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4,609–4,656 of 18,464 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. |
Internet Archive
Woodman, Spare That Tree (1950)
Spring comes and melts winter's icy blanket and the forest is a merry place. The birds and beavers, and the flowers and the trees awaken after their winter's…
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Whoa! Be Gone! (Laserdisc)
NTSC
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1953 - Pickup on South Street - Manos peligrosas - Samuel Fuller - VOSE
For Academic / Educational Use Only
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Failure (Public Defender)
Aired 23 June 1955 (Season 2, Episode 43). [The "MPEG4" file is the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265 (HEVC).]
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1954 - Hell's Half Acre - John H. Auer - VOSE
For Academic - Educational Use Only
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1956 - The Wild Party - Una fiesta sin fin - Harry Horner - VO
For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com
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Howdy Doody - 6 March 1951
An episode of the popular children's TV series. Includes original commercials for Kellogg's Rice Krispies and Colgate Dental Cream aka toothpaste. Also…
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Ozzie & Harriet: Courage (1954)
Aired 22 Jan. 1954 (season 2, episode 19). Ozzie reluctantly goes to the store to exchange some lingerie that Harriet bought. [The "MPEG4" file is the…
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Home Movie: 98227: Illini Railroad Fan Club Trip on CB&Q, 1959
Label on can reads: "Illini R.R. Club Fan Trip on C.B. & Q. with #4960 / 12-6-59"
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Dock Sud (1953)
pelicula
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You Bet Your Life - 1950-1952 outtakes
A reel of outtakes from the 1950s game show "You Bet Your Life". Starring Groucho Marx.
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Home Movie: Construction of Pruitt-Igoe Homes, St. Louis, Missouri, ca. 1953
Footage showing the construction of the Pruitt-Igoe Homes project, including site scenes and social activities sponsored by the construction company.
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The Buccaneers TV 1956 colorized s01e03 Captain Dan Tempest
When Dan Tempest (Robert Shaw) arrives at the island of New Providence in 1718, he is arrested for piracy, but Governor Rogers (Alec Clunes) offers him a…
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King Cotton (Revised Edition)
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[Home Movies: The Empire City, Part 2]
Skeletal entry. Info in logbook.
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The Arsonist (Public Defender)
Aired 27 September 1954 (Season 2, Episode 4). [The "MPEG4" file is the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265 (HEVC).]
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Who Is Betty? (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 19 February 1958 (Season 6, Episode 20). [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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Who's Walter? (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 12 June 1953 (Season 1, Episode 37). As usual, Ozzie was one of the script-writers. Note his naughtiness at 4:30, when a couple is checking into the…
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Ozzie & Harriet: Old Fashioned Remedy (1954)
Aired 26 Feb. 1954 (season 2, episode 24). Ozzie refuses to receive an injection to treat his cold. (By the way, penicillin and other antibiotics have no…
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Art in The Western World
Surveys Western painting from the 13th through the early 20th centuries. Pictures artist Claes Oldenburg in his studio and discusses his personality and his…
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Industry on Parade: Paperman’s Paper! / Ink, Inc.! / Use and Discard! / A Message from Industry to You!
Use and Discard! on Lily paper drinking cups. Many stock shots to log.
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Las Aguas Bajan Turbias (1952)
Las aguas bajan turbias es una película argentina , basada en la novela El río oscuro de Alfredo Varela (quien también colaboró en el guion). Realizada entre…
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Ready! Set! ZOOM! (Laserdisc)
NTSC
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The Closed Door (Schlitz Playhouse)
A wealthy man develops a mental problem that keeps him confined to a single room. Aired 27 November 1953 (Season 3; Episode 13). [The "MPEG4" file is the…
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Papa's Little Helpers (1951)
A Terrytoons cartoon with the Terry Bears where the kids helo papa bear install the TV. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/papas-little-helpers-1951/
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[Home movie: 098844: Maine in 1950, with extended horse show sequences and also a structure fire and firefighting scenes]
A Maine home movie from 1950, featuring many scenes from a horse show, both western style and English style competition, as well as work horse competition. A…
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The Shooting Gallery
Fibber McGee and Molly Episode "The Shooting Gallery"
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El Honorable Inquilino (1951)
pelicula
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Football Hero (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 7 October 1955 (Season 4, Episode 3). [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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The Loretta Young Show: Oh, My Aching Heart
Season 1, Episode 33 Aired 9 May 1954. Actors: George Nader; Don Beddoe Runtime: 23:13
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Crossroads: The Strange Bequest
Aired 17 Feb 1956. Season 1, Episode 20 Actors: Pat O'Brien; Barton MacLane Runtime: 24:27
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Maguey: Plant of a Thousand Uses
Adams is a filmmaker whose life and work appear to be completely unknown today, as we have conducted a fruitless search to obtain biographical and…
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Classic Commercial: Dove Soap #2 (1957)
Classic Commercial for Dove Soap from 1957.
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''Person to Person'' - Dagmar segment
An excerpt from "Person to Person". I don't have the rest of the episode. This segment features Dagmar and her husband showing off their fabulous apartment.
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Wedding Anniversary (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 8 October 1954 (Season 3, Episode 1). [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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"Judge Roy Bean" Black Jack
"Judge Roy Bean" Black Jack Original Air Date: 1956 (Season 1, Episode 8)
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Roy Rogers Show TV 1952 colorized s01e19 Haunted Mine of Paradise Valley
Roy Rogers plays a modern-day rancher who fights for justice. In this episode, a dying prospector confides to Roy that the map to his gold mine is hidden in a…
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Mightier than the sword.: Zenger and freedom of the press
A dramatization of the John Peter Zenger case of 1734. After Zenger printed a story about corruption in the New York royal governor's administration, his…
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Chevy internal sales musical
Weird musical number Chevrolet used at a sales conference.
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Parental Guidance (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 4 December 1953 (Season 2, Episode 12). [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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Are Manners Important?
Mickey Taylor thinks politeness is all that grownups think about. His lack of courtesy (and his youth) doesn’t keep him from being elected President of the…
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The Loretta Young Show: Inga IV
Season 4, Episode 13 Aired 18 Nov. 1956. Actors: Donald Murphy; Maurice Manson Runtime: 23:37
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1955 - Tight Spot - Testimonio fatal - En un aprieto - Phil Karlson
1955 - Tight Spot - Testimonio fatal - En un aprieto - Phil Karlson
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The Bloodhound (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 14 January 1955 (Season 3, Episode 12). [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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Terry And The Pirates TV 1953 colorized s01e11 Black Market For Death
Terry Lee and Hotshot Charlie are pilots who fly questionable cargo between exotic locations in the Orient while in peril from the mysterious Dragon Lady.…
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Pioneer IV Passes Moon, Heads Into Solar Orbit, 1959/03/05
4-stage Juno rocket launched at night from Cape Canaveral, animation of Pioneer IV accelerated by Sergeant solid fuel stages 2,3,4
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Classic Commercial: Remington Rand & Stopette (21 Feb 1954)
A Classic Commercial for Remington Rand shavers, and Stopette. Aired 21 Feb 1954.
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1954 - The Other Woman - La otra mujer - Hugo Haas
1954 - The Other Woman - La otra mujer - Hugo Haas