The world's archives

1,777–1,824 of 609,160 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 Rogue's Tavern 1936 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Mr. Reckless 1948 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Penny Serenade 1941 · Feature · 1 h 59 min As Julie prepares to leave her husband Roger, she begins to play through a stack of recordings, each of which reminds her of events in their lives together.… Internet Archive Outside The Law 1920 · Feature · 1 h 15 min Outside the Law is a 1920 crime film directed by Tod Browning. Browning remade the film in 1930. Black Mike (Lon Chaney) is a despicable gangster who lures… Internet Archive The Kansan 1943 · Feature · 1 h 19 min Wounded while stopping the James gang from robbing the local bank, a cowboy (Richard Dix) wakes up in the hospital to find that he's been elected town… Internet Archive Everyday Courtesy 1948 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Courtesy in connection with invitations, telephone conversations, introductions and entertaining guests. Internet Archive HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) 1940 · Feature · 1 h 32 min · Subtitles hosted by The Cinemated Man Directed by Howard Hawks Written by Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur Music by Sidney Cutner, Felix Mills… Internet Archive Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 1964 · Feature · Subtitles MPEG2 and AVI derived from http://www.archive.org/details/SantaClausConquersTheMartiansDVD ATTENTION – PLEASE READ BEFORE VIEWING OR DOWNLOADING THIS ITEM :… Internet Archive Shocker Internet Drive In - Week 13: "Demented" Double Feature Feature · 2 h 57 min · Subtitles Well after some major renovations and reconstruction (after a slight computer mishap), we are pleased to announce that your friendly neighborhod Shocker Drive… Internet Archive Atomic Bomb Blast Effects 1959 · Film · Subtitles Color footage of atomic bomb tests with active duty military personnel at Camp Desert Rock, Nevada Test Site, Nevada. Shows soldiers in foxholes as nuclear… Internet Archive Classic Television Commercials (Part VII) 1948 · Commercial · 9 min · Subtitles Collection of TV commercials significant to the history and development of TV as an advertising medium. Internet Archive Bulldog Drummond Escapes 1937 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles From IMDb : Captain Hugh (Bulldog) Drummond has just returned to England. As he is driving home in the dark, a young woman jumps out in front of his car. He… Internet Archive Classic Television Commercials (Part VI) 1948 · Commercial · 10 min · Subtitles Collection of TV commercials significant to the history and development of TV as an advertising medium. Internet Archive Red Blood of Courage, The 1935 · Feature · 46 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Phantom 1931 · Feature · 1 h · Subtitles The Phantom escapes from prison and menaces the residents of an old, dark house. Internet Archive Terror by Night 1946 · Feature · 59 min · Subtitles Title: Terror by Night Summary: When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered,… Internet Archive The Balloonatic 1923 · Short · 22 min AKA Balloonatics Buster and Phyllis endure a number of outdoor adventures trying to prove to each other their survival skills. The balloon which lands Buster… Internet Archive Romance on the Run 1938 · Feature · 53 min The film begins with a super-valuable necklace being stolen and the owner of the insurance company is fretting about how to pay off his client's claim. When a… Internet Archive Tom and Jerry: Wot A Night Cartoon · 8 min · Subtitles Original 1931 Tom and Jerry cartoon from Van Bueren Studios Internet Archive Why Change Your Wife? 1920 · Feature · 1 h 31 min From IMDb : Robert and Beth Gordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with… Internet Archive Heading for Heaven iPod 1947 · Feature · 1 h 5 min Stu Erwin is convinced he will die soon so crooks can buy his property. With Glenda Farrell. (This is one of the first movies I've encoded for the 5G ipod so… Internet Archive Rin Tin Tin THE LIGHTNING WARRIOR 1931 · Feature · Subtitles 1931 Serial featuring Rin Tin Tin. Variable video quality from a video master. Also stars Frankie Darro. Chapter Titles Drums of Doom The Wolf Man Empty… Internet Archive Django (1966) 1966 · Feature · Subtitles Django , directed by Sergio Corbucci , is a spaghetti western film that premiered in Italy on April 6, 1966 . It stars Franco Nero in a breakthrough role,… Internet Archive Bee's Buzz 1929 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive A Stranger in Town 1943 · Feature · 1 h 6 min Visiting a small town in order to hunt ducks, supreme court judge Frank Morgan (the Wizard of Oz) discovers abuse of power by public servants. Internet Archive [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 2) (Part I) 1939 · Home movie · 18 