The world's archives

4,705–4,752 of 18,268 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 OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Queen for a Day - December 1955 1955 · TV · 28 min · Subtitles An episode of a U.S. game show. Unfortunately, most episodes of this series no longer exist. Note: this episode features advertising for a cigarette brand… Internet Archive 1951 - My True Story - Mickey Rooney - VO - Versión Original 1951 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only Internet Archive 1956 - The Houston Story - Conspiración en Houston - William Castle - VOSE 1956 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive Alejandra (1956) 1956 · Feature pelicula Internet Archive Closed Circuit (Ozzie & Harriet) 1958 · TV · 22 min · Subtitles Aired 26 March 1958 (Season 6, Episode 25). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive Cloak and Stagger (1956) 1956 · Feature A Boy Scout outsmarts two spies. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/cloak-and-stagger-1956/ Internet Archive Nice Doggy (1952) 1952 · Feature The Terry-Bears hear howling and waken their father, who is also frightened. A big dog comes in, and the cubs want to keep it but Papa Bear kicks it outside.… Internet Archive Open House (1953) 1953 · Feature A moral story of being good to the little creatures with the Terry Bears. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/open-house-1953/ Internet Archive Deep Ditch (Public Defender) 1955 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles Contains some interesting scenes of working in a caisson. Aired 13 January 1955 (Season 2, Episode 20). [The "MPEG4" file is the source file. Download it if… Internet Archive Stories of the Century TV 1954 colorized s01e01 Belle Starr 1954 · TV Railroad detective Matt Clark (Jim Davis) and his assistant (Mary Castle), investigating the theft of a herd of horses belonging to the U.S. Cavalry, find… Internet Archive Murder Train (Boston Blackie) 1951 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Aired 10 September 1951 (Season 1, Episode 1). Internet Archive The Loretta Young Show: Inga II 1955 · TV · Subtitles Season 2, Episode 29 Aired 20 March 1955. Actors: Dennis Hopper; Donald Murphy; Stanley Clements; Paul Brinegar; Carleton G. Young; Robert Foulk Runtime: 23:35 Internet Archive El Pendiente (1951) 1951 · Feature El pendiente es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por León Klimovsky según el guion de Ulyses Petit de Murat y Samuel Eichelbaum sobre el… Internet Archive 1955 - Female Jungle - The Hangover - La resaca - Bruno VeSota - VE 1955 · Feature For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive ''Love Of Love'' - 22 May 1953 (improved version) 1953 · TV · 14 min · Subtitles Re-upload with somewhat higher picture quality. An episode of a daytime soap opera. This show aired in a 15-minute time-slot on CBS (12:15PM to 12:30PM), and… Internet Archive The Loretta Young Show: The Question 1956 · TV · 23 min · Subtitles Season 4, Episode 2 Aired 2 Sep. 1956. Actors: Craig Stevens; Rhys Williams; Helen Mayon; Bucko Stafford Runtime: 23:24 Internet Archive ''The George Gobel Show'' - 22 January 1955 1955 · TV · 29 min · Subtitles Popular entertainment from the mid-1950s, with comedy and music. Internet Archive 50 10 28 The Jack Benny Program S 01e 01 Premiere Show 1950 · TV The Sportsmen Quartet introduce the premiere show with "There's No Business Like Show Business". The monologue and the sketch are about how Jack decided on… Internet Archive Classic TV: National Broadcasting Company ID from 1954 1954 · TV · Subtitles National Broadcasting Company ID from 1954. Features 'NBC Chimes'. **Uploaded for Stock Footage Value, Taken from "Your Hit Parade"** Internet Archive 1951 - The Well - El pozo de la angustia - Russell Rouse 1951 · Feature 1951 - The Well - El pozo de la angustia - Russell Rouse Internet Archive Science in Action: Radar Defense Screen 1956 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Ricky Is Micky (Ozzie & Harriet) 1958 · TV · 27 min · Subtitles Aired 7 May 1958 (Season 6, Episode 30). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265 (HEVC).] Internet Archive Electrons In A Uniform Magnetic Field 1959 · Educational · 10 min Dorothy Montgomery uses a Leybold tube to measure the curvature of the path of the electrons in a magnetic field and thus determine the mass of the electron.