The world's archives
2,161–2,208 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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[Home movie: 098746: A Danish-American family in San Francisco visits the 1962 Seattle World's Fair]
A Danish-American family that lived on Prospect Street in San Francisco. On this reel, the family takes a road trip through the Pacific Northwest in 1962…
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Port of Call: San Francisco
San Francisco scenics and attractions.
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Duro Ladipo
Produced in collaboration with the Federal Film Unit of Lagos, Nigeria Executive producer, Lane Slate; editors, Itzhak Barouch, Henry Dor'e, Eugene Marner;…
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Gurkha country
Shows the work of a cultural anthropologist in the Bhuji River Valley of Nepal by examining a five-month expedition. Includes views of activities in the…
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The Loretta Young Show: Emergency in 114
Season 8, Episode 26 Aired 23 April 1961. Actors: Larry Adare; Ted de Corsia; Kitty Kelly Runtime: 23:15
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The Peter Tchaikovsky Story (1959)
Presents a biography of Peter Tchaikovsky which relates the struggles, loves, failures, and successes of his life. Includes excerpts from his music.
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Le Camping
Lesson 117 in Encyclopaedia Britannica's 'Je Parle Français' French languauge instruction series of 1961. Here, young women ride their bicycles to a…
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Wally's Traffic Ticket (Ozzie & Harriet)
In color. Wally hires Dave to fight a traffic ticket. His excuse? The stop-sign was obscured by an ostrich. Aired 22 January 1966 (Season 14, Episode 17).…
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MEN WITH GREEN FACES
Department of Defense PIN 25371 MEN WITH GREEN FACES THIS PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES FUNCTIONS OF THE NAVY'S FROGMEN COMMANDOS, THE "SEALS." REFLECTS THE EXCITEMENT…
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Language By Gesture
Language By Gesture Ansel Adams and Beaumont Newhall of Eastman House analyze the photographs of Edward Weston, Cartier-Bresson, Edward Steichen, Alfred…
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Totem
One of Emshwiller's experimental films utilizes split-frame photography and superimposition of images to show a complex modern dance interpretation of the…
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Rick's Wedding Ring (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 9 October 1963 (Season 12, Episode 4). [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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Printmaking: four artists, four media.
Illustrates the four main methods of printmaking: serigraph, woodcut, lithograph, and intaglio. Examines the techniques and materials used in each and shows…
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World of the Weed
Traces the history of marijuana, its travels to all parts of the world, and its derivatives. Discusses the legal and moral problems associated with its use.…
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Night Life in Tokyo (1961)
Japanese mouse Hashimoto and his American friend G.I. Joe went out to the night out, but end up getting chased by cat, and people throwing plates at them.
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It Happens Every Day
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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad Reel 1 Reel 2 available here Discusses the Underground Railroad, emphasizing the role of Harriet Tubman in the…
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Planning Emergence From Public Shelters
Department of Defense Civil Preparedness Film DDCP 22-219 (also known as DOD CD 22-219). "(For Civil Defense Training Only) How shelter manager plans and…
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The Temptations – I Can't Get Next To You • AB Oct 11 1969
Oct 12 1968 - American Bandstand show opening and leadoff song, funky ' I Can't Get Next To You' by The Temptations. Motown song written by Whitfield &…
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The Apartment (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 11 October 1962 (Season 11, 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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Three approaches to psychotherapy. [motion picture]
Describes Client-centered therapy as practiced by Carl Rogers, Gestalt therapy as practiced by Frederick Perls, and Rational-emotive therapy as practiced by…
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Evidence For the Ice Age
This film examines many features of today's landscapes which cannot be explained by processes at work around them, and explains that observation of the work…
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Strategy for productive behavior
With leader's guide Saul Gellerman discusses the approaches of behavioral science to motivation and how these approaches can be used by management
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Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest, Episode 18: The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys; Cousin Emmy
For the eighteenth episode of Rainbow Quest, Pete Seeger hosts the Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys, followed by Cousin Emmy. Rainbow Quest was a…
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'Marrakesh Express' by Crosby, Stills & Nash • AB Dancers August 2 1969 720p Special Mix
August 2, 1969. Show opening and leadoff song, classic with a good beat, 'Marrakesh Express' by Crosby, Stills & Nash. Ends with 'Laughing,' catchy cool…
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Music Makers of the Blue Ridge
A study of life in mountain areas of the Eastern United States, as revealed in folk music and dances. Includes scenes of isolated areas in western North…
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Secret Agent (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 25 September 1963 (Season 12, Episode 2). [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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Corn and the Origins of Settled Life in Meso-America, parts 1-2.
