The world's archives
4,561–4,608 of 18,465 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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Flash Gordon TV 1954 (Steve Holland) episodes 18 & 38
This version of Alex Raymond's comic strip hero moves Flash to the year 3061, where he battles criminals and evil aliens for the Galaxy Bureau of…
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Game's the Same, The
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Picnic with Papa (1952)
Pompus Papa Bear takes his Terry Bears cubs on a camping trip and, since he claims to be an expert camper, he sets out to give the cubs the benefits of his…
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Seaside Adventure (1951)
The youngest son of poverty-stricken Old Mother Rabbit, who lives in a show in a forest, leaves home to seek his fortune in order to help his family. He soon…
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Howdy Doody - 3 November 1952
An episode of the popular children's TV series. Includes original commercials for 5th Avenue candy bar, and Luden's Wild Cherry Cough Drops. Also includes the…
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Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans TV 1957 colorized s01e02 The Threat
Frontiersman and fur trader "Hawkeye" Cutler (John Hart) fights to protect settlers during the French and Indian War from raids by the Huron Indians and from…
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The Loretta Young Show: The Little Teacher
Season 2, Episode 34 Aired 24 Apr. 1955. Actors: John Hudson; Mimi Gibson; John Bryant; Stuart Randall; William Forrest; Brick Sullivan Writers: C. F.…
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Classic Commercial: Remington Rand Shaver (21 Feb 1954)
A classic commercial for the hugely popular Remington Rand Shaver, aired 21 Feb 1954. "For the shaver that can shave a brush will make your beard behave, the…
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1955 - The Big Knife - La podadora - Robert Aldrich - VOSE
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I Married Joan: Superstition
Season 2, Episode 13 Aired 6 Jan. 1954. Runtime: 25:17 Joan loses her lucky locket.
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A Matter of Inches (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 17 December 1954 (Season 3, 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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Midnight Haul (Schlitz Playhouse)
Kevin McCarthy is a driver for a firm whose trucks are being hijacked. Aired 12 November 1954 (Season 4; Episode 10). [The "MPEG4" file is the source file.…
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Fish Family, A
The complete reproduction cycle of the blue acara fish is pictured. Included are the processes of preparing the nest, egg laying, fertilization, care during…
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The Loretta Young Show: The Years Between
Season 4, Episode 7 Aired 7 Oct. 1956. A personnel director adamantly refuses to hire anyone who is older than 40.
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Animal Homes
Shows that while most wild animals live in the woods and fields, different animals choose different places to build their homes. We see a squirrel's home in a…
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Howdy Doody - 1 October 1951
An episode of the popular children's TV series. Includes original commercials for Snickers chocolate bars. Also includes original network IDs.
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The Loretta Young Show: The Judgment
Season 1, Episode 32 Aired 2 May 1954. A politician may let an innocent person be convicted of his crime.
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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Testimonial
Aired 29 April 1955 (season 3, episode 26). Actors: Don DeFore; Frank Cady Runtime: 28:58
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Good Mousekeeping (1952)
Little Rocquefort takes advantage of some paint and wallpaper left lying around to redecorate his hole. The cat tries to stop him. Watch on RetroFlix:…
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The Cat's Revenge (1954)
When Percy the Cat attempts to blow up Little Roquefort with a cannon, he is visited by his "good angel." Unknown to the cat, the angel is Little Roquefort in…
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The Torch (1950)
The story of a fear-inspiring revolutionary general who develops a passion for the daughter of a wealthy villager. It's hate at first sight so far as the girl…
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1953 - The Glass Web - Ensayo dramático - Jack Arnold - VOSE
For Academic - Educational Use Only
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La Muerte En Las Calles (1952)
La muerte en las calles es una película argentina de 1952, dirigida por el director argentino Leo Fleider , sobre una novela del escritor Manuel Gálvez y…
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Roy Rogers Show TV 1952 colorized s01e02 Doc Stevens' Traveling Store
Roy Rogers plays a modern-day rancher who fights for justice. In this episode, gregarious old "Doc" Stevens (Ferris Taylor) travels the territory in his…
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Carnivorous Plants
Photomicrography reveals the unusual structure and behavior of the Venus's flytrap, the trumpet plant, the cobra plant, the common pitcher plant, the sundew…
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Vectors
Here, Dr. Albert V. Baez demonstrates vectors in a Palo Alto (CA) High School classroom. He uses rubber models to show vector displacement in two and three…
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Circus
Here, a cartoon circus is created by Willis Simm's animation class at Hughes Jr. High School, Woodland Hills, California, with a musical soundtrack performed…
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Social Class in America
Social Class in America SummaryShows the difference social class makes in the lives of three high school boys. Explains how one boy is able to raise his…
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Your Witness (Public Defender)
Aired 27 January 1955 (Season 2, Episode 22). [The "MPEG4" file is the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265 (HEVC).]
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The Courtship
Fibber McGee and Molly Episode "The Courtship"
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Gentleman David (Ozzie & Harriet)
Ozzie worries that no girl will ask David to the dance. Aired 26 March 1954 (Season 2, Episode 28). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the…
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Hep Mother Hubbard (1956)
To the tune of rhyme and music, a puppy eats Mother Hubbard out of house and cupboard and goes off to seek his fortune and make amends. He meets many…
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Planet Outlaws (1953)
A 20th Century pilot named Buck Rogers and his young friend Buddy Wade awake from 500 years in suspended animation to find that the world has been taken over…
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Runaway Mouse (1953)
Percy the Cat tries to rid his house of Little Roquefort the mouse. When Roquefort finally leaves, Percy realizes that life wasn't so bad with him after all.…
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Three Is a Crowd (1950)
Little Roquefort is taking a bath while he sings about his sweetheart. Percy shows up and is curious about the picture that Roquefort has. After ridiculing…
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1955 - A Bullet for Joey - El regreso del gángster - Lewis Allen - VOSE
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The Goldbergs misc ep 08
The Goldbergs misc ep 08
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Fireman, The
Shows how firemen work, describes their equipment in action. Care of equipment, drills, testing of trucks, hose, ladders, and life saving devices are…
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The House in the Middle
Civil defense film promoting the well-maintained house as part of America’s line of defense against nuclear attack. Cosponsored by the paint and coating…
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The Millikan Experiment
Dr. Alfred G. Redfield performs a simplified Millikan experiment photographed through the microscope. Substituting standard spheres for oil drops, he…
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You Bet Your Life - 1953-1955 outtakes
A reel of outtakes from the 1950s game show "You Bet Your Life". Starring Groucho Marx, who is also seen in very brief clips playing acoustic guitar. Note:…
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Ozzie, the Treasurer (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 1 May 1957 (Season 5, Episode 31). A logo (watermark) had to be obscured. [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it…
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Flash Gordon - S01E23 - The Water World Mennace
Flash Gordon was a TV series for the 1954-1955 season, produced in west Berlin. The series was direct to syndication throughout many parts of the US, and…
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Home Movie: 97309: Trip Down Grand Canyon
Viewing notes in can state: Flagstaff On the road to Grand Canyon Kaibab Trail Suspension bridge Mules Bright Angel Trail Grand Canyon
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Two Brothers (Public Defender)
Aired 29 April 1954 (Season 1, Episode 8). [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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Hide and Shriek (1955)
Casper the Friendly Ghost's cousin Spooky comes for a visit. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/hide-and-shriek-1955/
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Line of Screammage (1956)
Even dead kids can be a bad influence. Take what happens to Billy for example. Casper the "friendly" ghost takes the slightly awkward little boy under his…