The world's archives

1,249–1,296 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 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 Lost In Space : No Place To Hide : Unaired Pilot 1965 · TV Lost in Space : No Place To Hide (1965) Unaired Pilot for the 1965-68 television series Internet Archive Inauguration. Thieu Sworn In, Stresses Peace, 1967/11/03 1967 · Newsreel · Subtitles South Vietnam inauguration of Thieu as 1st president of the 2nd Republic (partial newsreel). Internet Archive Outlaws: The Cutups 1961 · TV · 46 min · Subtitles The guest stars in this episode are Slim Pickens, Ray Walston, Bruce Gordon, and Joan Camden. Originally aired 26 October 1961 (Season 2, Episode 4). Don't… Internet Archive ''I've Got a Secret'' - 23 January 1967 1967 · TV · 27 min · Subtitles An episode of the long-running CBS game show "I've Got a Secret", with special guest Pearl Bailey. Hosted by Steve Allen. Some of the original commercials… Internet Archive Claudius: Boy of Ancient Rome (Latin Dialogue) 1964 · Educational · 16 min A dramatization of a Roman boy's friendship with a slave in his father's household. Depicts, through the young boys' experiences and activities, the way of… Internet Archive Mi Bella Genio (I Dream of Jeannie) T1 - Esp-Lat 1965 · TV I Dream of Jeannie en Estados Unidos; en México conocimos esta serie como: Mi Bella Genio . Sin duda alguna, una de las series más exitosas de mediados de los… Internet Archive RUDOLPH "Fame and Fortune" (1964) 1964 · Feature RUDOLPH "Fame and Fortune" (1964) Internet Archive Satan Never Sleeps (1962) 1962 · Feature A priest arrives at a mission-post in China accompanied by a young native girl who has joined him along the way. His job is to relieve the existing priest,… Internet Archive Parade of the Past 1960 · Film · Subtitles "8th Biennial Reno Run" of antique automobiles to Harrah's in Reno, Nevada, featuring people dressed in period costumes and a few celebrities. A&B silent pix… Internet Archive Window on Main Street: The Return 1961 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles After Father Knows Best ended, Robert Young starred in a little-known series that lasted only one season: Window on Main Street . This is the first episode.… Internet Archive Now Is The Time 1967 · Educational · 34 min 'Now Is the Time' featured actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis doing in-studio readings from the passionate writings of American Negroes as cameras caught… Internet Archive Antenna fundamentals: propagation. 1963 · Educational · 12 min · Subtitles Examines the characteristics and dynamics of radio waves emanating from a dipole antenna Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for… Internet Archive Boys Beware (1962) 1962 · Feature This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive [098172: Home movie: Cruise LA to Acapulco, reel 2 1966] 1966 · Home movie 14 min., color: Continues from 098193: shipboard and coastal small town scenes in Mexico, from an American tourist perspective. Architecture, murals, Mexico… Internet Archive The Monster Master (1966) 1966 · Feature The Monster Master is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Cosmo Anzilotti, Ralph Bakshi. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-monster-master-1966/ Internet Archive The War Lover (1962) 1962 · Feature Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dangerous… Internet Archive Gemini X : A Quick Look 1966 · Film Shows the flight of the Gemini X as astronauts Young and Collins rendezvous with an Agena and use its power while in orbit. To license this film and get a… Internet Archive Spider Baby (1967) 1967 · Feature A caretaker devotes himself to three demented siblings after their father's death. But then money-hungry relatives show up to usurp their inheritance.… Internet Archive Land Is Rich, The 1966 · Film · Subtitles On the struggle of California agricultural workers to gain union recognition through the United Farm Workers. Internet Archive The Millionairess (1960) 1960 · Feature When her father dies, Epifania Parerga, an Italian in London, becomes the world's richest woman. She feels incomplete without a husband and falls in love with… Internet Archive Inside Magoo 1960 · Educational · 15 min 'Inside Magoo' (1960) 15, prod. Steve Bosustow. The nearsighted Mr. Magoo here experiences the seven danger signals of cancer and sees his doctor, even though… Internet Archive Keep Off The Grass 1969 · Film Tom gets in trouble when his mother finds a joint in his room. Instead of punishing Tom, his father challenges him to learn more about marijuanas evil effects… Internet Archive The Land, 1962 1962 · TV · 49 min · Subtitles "Television Documentary: Chet Huntley reports on the decline of small American agricultural communities and examines the possible extinction of the farmer.