Director, Jack Churchill; photographer, Abraham Morochnik, Adam Gifford A presentation of one fragment of evidence used by the archaeologist in his search for…
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Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 67 04 30 1 12 Dom Deluise, Nancy Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr Repeat Version
Timecoded, broadcast version of S1E12 of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" as prepared (with original commercials) for CBS. It has been uploaded for…
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Ozzie and Harriet: Painting the Sorority House
Actors: Skip Young; Ted Budney; Donna Douglas; Jack Wagner; Katie Regan; Charlene Salerno Runtime: 29:19 Aired 25 May 1960 (Season 8, Episode 30). Rick sings…
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That Rotten Tea Bag
Director, Andy Gurian. A comic short on patriotism and protest, with sober undertones. Made by Andy Gurian of the Mosholu - Montefiore Community Center. This…
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Teamwork
Some shots to be logged. On printer's ink.
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The Randolphs' Niece (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 25 January 1962 (Season 10, Episode 15). [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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Invisible walls
Records an experiment in proxemic-behavior, demonstrating how unsuspecting subjects react when their personal space is violated. Shows how American patterns…
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Road Ahead, The
Skeletal Entry
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The Cheaters TV 1961 colorized s02e20 Case of George Peterson
Insurance claims investigators (John Ireland, Robert Ayres) try to find out what happened when a bonded driver appears to have stolen a large payroll. Written…
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Chita Rivera & Company: "Pretty For Me" (1968)
Chita Rivera and male dancers perform the song "Pretty for Me" on the ABC television show "The Hollywood Palace" in 1968. This video was originally uploaded…
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The Loretta Young Show: The Forbidden Guests
Season 8, Episode 30 Aired 28 May 1961. Actors: Richard Garland; Stephen Hammer; Candy Moore Runtime: 23:38
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Mole And The Chewing Gum
An animated cartoon in which a mole is unable, even with the help of other animals, to get rid of the piece of chewing gum that is stuck on him.
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Heat and temperature
Collaborator, Robert Karplus Uses experiments to explain the difference between heat and temperature, and shows how theses quantities are measured Search…
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You Bet Your Life - 1959-1960 outtakes
A reel of outtakes from the 1950s game show "You Bet Your Life". Starring Groucho Marx. Note: the MPEG2 file does not play properly on some media players, but…
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David Picks a Pie (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 15 December 1965 (Season 14, Episode 14). [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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Road Ahead, The
Skeletal Entry
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The High Cost of Dating (Ozzie & Harriet)
Aired 5 October 1961 (Season 10, Episode 2). [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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Dangerous noise.
Produced by The Netherlands Information Service Examines the physical and psychological effects of noise levels at airports and similar places. Discusses…
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Queen for a Day - 6 April 1964
An episode of a U.S. game show. Contestants in this episode consist of four women who work at beauty salons. Also featured are the original commercials and…
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Intimidad De Los Parques( 1965)
Intimidad de los parques es una película en blanco y negro coproducción de Argentina y Perú dirigida por Manuel Antin sobre su propio guion escrito en…
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Airplane Trip By Jet, An
Depicts jet airplane flight of a boy and girl (and their dog) from New York to San Francisco. Shows many of the activities performed by airline personnel…