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1,057–1,104 of 21,552 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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Safety Belt for Susie
Uses anthropometric dummies and dolls to show what could happen to children not wearing safety belts in automobile collisions. Emphasizes that children,…
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Heritage of Splendor
Emphasizes the importance of preserving America's great natural resources from the consequences of littering. Ronald Reagan narrates.
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The Armstrong Circle Theatre - The Counterfeit League
1963 episode of The Armstrong Circle Theatre, starring Diane Ladd. National Archives Identifier: 13249
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Aviation: The Career for Marc
SHOWS HOW A BOY LEADS A MORE MEANINGFUL LIFE IF HE HAS WORTHWHILE INTERESTS, AN INQUIRING MIND & A DESIRE TO LEARN. Includes a shot of US Air Force Supersonic…
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Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
Dr. Frankenstein's Granddaughter Maria, and her brother assistant Rudolph, moved to the old west because the lightning storms there are more frequent and…
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Design for Living
Presents principles of good design as they relate to furnishings and objects common to the home. Uses furniture, utensils, glassware, china, pictures and…
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Strange Report - Complete Series 1969
Strange Report is a British television crime drama series starring Anthony Quayle as Adam Strange. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and first broadcast in…
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Η γενιά των ηρώων (1969)
Σκηνοθεσία Μελισσινος Βαγγελης Σενάριο Τσεκουρας Νικος Ηθοποιοί Μπινη Γκολφω Ζερβος Παντελης Πλατης Νικητας Βλαδιμηρου Υβονη Μπελλος Γιωργος Λουκακης Γιωργος…
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The Outer Limits TV 1964 colorized s02e09 I, Robot
A cynical lawyer (Howard Da Silva) is hired by a young woman (Marianna Hill) to prove that her uncle was not killed by his invention - a sophisticated robot.…
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Viimne Reliikvia (The Last Relic) 1969
Viimne Reliikvia (The Last Relic) is an historical adventure film produced in the then Soviet-occupied Estonia in 1969. It became one of the most popular…
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Choosing a Classroom Film
Uses a wide selection of recently produced films to illustrate the purposes of educational films and the standards by which to appraise them. Shows how film…
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Interrupted Morning
Discusses car accidents from the point of view of the doctor who is tired of patching up victims. Stresses the importance of seatbelts. Shows crash…
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Inside The Big E.
Depicts a day aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise. Shows the role of lubricating oil in powering this ship. Explains how petroleum research…
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Outlaws: Shorty
An exciting episode from the first season of this Western series. Included among the guest stars are Edward Binns, Leonard Nimoy (as a professional killer),…
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Anatomy of an Accident
Phyllis Avery and David Wayne reenact an actual accident which points out the unsafe driving habits responsible for the accident.
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[Home Movies: Winchester Mystery House, Stanford University, and University of California, Berkeley]
Shows construction on Sproul Plaza at the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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News Highlights of 1960, 1960/12/31
(1) Algeria, South Africa, Congo, Japan riots against mutual defense treaty with America, secret reconaissance of Russia ended with U-2 of Gary Powers;…
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Michael Shayne This Is It Michael Shayne
The pilot episode for the 1960-61 TV Series Michael Shayne. Includes a pitch to potential sponsors from star Richard Denning. The story was used season for…
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Zen and now.
