Comedy from the world's archives

241–288 of 10,478 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 Let's Go Collegiate 1941 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles Frankie Darro, Mantan Moreland and Keye Luke in the tale of a college rowing team. It seems that the new guy and hope for the team to win the state… Internet Archive The Blacksmith 1922 · Short · 20 min Blacksmiths' assistant inadvertent clowning around in the shop, gets into fight with the smithy who is then arrested and placed in jail. In the meantime, the… Internet Archive Up in the Air Feature · 1 h 1 min Murder mystery at a radio station. Movie features Mantan Moreland and Frankie Darro along with Marjorie Reynolds and Lorna Gray. Internet Archive His Royal Highness Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles Australia's first musical comedy featuring vaudevillian comic George Wallace the most popular Australian comedian or the era. The video and audio recordings… Internet Archive So's Your Aunt Emma 1942 · Feature · 1 h 2 min · Subtitles Also known as "Meet the Mob". You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Boat 1921 · Short · 26 min Buster's handmade boat, The Damfino, is finished and is, of course, too large to get through the basement door. When he drives off with it in tow, the side of… Internet Archive Candy ( 1968) [ HD] 1968 · Feature Ringo Starr movie from 1968. Directed by Christian Marquand. Starring Ringo Starr, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, Charles Aznavour, James Coburn, John Astin… Internet Archive Horace Takes Over 1942 · Feature · Subtitles Also known as "One Thrilling Night." You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Roaring Road 1919 · Feature · 56 min Title: The Roaring Road Summary: A young man pursues a young lady with the same energy he applies to his other obsession in life, auto racing. Directed by:… Internet Archive Carson City Kid 1940 · Feature · 53 min Roy Rogers, posing as The Carson City Kid, is seeking vengeance on Morgan Reynolds (Bob Steele), the man who killed his brother. To find Reynolds in the gold… Internet Archive House 1977 · Feature How to describe Nobuhiko Obayashi’s indescribable 1977 movie House ( Hausu )? As a psychedelic ghost tale? A stream-of-consciousness bedtime story? An episode… Internet Archive Convict 13 1920 · Short · 20 min Buster is playing golf with Sybil when he gets knocked out. An escaped prisoner changes clothes with him. Buster goes to prison and learns that he is to be… Internet Archive One Frightened Night 1935 · Feature · 1 h 6 min In this film Charley Grapewin has the lead role as Jasper Whyte, a crotchety head of a family, who are planning how to spend his money before he is dead.… Internet Archive Pool Sharks 1915 · Short · Subtitles W.C. Fields first comedy short. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive St. Benny the Dip 1951 · Feature · 1 h 21 min St. Benny the Dip is blessed with a marvelous cast. Dick Haymes, Lionel Stander, and Cosmo Topper himself, Roland Young, play a trio of small time hoodlums… Internet Archive Sita_Sings_the_Blues 2008 · Feature · 1 h 21 min Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious… Internet Archive Boy! What a Girl! 1946 · Feature · 1 h 10 min Two musical producers are trying to scrape enough money together to finance their show. When one of their backers doesn't show. They convince female… Internet Archive 10 Smart Alecks 2015 · Feature · Subtitles Smart Alecks is a black and white 1942 American film directed by Wallace Fox and produced by Sam Katzman for Monogram Pictues. It features an early… Internet Archive The Bashful Bachelor 1942 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles The second film in the movie adaptation of Lum and Abner radio program. Internet Archive Girl o' My Dreams 1934 · Feature · 1 h 2 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Miracle Kid, The 1941 · Feature · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : A third-rate boxer who loses most of his fights suddenly finds himself knocking out almost every one of his opponents. His sleazy manager… Internet Archive King Arthur Was a Gentleman 1942 · Feature · 1 h 34 min · Subtitles Taken from wikipedia : Set during World War II, the diminutive Arthur joining the army to prove himself to his girlfriend Susan (Evelyn Dall), who is in the… Internet Archive Popcorn And Ice Cream, Popcorn Und Himbeereis 1978 1978 · Feature On the way to cash a check for her boss, Vivi run into her friend Bea who has two dates at the same time. Asked to take over one of the dates Vivi accepts,… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplins "A Film Johnnie" 1914 · Short Charlie Chaplins 5th Film Released. March 02 1914 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0003961/ Charlie Chaplin In The Internet Archive… Internet Archive The Mandarin Mystery 1936 · Feature · 53 min This adaptation