Romance from the world's archives

1–48 of 3,142 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. Nothing is left out for being sexual: sexual content and nudity are for adults, placed by what the archive files a film as, never by a word of its title alone (The Naked City is a police film). A film filed as pornography is listed for adults without its picture and plays nowhere yet, as the law where it would play asks for a proof of age this site does not have. A sexual depiction of a child, drawn ones too, is listed nowhere.

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 content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive His Girl Friday 1940 · Feature · 1 h 31 min · Subtitles Hilarious romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Russell is rough and tumble reporter looking to get out of the news racket by marrying and… Internet Archive The Iron Mask 1929 · Feature · Subtitles A swashbuckling Alexandre Dumas adventure featuring Douglas Fairbanks. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Amazing Adventure 1936 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles Cary Grant plays Earnest Bliss a rich socialite who makes a bet with his doctor that he can make a living for one year using none of his current wealth. Internet Archive Behave Yourself 1951 · Feature · 1 h 19 min · Subtitles When a cute Welsh terrier follows Bill Denny home, little does he know that all gangland has its eye on that dog. Who will be bumbling Bill's undoing - the… Internet Archive Angel and the Badman 1947 · Feature · 1 h 39 min · Subtitles John Wayne plays Quirt Evans, a gunslinger with a nasty rep who is injured and nursed back to health by a Quaker family. Internet Archive As You Like It 1936 · Feature · 1 h 36 min In this first film version of William Shakespeare's classic pastoral comedy, Sir Laurence Olivier stars as Orlando while Elisabeth Bergner is Rosalind, his… Internet Archive Made for Each Other 1939 · Feature · 1 h 32 min · Subtitles Jimmy Stewart plays John Horace 'Johnny' Mason, a young lawyer who marries Jane Mason (Carole Lombard) after only know her one day. Internet Archive Blood on the Sun 1945 · Feature · 1 h 38 min In pre-World War II Tokyo the American newspaper editor Nick Condon (James Cagney) working for an English-language daily paper aimed at the American business… Internet Archive The Snows of Kilimanjaro 1952 · Feature · 1 h 57 min The story centers on the memories of a writer (Gregory Peck) who is taking a safari in Africa. He develops a dangerous wound from a thorn prick, and lies… Internet Archive Beau Ideal 1931 · Feature · 1 h 19 min An American (Ralph Forbes) joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend. Internet Archive Hot Rod Girl 1956 · Feature · 1 h 18 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : After his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new kid comes to town determined to force… Internet Archive At War with the Army 1950 · Feature · 1 h 33 min This is a fun WWII-era B&W movie, full of Jerry Lewis and his ridiculous goofiness! Featuring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in their first collaboration. Jerry… Internet Archive Penny Serenade 1941 · Feature · Subtitles Touching romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. Find out more about this film at its IMDB page . Internet Archive The Lucky Texan 1934 · Feature · 55 min Jerry Mason (Wayne), a young Texan, and Jake Benson (Hayes), an old rancher, become partners and strike it rich with a gold mine. They then find their lives… Internet Archive Love Island 1950 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles A young Eva Gabor plays a Balinese woman in this romantic story filled with lovely locales. An American flyer stranded in Bali falls for the sarong-swathed… Internet Archive My Dear Secretary 1949 · Feature · Subtitles Would-be writer Laraine Day takes a job as secretary to best-seller Kirk Douglas. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Mysterious Rider AKA Mark of the Avenger 1938 · Feature · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : Ben Wade and his partner Frosty return to Bellounds' ranch where twenty years earlier Wade was wanted for murder Internet Archive The General 1927 · Feature · 1 h 15 min Union solders have stolen The General, a Confederate train manned by Johnnie Gray, who was unable to enlist in the Confederate army because he is needed as an… Internet Archive Riders of Destiny 1933 · Feature · 53 min John Wayne portrays Singin' Sandy Saunders and has a reputation as the most notorious gunman since Billy the Kid. That's somewhat ironic though, since it's… Internet Archive Abilene Town 1946 · Feature · 1 h 29 min Randolph Scott plays the Marshall Dan Mitchell who tries to keep things peaceful in town. Edgar Buchanan plays the sheriff Bravo Trimble who rather gambles… Internet Archive Hell Town 1937 · Feature · 59 min AKA Born to the West John Wayne plays the role of Dare Rudd, a drifter who gambles his money away and just can't seem to settle down until he goes back to his… Internet Archive Iron Mask 1952 · Feature · 1 h 12 min · Subtitles 1952 re-release of the 1929 film, narrated by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Based on the Futher Adventures of the Three Musketeers Internet Archive Zouzou AKA Zou Zou 1934 · Feature · 1 h 24 min Along with Princesse Tam-Tam, this is one of only two notable films starring Josephine Baker. (Spoiler alert!) From the Wikipedia entry for "Zouzou": "As… Internet Archive Call of the Yukon 1938 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : A fur trader guides a writer and her animals to safety in the Yukon territory when wolves are about to attack. Internet Archive Pot o' Gold 1941 · Feature · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an… Internet Archive The Divorce of Lady X 1938 · Feature · 1 h 32 min IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030063/ Divorce lawyer Everard Logan thinks the woman who spent the night in his hotel room is the erring wife of his new… Internet Archive The Man from Utah 1934 · Feature · 52 min The Marshal sends John Weston (John Wayne) to a rodeo to see if he can find out who is killing the rodeo riders who are about to win the prize money. Barton… Internet Archive Captain Calamity 1936 · Feature · 1 h · Subtitles A South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure. Internet Archive My Love for Your (AKA Honeymoon in Bali) 1939 · Feature · 1 h 39 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB: Bill Burnett, a resident of Bali, visits New York City, meets and falls in love with Gail Allen, the successful manager of a Fifth Avenue shop Internet Archive Unknown World 1951 · Feature · 1 h 14 min Dr. Morley (dubbed the Prophet of Doom by at least one newspaper reporter) is an obsessive opponent of all things nuclear. Fearing that atomic weapons will… Internet Archive Atlantic Flight 1937 · Feature · 59 min In 1937, actual airplane pilot Dick Merrill become famous for being the first pilot to make a commercial transatlantic roundtrip flight. Momogram Pictures,… Internet Archive Nothing Sacred 1937 · Feature · 1 h 17 min The hotshot newspaper reporter Wallace Cook (Fredric March) tries to get in the good graces of his boss, Oliver Stone (Walter Connolly) by exploiting the… Internet Archive Waltzes from Vienna 1934 · Feature · 1 h 17 min · Subtitles From IMDb : Schani, Johan Strauss Jr., is forced by his father to forget music and to work in a bakery. Here he falls in love with Resi. The girl gets very… Internet Archive Bird of Paradise 1932 · Feature · 1 h 20 min · Subtitles From IMDb: "A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god." Internet Archive The Star Packer 1934 · Feature · 53 min A gang working for "The Shadow" is terrorizing the town. John Travers (John Wayne) decides to take on the job of sheriff and do something about it. Internet Archive Made for Each Other 1939 · Feature · 1 h 32 min · Subtitles Jimmy Stewart plays a young lawyer John Mason. Who marries Jane Mason (Carole Lombard) after knowing her for just one day. Internet Archive Eternally Yours 1939 · Feature · Subtitles When a magician's act takes precedent over his marriage, his wife gives him trouble. Stars Loretta Young and David Niven. Originally uploaded by kotic There… Internet Archive Stork Club, The 1945 · Feature · 1 h 38 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : A hat-check girl at the Stork Club (Hutton) saves the life of a drowning man (Fitzgerald). A rich man, he decides to repay her by… Internet Archive Eternally Yours 1939 · Feature · Subtitles When a magician's act takes precedent over his marriage, his wife gives him trouble. Stars Loretta Young and David Niven. Internet Archive Pygmalion 1938 · Feature · 1 h 35 min Loosely based on the Greek myth "Pygmalion" a Cypriot sculptor who carved a woman out of ivory but his statue was so fair and realistic that he fell in love… Internet Archive Swing High, Swing Low 1937 · Feature · 1 h 22 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : In Panama, Maggie King meets soldier Skid Johnson on his last day in the army and reluctantly agrees to a date to celebrate. The two become… Internet Archive Star Reporter 1939 · Feature · 1 h · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : John Randolph (Warren Hull), an idealistic young newspaper owner who uses his paper as an instrument for the public good, uses a campaign… Internet Archive Indiscreet 1931 · Feature · 1 h 15 min On New Year's Eve, Geraldine Trent (Gloria Swanson) decides to break up with her boyfriend Jim Woodward (Monroe Owsley), having finally grown tired of his… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "Tillies Punctured Romance" 1914 · Feature Charlie Chaplin's 33rd Film Released Nov. 14 1914. Tillie's Punctured Romance was the first feature-length comedy film from Keystone Film Company and the… Internet Archive Rainbow Valley 1935 · Feature · 52 min John Martin (John Wayne) is a government agent working under cover. Leading citizen Morgan calls in gunman Butch Galt (Buffalo Bill Jr.) who blows Martin's… Internet Archive Angel and the Bad Man, The 1947 · Feature · 1 h 39 min · Subtitles John Wayne plays Quirt Evans, a gunslinger with a nasty rep who is injured and nursed back to health by a Quaker family. Internet Archive Bar-Z Bad Men 1937 · Feature · 51 min Jim Waters (Johnny Mack Brown) arrives at Ed Parks' (Jack Rockwell) ranch to find Parks' cattle herd mysteriously increased. Hamp Harvey (Frank LaRue) has… Internet Archive Angel on My Shoulder 1946 · Feature · 1 h 29 min · Subtitles The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.