Producer, Elda Hartley; script and narration, Alan Watts Discusses the Zen philosophy of living for the present, developing sensory awareness, and…
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Αγωνία (1969)
Ο Αλέξης (Τόλης Βοσκόπουλος) και η Άννα (Ελένη Ανουσάκη), δυο πάμπτωχοι νέοι που μεγαλώνουν μαζί, ζουν σε δύο χαμόσπιτα με κοινή αυλή και αγαπιούνται αληθινά,…
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Gemini XI
Achieves a first revolution rendezvous and docking. Includes extravehicular activity with astronaut Richard Gordon attaching a tether to the Agena for station…
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Classic 1960s Drama: ''Search for Tomorrow'' 5th/September/1960
A Classic 1960s soap opera drama broadcast called "Search for Tomorrow" from 1960. Contains original commercials. Sorry for the abysmal sound quality, and…
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Atoms in the Marketplace
A Reference List of Audiovisual Materials Produced by the United States Government (1978) states: "1968 PRODUCER: USAEC TITLE NO. 001438/RL DEALS WITH THE…
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The Dacians (Dacii) 1966
The Dacians (Dacii) is a historical drama set during the lead-up to Domitian's Dacian War. The film follows the conflict between the Roman Empire and the…
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The Funny Manns, Episode 4
This was a children's TV show featuring silent shorts. Stars: Cliff Norton, Harry Langdon IMDb Page
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The Dungeon of Harrow (1962)
A man is shipwrecked on the island of a cruel Count and taken prisoner. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-dungeon-of-harrow-1962/
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Olympics End. U.S. Teams Win Medal Honors, 1964/10/26
Tokyo Olympics track 400 meter relay race won by Americans, last by Bob Hayes, get gold medals; start of marathon run of 26 miles through streets of Tokyo,…
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Outlaws: Beat the Drum Slowly
After two cowboys are cheated out of a large sum of money by a casino, an old man tells them that he has a plan that will get their money back. Among the…
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The Reptile 1966
In a Cornish village, various locals die from mysterious snake bites, but the coroner rules the deaths as heart attacks, until a family of newcomers starts an…
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The John Glenn Story
This brief, 30-minute biographical documentary looks at the early life and professional career of American astronaut John Glenn (before his days in politics).…
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The Jetsons Intro (1962)
The Jetsons Intro (1962) Watch for free! https://www.wco.tv/anime/the-jetsons https://www.wco.tv/cartoon-list to download any cartoon on wco.tv put arrow on…
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Discovering dark and light.
Executive producers, Paul Burnford, Jack Stoops Variation in dark and light is called value. Value can be a natural part of any object, or it can be created…
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Black Sunday 1960
A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant.
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Shotgun Slade - Ring of Death
Shotgun Slade is a private detective in the Old West who totes a combination rifle/shotgun. This detective style TV western was unique due to its jazz-style…
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Communism
Lots of stock shots worth logging.
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Montclair Cigarettes Commercial
Montclair Cigarettes TV Commercial
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Guns at Batasi (1964)
An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care. Watch on…
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A Black Veil For Lisa 1968
A detective suspects his beautiful wife, who is also an ex-criminal, is having an affair. He hires a hitman to kill her, but the hitman and the wife start…
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The Terror (1963)
The Terror is a 1963 American independent horror film produced and directed by Roger Corman. The film stars Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson, the latter of…
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The Open Sea
A group of children explore tide pools and find a message in a bottle amongst the waves.
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[Home Movies: New York State and Indiana, 1950s]
Some shots to be logged mother, two teenage daughters and brown dachshunds hanging clothes on line large dog plays with daughters as they hang clothes on…
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Karaoğlan Geliyor Cengizhan'ın Hazineleri, Turkish Movie
Karaoğlan Geliyor Cengizhan'ın Hazineleri, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/7364/cengiz-han-in-hazineleri
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Old Westerns
Old Westerns 1. The Monroes - 26-episode Western television series which originally aired on ABC during the 1966-1967 . Starring Michael Anderson Jr. Barbara…
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The Funny Manns, Episode 68
This was a children's TV show featuring silent shorts. Stars: Cliff Norton, Harry Langdon IMDb Page
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Lunghi giorni dell'odio, I
Information about this movie may be found at http://imdb.com/title/tt0066451/
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Beginning Tennis
Shows how the tennis instructor teaches tennis to beginning and advanced students. Includes an analysis of the basic fundamentals of tennis--serving, forehand…
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Dwight David Eisenhower
Dwight David Eisenhower Basic education concerns itself with those matters which, once learned, enable the student to learn all the other matters, whether…
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One Week in October
U.S. Department of Defense Civil Preparedness Film DDCP 20-223 about the Cuban Missile Crisis, Oct. 16-29, 1962. "(For Nationwide Exhibition) Story of the…