of an Ellery Queen mystery concerns the theft of a rare Chinese stamp (the Mandarin of the title), which takes place in a hotel with several… Internet Archive Bulldog Drummond in Africa 1938 · Feature · 58 min · Subtitles From IMDb : As his wedding to Phyllis Clavering approaches, Hugh (Bulldog) Drummond has taken extreme precautions to avoid getting caught up in another… Internet Archive Me, Eu 1987 1987 · Feature · Subtitles Very good copy of the movie with optional English subtitles. The subtitles are included as a separate file for a movie that is 2:04:37 long. Our hero has… Internet Archive Three Broadway Girls 1932 · Feature · 1 h 19 min Three "former chorus girls" team up to capture rich husbands. But they spend as much time fighting with each other as they do the men they try to snare. This… Internet Archive Little Men 1940 · Feature · 1 h 23 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page Internet Archive Three Husbands 1951 · Feature · 1 h 17 min After suffering a fatal heart attack, confirmed bachelor Emlyn Williams (as Maxwell "Max" Bard) gives heavenly greeters his last wish - he would like to… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "Between Showers" 1914 · Short Charlie Chaplin's 4th Released Feb. 28 1914 Between Showers was a short film made by Keystone Studios and directed by Henry Lehrman. It starred Charlie… Internet Archive Miss Lulu Bett 1921 · Feature · 1 h 11 min Title: Miss Lulu Bett Summary: A once-timid young woman gains newfound confidence after a failed marriage, much to the chagrin of her miserable family.… Internet Archive Teenagers From Outer Space (1959) Feature · 1 h 28 min Teenagers from Outer Space (1959) A young alien (David Love) falls for a pretty teenage Earth girl (Dawn Anderson) and they team up to try to stop the plans… Internet Archive The Haunted House (1921) Short · 20 min The Haunted House is a 1921 black and white, silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton. For maximum quality download the source mkv file here and play it in… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "Caught in a Caberet" 1914 · Short Charlie Chaplins 12th Film Released. April 27 1914 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0003758/ Charlie Chaplin In The Internet Archive… Internet Archive The Rage of Paris 1938 · Feature · 1 h 18 min An enticing French girl named Nicole(Danielle Darrieux) has no employ and without rent. She is helped by an ex-actress (Broderick) and a maitre of New York… Internet Archive A Flawed Family Flick - The Gorilla 2006 · Feature · Subtitles This is another in our series of Flawed Family Flicks. Join cousins Harrigan, Garrity & Mulligan as they try to keep the Gorilla from claiming another victim.… Internet Archive Pollyanna 1919 · Feature · 58 min When Pollyanna (Mary Pickford) is orphaned, she is sent to live with her crotchety Aunt Polly (Katherine Griffith). Pollyanna discovers that many of the… Internet Archive 02 Boys Of The City 2015 · Feature · Subtitles Hopefully, this file represents an upgrade in image quality to the others available on the Archive. from Wikipedia; Boys of the City is a 1940 black-and-white… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "A Busy Day" 1914 · Short Charlie Chaplin's 14th Film Released May 07 1914 Chaplin plays a wife jealous of her husband's interest in another woman, played by Phyllis Allen. On her way… Internet Archive Gasbags 1941 · Feature · 1 h 13 min · Subtitles The Crazy gang invade Nazi Germany !! They accidentally pilot a balloon over enemy territory. Internet Archive 05 Flying Wild 2015 · Feature · Subtitles Flying Wild is a 1941 film and the fifth installment of the East Side Kids series. Hopefully this is an upgrade from other versions available on this site.… Internet Archive Pollyanna 1920 · Feature · 57 min Title: Pollyanna Summary: An orphan's optimistic outlook brings a change to the ill-tempered town in which she resides to her aunt. Directed by: Paul Powell… Internet Archive Band Waggon 1940 · Feature · 1 h 17 min Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch are discovered after months of living on the roof of Broadcasting House with their chickens and Lewis the goat, waiting for… Internet Archive My Favorite Brunette 1947 · Feature · 1 h 27 min · Subtitles A death row inmate tells the story of how he got his sentence. He was a baby photographer who made the mistake of looking for adventure by agreeing to look… Internet Archive So's Your Aunt Emma 1942 · Feature · 1 h 2 min · Subtitles A meek middle-aged spinster, get mistaken for the head of the Ma Parker gang. Internet Archive 06 Bowery Blitzkrieg 2015 · Feature · Subtitles Bowery Blitzkrieg is a 1941 film and the sixth installment of the East Side Kids series. The film "introduced" Huntz Hall in his first of the East Side Kids… Internet Archive The Ladykillers 1955 · Feature Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.