… Internet Archive Science in Action: Submarines 1956 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Spring Housecleaning (Ozzie & Harriet) 1955 · TV · 20 min · Subtitles Aired 25 March 1955 (Season 3, Episode 21). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive 1957 - The Burglar - Honor de ladrón - Paul Wendkos - VO 1957 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive High Stakes (Public Defender) 1954 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles Aired 26 July 1954 (Season 1, Episode 21). [The "MPEG4" file is the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265 (HEVC).] Internet Archive Mi Noche Triste(1952) 1952 · Feature Mi noche triste es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Lucas Demare según su propio guion inspirado en el tango homónimo de Pascual… Internet Archive American Farmer 1954 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Pictures a city boy's experiences working on a farm in the summer. Emphasizes modern methods and machinery and the role of the farmer as scientist, machinist,… Internet Archive Animals for Research - Establishing and Maintaining a Disease-Free Animal Colony 1957 · Educational United States Army Animals for Research - Establishing and Maintaining a Disease-Free Animal Colony NTIS AVA20697VNB1 Internet Archive 1954 - Drive a Crooked Road - La senda equivocada - Richard Quine - VOSE 1954 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only Internet Archive The Goldbergs misc ep 04 1955 · TV · Subtitles The Goldbergs misc ep 04 Internet Archive Home Movie: 97324: Traveling in Colorado 1950 · Home movie Viewing notes state: Trick horse riders Christmas Busch Gardens Aztec Ruins Durango Narrow Guage Internet Archive Public Defender: The Forger 1954 · TV · Subtitles 01 Apr. 1954 Season 1 Episode 4 After a happily married man is charged with forgery, Bart Matthews must attempt to discredit 14 witnesses. Reed Hadley ...… Internet Archive 1951 - House of Strangers - Odio entre hermanos - Joseph L. Mankiewicz - VOSE 1951 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only Internet Archive You Bet Your Life - 1958-1959 outtakes 1959 · TV · 12 min A reel of outtakes from the 1950s game show "You Bet Your Life". Starring Groucho Marx. Internet Archive Lucky Strike Cigarette "Baseball" Commercial 1956 · Commercial · 1 min Lucky Strike Cigarette commercial featuring a couple at a baseball game. Internet Archive The Plot To Kill Stalin 1958 · TV " The Plot to Kill Stalin " was an American television play broadcast on September 25, 1958, on the CBS television network . It was the first episode of the… Internet Archive Science in Action: The Flow of Heat 1956 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Annie Oakley TV 1954 colorized s01e03 Gunplay 1954 · TV Early adventures of the famous western sharpshooter. Gail Davis as Annie Oakley Jimmy Hawkins as Tagg Oakley Brad Johnson as Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig In… Internet Archive The Runaways (Ozzie & Harriet) 1958 · TV · 20 min · Subtitles Aired 24 December 1958 (Season 7, Episode 13). [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265… Internet Archive Home Movie: 97316: Western U.S. Travels 1950 · Home movie Viewing notes state: Family Wind Cave Devils Peak Mt. Rushmore Wild Bear Eating from Car Old Faithful Yellowstone National Park X-mas Internet Archive Food Getting Among Animals 1956 · Short · 12 min Shows how different animals acquire food. And like other Moody Institute of Science films, there is a religious message. To license this film and get a higher… Internet Archive Sweetwater, Texas (Trackdown) 1957 · TV · 22 min Aired 1957-11-08 (season 1, episode 6). In this episode of the Western series Trackdown , Hoby is surprisingly brutal. The crime scene he discovers at the… Internet Archive The Nation at Your Fingertips 1951 · Film Promotional film introducing self-service long-distance dialing. Showing the prototype service in Englewood, New Jersey, The Nation at Your Fingertips… Internet Archive Roy Rogers Show TV 1952 colorized s01e21 The Doublecrosser 1952 · TV Roy Rogers plays a modern-day rancher who fights for justice. In this episode, the town's mayor (Harry Lauter) is being blackmailed by a bandit gang into… Internet Archive Pet Problems (1954) 1954 · Feature Papa Bear gets extremely tired of his oversized dog Pago causing problems- so much that he is ready to execute him. Of course, he becomes soft-hearted and… Internet Archive [Pocket-Sized Biplane] 1950 · Film · Subtitles Pocket-sized biplane, John Pontius, inventor of Los Altos, Calif.