The world's archives

5,617–5,664 of 563,642 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 Happy Go Lovely (1951) DAVID NIVEN Feature The chauffeur (Hugh Dempster) for the richest man in Scotland, greeting card manufacturer B.G. Bruno (David Niven), drops by an Edinburgh theater to return… Internet Archive Tom and Jerry: Redskin Blues 1932 · Cartoon · 5 min Plot taken from IMDb: Tom and Jerry find their wagon west attacked by Indians, but escape only after being rescued by all the branches of the military,… Internet Archive Unholy Love 1932 1932 · Feature · Subtitles Madame Bovary story updated to a 'modern' 1932 style Internet Archive CREATURE FEATURES AT THE BIJOU (double feature) Feature Return with us to those wonderful days of yesteryear when gigantic bugs and antimatter vultures from outer space bigger than battleships ruled the big screens… Internet Archive Let Us Break Bread Together (Part I) 1954 · Educational · 12 min · Subtitles How a New York City school district promoted racial integration and intergroup tolerance. Internet Archive Living Pages 1935 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Portrait of the readers of McCall's magazine (housewives) and their lives and desires. Internet Archive The Enchanted Drawing (1900) Short · 1 min From Edison films catalog: Upon a large sheet of white paper a cartoonist is seen at work rapidly sketching the portrait of an elderly gentleman of most… Internet Archive Felix: All Puzzled 1924 · Cartoon · 1 min Felix has to help his master find the answer to a crossword puzzle before he is allowed to feed. Like other Felix cartoons, this one contains ethnic… Internet Archive Vicious Circle, or What Are We Trying to Do?, The 1964 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Expresses the frustration of an industrial film producer who must deal with the vagaries of his corporate client. Internet Archive Just Imagine 1930 · Feature · 1 h 48 min Title: Just Imagine Summary: New York, 1980: airplanes have replaced cars, numbers have replaced names, pills have replaced food, government-arranged… Internet Archive Book Revue 1946 · Cartoon · 7 min This one is complete. The Uncle Tom's Cabin part has been edited out of censored releases. Internet Archive The Cheaters 1945 · Feature Title: The Cheaters Summary: An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-actor they take in for… Internet Archive Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday Feature “Best of the three” “A most amusing and delightful helping of laughter and thrills” “Vaudeville lives!” (IMDB reviews quotes) The boys are back in this… Internet Archive Alice in Wonderland 1952 · Film · Subtitles In this whimsical adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland," Alice embarks on bizarre adventures in the magical realm of Wonderland. When the Queen's tarts go… Internet Archive Unpublished Story Feature “Better than you’d expect” “Worthwhile viewing” “Superior wartime drama” (IMDB reviews quotes) While working during the height of the London blitz two young… Internet Archive Frenzy 1945 · Feature Title: Frenzy Summary: A seance is held to discover the whereabouts, and the killer, of a sculptor's wife. Directed by: Vernon Sewell Actors: Derrick De… Internet Archive Another Man's Poison 1951 · Feature · 1 h 30 min Title: Another Man's Poison Summary: In an isolated house, mystery writer Janet Frobisher is involved in potentially murderous relationships. Directed by:… Internet Archive Shocker Internet Drive In Week 1 Cartoon · 2 h 42 min · Subtitles Shocker Internet Drive In Week One: Relive those great old days of going to the local drive in to eat, make-out in the back seat and watch some of the most… Internet Archive Zorro's Black Whip 1944 colorized cliffhanger serial 1944 · Feature A woman (Linda Stirling) who is an expert with bullwhip and pistol dons a black costume and mask to become the avenging crusader "The Black Whip" (stuntwoman… Internet Archive Beyond the Time Barrier (1960) 1960 · Feature "Beyond the Time Barrier" is a 1960 science fiction film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, featuring a test pilot who accidentally travels to the year 2024, where… Internet Archive Defense Comes First With Oldsmobile (1942 Oldsmobile Playlets) 1941 · Film · Subtitles Theatrical screen ad for one of the last pre-World War II automobiles, emphasizing Oldsmobile's adaptability under wartime conditions. Internet Archive Street of Memory 1937 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Vericolor production offering touristic view Olvera Street and the old Mexican quarter in Los Angeles, California. Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin . Mabel's Strange Predicament ( 1914 Restored Short Silent Film Noir Comedy) 1914 · Short · 11 min Mabel's Strange Predicament is a 1914 American film starring Mabel Normand and Charles Chaplin , notable for being the first film for which Chaplin donned the… Internet Archive Tiger Bay (1959 +++++ Classic Crime Drama) Hayley Mills, 1960 BAFTA Winning Film Retrospective 1959 · Feature Thriller: Plot: A twelve-year-old tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her Polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the police in… Internet Archive Mysterious Doctor Satan 1940 colorized cliffhanger serial 1940 · Feature Only a masked hero known as the Copperhead (Robert Wilcox) can stop a mad scientist (Eduardo Ciannelli) who plots the domination of America by stealing key… Internet Archive The Vulture 1966 · Feature Title: The Vulture Summary: A mad scientist turns himself into a half-man, half-bird monster to avenge the death of his ancestor. Directed by: Lawrence… Internet Archive Betty Boop: She Wronged Him Right 1934 · Cartoon Internet Archive Apskaft Presents: The Battleship Potemkin Feature · 1 h 18 min A re-master of the silent film The Battleship Potemkin with a collaborative soundtrack by a selection of artists who are members of the Last.fm group Apskaft.… Internet Archive 1970 / 75 Mietersolidarität (compilation) 1970 · Short · 15 min On the square in front of the Theater in Düsseldorf / Germany in 1970, the artist Chris Reinicke and Jörg Immendorf (Lidl) demonstrate along with various… Internet Archive The Train (1964) 1964 · Feature The Train is a 1964 action war film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield and Jeanne Moreau. Set during World War II,… Internet Archive Sharp ELSI-8 Calculator Commercial 1970 · Commercial · 1 min · Subtitles Commercial for the Sharp ELSI-8 (aka Sharp EL-8) calculator -the world's first battery operated portable calculator Internet Archive Far Sound, The 1973 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Felix the Cat in Two-Lip Time 1926 · Cartoon · 3 min Felix takes a trip on a boat and ends up in the Netherlands! While there, he falls in love and tries to court a young lady, only to enrage the young man… Internet Archive The Friendly Ghost 1945 · Cartoon · 9 min Casper feels lonely and starts on a quest to make friends. The only problem is that everybody is too scared to be friends with a ghost. This was the very… Internet Archive The Man With The Golden Arm (1955) Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak - Film Noir Full Movies 1955 · Feature The Man with the Golden Arm is a 1955 American drama film with elements of film noir, based on the novel of the same name by Nelson Algren. The film stars… Internet Archive Vacuum Control 1938 · Film · Subtitles AN EXPLANATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF THE NEW VACUUM GEARSHIFT, AND HOW IT CONTRIBUTES TO COMFORT, EASE OF DRIVING, & SAFETY. Internet Archive Rogue's Tavern 1936 · Feature · 1 h 9 min Mysterious murders at a remote inn. In the last few minutes of the file named Rogues_Tavern_1936_loses_synch.avi , which is ripped from a DVD, the sound is… Internet Archive Trip To The California Alligator Farm 1927 · Film · Subtitles Trip To The California Alligator Farm in Los Angeles, CA. See these living "suit cases" in their home elements. Watch the 98-year-old great grand-dad open his… Internet Archive Ask a Policeman 1939 · Feature Title: Ask a Policeman Summary: The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremiah Harbottle, who… Internet Archive Iron Country: Iron Ore and Minnesota's Future 1952 · Short · 22 min · Subtitles Produced to reassure Minnesotans that iron mining would continue to spur economic development. Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes in The Case of the Laughing Mummy 1954 · TV · Subtitles Part of the 1954 TV series. One of Dr. Watson's former schoolmates has an Egyptian mummy in his house that makes noise. Internet Archive Aunt Clara 1954 · Feature Title: Aunt Clara Summary: A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyhounds and a sleazy bar--to his… Internet Archive Men of Action Feature · 55 min · Subtitles An actioner built around stock footage of Hoover Dam's construction. It plays like an extended serial chapter. Costarrs Roy Mason and Frankie Darro. Directed… Internet Archive Here Comes the Circus 1942 · Film · Subtitles Families, cotton candy, Coke, children, barkers, side shows, women snake charmers & sword swallowers, tent circus, parade, audience, clowns, animals,… Internet Archive [Reno Rodeo] 1950 · Newsreel · 1 min · Subtitles Action footage of Reno, Nevada rodeo. Jimmy Lederer, Universal Newsreel cameraman, receives Wrangler framed award. Newsreel story. Internet Archive Pursued (1947) Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright, Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger 1947 · Feature Pursued is a 1947 American Western FILM NOlR. The picture was directed by Raoul Walsh and features Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright, Judith Anderson, Dean… Internet Archive Try and Get Me (1950) Frank Lovejoy, Lloyd Bridges - Film Noir 1950 · Feature The Sound of Fury (reissued as Try and Get Me) is a 1950 crime film noir directed by Cy Endfield starring Frank Lovejoy, Kathleen Ryan, Richard Carlson, and… Internet Archive The Devil Bat 1940 · Feature Dr. Paul Carruthers (Bela Lugosi) is frustrated because he thinks his employers, Mary Heath (Suzanne Kaaren) and Henry Morton (Guy Usher), have cheated him…