… Internet Archive Holiday From Rules 1961 · Film · Subtitles Social guidance film promoting the general value of social norms. Four child actors are permitted to try out living without any rules on an invented isolated… Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes (1964) TV Series 1964 · TV Sherlock Holmes 1964 TV Internet Archive Snuffy Smith and Barney Google 1962 · Cartoon · 8 min Snuffy's song - 1962 , king feature syndicate. the episode involves barney seeing newspaper headline, about some local hillbilly hitting the charts. hearing… Internet Archive The Mind Of JG Reeder - Complete Series 1969 1969 · TV The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder is a British television series which was originally broadcast on ITV in two series from 1969 to 1971. [ 1 ] It is based on a… Internet Archive Kennedy Tour. Calls For U.S. lead In Space, 1962/09/13 1962 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) JFK begins space bases tour at Huntsville, meets von Braun, sees Mercury capsule, then to Cape Canaveral, then to Houston and stadium at Rice Univ for… Internet Archive Check . . . And Let Me Know 1962 · Film · Subtitles Goof on the process of industrial filmmaking. The film depicts a conversation among company executives regarding potential promotional opportunities and… Internet Archive Marines In Action. Dominican Rescue, Vietnam Offensive, 1965/04/29 1965 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Rebel movement collapses in Dominican Republic, after U.S. Marines sent in (2) Marines in South Vietnam patrol around strategic air base of Danang… Internet Archive Outlaws: The Quiet Killer 1960 · TV · 45 min · Subtitles In this episode, juries are refusing to convict cattle-rustlers. Originally aired on 29 December 1960 (Season 1, Episode 10). Don't bother downloading the… Internet Archive Army 1969 · Newsreel · Subtitles newsreel - circa 1969 Internet Archive La battaglia di El Alamein (1969) 1969 · Feature June 1942. As Rommel swept toward the Nile, the fall of Egypt and the capture of the Suez Canal seemed inevitable. Italian and German advance units raced… Internet Archive Jeannie C. Riley: "Harper Valley P.T.A." (1968) 1968 · TV Jeannie C. Riley and dancers perform the song "Harper Valley P.T.A." on the ABC television show "The Hollywood Palace" in 1968. This video was originally… Internet Archive Os Monkees 1966 · TV The Monkees é um seriado de TV estadunidense, que foi transmitido entre setembro de 1966 a março de 1968. Conta as aventuras do quarteto de músicos The… Internet Archive Emergency Childbirth 1961 · Film Shows how to render necessary assistance in the emergency delivery of a baby. Tells how to determine when delivery is too imminent to risk transportation to a… Internet Archive McNamara On Vietnam. New Moves Counter Red Infiltration, 1965/04/26 1965 · Newsreel · Subtitles McNamara points to Vietnam map, shows machine gun, shows photo of destroyed bridges, speaks that more North Vietnamese regular troops being sent into south,… Internet Archive Manos The Hands of Fate (1966) 1966 · Feature A family gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo. Watch on… Internet Archive Loyalty Day, New York City, 1967/05/02 1967 · Newsreel · Subtitles Loyalty Day parade on Fifth Ave in New York, orig started as counter to communist May Day parades (partial newsreel) Internet Archive Kennedy Elected, 1960/11/10 1960 · Newsreel · Subtitles (poor quality) 67 million go to polls on election day, Ike votes, JFK and Jackie vote, Nixon and Pat vote in Whittier, Nixon speaks from his election HQ and… Internet Archive Man on a String (1960) 1960 · Feature U.S. spies catch a Moscow-born U.S. citizen helping spies, and they force him to counterspy. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/man-on-a-string-1960/ Internet Archive Psychiatric Interview No.9 Follow-up Treatment 1967 · Interview · 29 min · Subtitles Psychiatric Interview No.9 Follow-up Treatment Shows work of British hospital specializing in treatment of military and civilian war neuroses: preliminary… Internet Archive Testigo Para Un Crimen (1963) 1963 · Feature Testigo para un crimen es una película argentina de 1963 dirigida por Emilio Vieyra . Fue la primera de dos colaboraciones entre este director y la actriz… Internet Archive Inauguration. Kennedy Sworn In, New Era Begins, 1961/01/23 1961 · Newsreel (1) JFK in Oval Office, goes to inauguration, sits with Ike in stand, LBJ sworn in as VP by Sam Rayburn, JFK sworn in by Chief Justice Warren, JFK speaks "let… Internet Archive ''Stump the Stars'' - Julie London vs. Fabian 1963 · TV · 28 min · Subtitles An episode of long-running game show "Stump the Stars" (aka "Pantomime Quiz"), originally broadcast 26 August 1963. Fabian and Julie London are the guests,… Internet Archive Night Fright (1967) 1967 · Feature A government space experiment into the effects of cosmic rays on animal life goes horribly wrong, creating a mutant monster that terrorizes a rural community.… Internet Archive Suspense Story. Nat'l Press Club Hears Hitchcock, 1963/03/18 1963 · Newsreel · Subtitles National Press Club in Washington DC with speaker Alfred Hitchcock, speaks humorously about his recent film "The Birds" his 50th movie - gets citation… Internet Archive Diver Dan, Episode 40: The Magnet 1961 · TV · Subtitles Ep 40 The Magnet from the 1961 series Diver Dan There were 72 more episodes but this is the last one I have.