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When Comedy Was King
35 mm. version released in 1960 by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp Producer and writer, Robert Youngson; narrator, Dwight Weist; music, Ted Royal A…
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''The Dinah Shore Show'' - 8 January 1952 (first song '' Undecided'')
An episode of Dinah Shore's 15-minute pop music series, broadcast live on NBC. Songs are "Undecided", "It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House",…
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The Beauty Shop (1950)
An old buzzard who has aspirations of having a chicken-dinner converts his trailer into a beauty shop in order to lure the hens from the barnyard hen-house.…
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Personality and Emotions
This film illustrates that conflicts and experiences we have as kids help build healthier and richer personalities as adults. So fight early and fight often.…
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[Home movie: 098813: A rail fan in the midwest, 1958 National Model Railway Association meeting at Pittsburgh, PA, also some footage from the 1962 meeting]
1958 trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a rail fan attends the National Model Railway Association meeting; extensive views of Pittsburgh seen from a moving…
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Wonder of Water
Attention is drawn to the interesting chemical structure of water and then to its amazing life-sustaining properties. To license this film and get a higher…
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Madeline
EN ESPAÑOL Basado en el libro del mismo título de Ludwig Bemelmans Una caricatura animada. La historia de una niña pequeña que asiste a la escuela en París,…
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Do or Diet (1953)
As usual, Casper, the Friendly Ghost, is out to make friends but the only creature willing to respond is a fat turkey worrying his wattles off about the…
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Son of the Renegade (1953)
Red River Johnny gathers his friends and returns to claim the heritage of his father who was outlawed many years ago by the sheriff... Watch on RetroFlix:…
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The Minute and a ½ Man (1959)
Bumbling Hector Heathcoat joins the Minute Men during the American Revolution and promptly gets everything fouled up, but he becomes a hero when the scares…
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''The Music Hall'' - Sonny Howard as guest
An episode of "The Music Hall", a 1952 music television series with Patti Page which aired in a 15-minute time-slot. Her guest is Sonny Howard, a singing…
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1950 - House by the River - La casa del río - Fritz Lang - VOSE
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Roy Rogers Show TV 1956 colorized s05e15 The Horse Mixup
Roy Rogers plays a modern-day rancher who fights for justice. In this episode, a man is suspected of murdering his brother in order to gain possession of his…
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Nuclear Test Film - Operation Tumbler-Snapper
Department of Energy TF 0800011 doe.gov Nuclear Test Film - Operation Tumbler-Snapper 1952 DVD Copied by The Department of Energy, in cooperation with the…
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Hidden Treasures
Presents hidden treasures revealed by the microscope in a drop of water taken from a pond, a snowflake, salt and cough syrup. Shows crystals in one of the…
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Russian exhibit of Sputnik, 1958/06/09
Russian exhibit of Sputnik 3 (partial newsreel)
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Magic Bond, The
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Static electricity.
Key topics include the generation of static electricity in industry and the home, its hazards, and its control Search Educational Film Journals at Media…
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Simple Waves
John Shive explains that pulse propagation on ropes and slinkies shows elementary characteristics of waves, such as different speeds in different media. He…
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Barnyard Actor (1955)
Gandy Goose has been studying his mail-order acting kit, and goes to visit his friend, Rudy Rooster, to show off his mimic skills. Rudy is unimpressed as his…
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Not Ghoulty (1959)
His fellow ghosts bring Casper up on charges for breaking the Ghostly Laws ,since he will not scare people, and he loses his ghostly powers. He realizes he…
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Papa's Day of Rest (1951)
A Terrytoon cartoon with the Terry Bears where the kids tries to wake up Papa Bear on his rest day. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/papas-day-of-rest…