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. (partially on 4156_HM_Medicus_collection_New_York_Worlds_Fair_1939-40_Reel_6) Internet Archive Dance Hall Racket 1953 · Feature · 57 min A gangster (Timothy Farrell) who operates a sleazy dance hall uses a sadistic bodyguard (Lenny Bruce) to keep his girls afraid and his customers in line. Internet Archive Wives under Suspicion 1938 · Feature · 1 h 8 min A prosecuting attorney treats every homicide case as first degree murder and uses miniature replicas of human skulls to tally the death sentences that he… Internet Archive The Bat 1960 · Feature · 50 min · Subtitles Episode one of the series "The Dow Hour Of Great Mysteries" (31 Mar 1960) Kinescope recording of an elaborately staged television version of the often filmed… Internet Archive Petticoat Junction "Herbie Gets Drafted" 1963 · Short · 26 min · Subtitles Season 1 Episode 15 December 31 1963. Due to copyright concerns, the opening credits music has been replaced with a public domain recording of a traditional… Internet Archive Dick Tracy 1945 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles Title: Dick Tracy Summary: Police detective Dick Tracy must identify and apprehend a serial killer known as Splitface. Directed by: William Berke Actors:… Internet Archive House of Dracula - 1945 1945 · Feature The Wolf Man and Count Dracula beg Dr. Edelman to cure them of their killing instincts but Dracula schemes to seduce the doctor's nurse. Internet Archive Night of the Living Dead 1968 · Feature · 1 h 36 min A group of people hide from bloodthirsty zombies in a farmhouse. - IMDB Description Internet Archive Winterset 1936 · Feature · 1 h 17 min Years after the execution of his father, a young man convinced of his innocence searches for evidence to prove it. Internet Archive The Invisible Man 1933 colorized (Claude Rains) 1933 · Feature A scientist (Claude Rains) discovers the secret of invisibility, but in rendering himself invisible, he gradually becomes murderously insane, to the horror of… Internet Archive Midnight Manhunt 1945 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Reporter Sue Gallagher (Ann Savage from Detour) finds an infamous gangster's corpse in a wax museum. Her desire for a scoop is hindered by a meddling rival… Internet Archive The World at War Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles A feature-length government documentary on events leading up to and the first five months after the US entry into World War 2. Not to be confused with the… Internet Archive Beef Rings the Bell (Part I) 1960 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Beef's importance to American society and economy, and the Union Pacific Railroads's importance to the beef industry. Internet Archive His Girl Friday - 1940 Feature · 1 h 28 min His Girl Friday is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Howard Hawks starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell and Ralph Bellamy. Walter Burns (Cary Grant) is… Internet Archive Nancy Drew ...Reporter 1939 · Feature Nancy Drew, reporter for the school newspaper, attempts to clear a girl of murder charges. - IMDB Description Internet Archive For The Term of His Natural Life 1927 · Feature · 1 h 33 min This is the greatest of all Austrlian Silent films. Made just before the advent of synchronised sound, this film had a limited period of commercial viabilty… Internet Archive Popeye: Floor Flusher 1953 · Cartoon · 6 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Olive has a leaky faucet and Popeye does what he can to fix it while Bluto wreaks havoc on the basement pipes. Internet Archive The Pharmacist 1933 · Short · 18 min A henpecked but stoic pharmacist (W.C. Fields) tries to maintains his precarious balance while dealing with demanding customers and his dysfunctional family. Internet Archive Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) Feature · 1 h 5 min Sherlock Holmes rescues an inventor of an new bomb site before the Nazis can get him. The inventor agrees to help the allies but soon disappears and Holmes… Internet Archive SUPERMAN (feature-length animation) Cartoon · 1 h 19 min · Subtitles Nine Max Fleischer's Superman cartoons combined as a single feature by persons unknown. These cartoons are also available individually here:… Internet Archive Studio One - Flowers From A Stranger 1949 · Feature · 52 min · Subtitles Episode 1.15 25 May 1949. Features Yul Brynner (with blonde hair!) as Dr Nestri. Contains original Westinghouse ads presented by Betty Furness. Internet Archive Orumcek (Turkish Spiderman) 1972 · Feature · 1 h 6 min Orumcek (Turkish Spiderman) is a Turkish superhero film from 1972, Orumcek means "spider" in Turkish, and despite the film's unofficial English title, there… Internet Archive 08 Mr. Wise Guy 2015 · Feature · Subtitles Mr. Wise Guy is a 1942 American film and the eighth starring The East Side Kids and produced by Sam Katzman for Monogram Pictures. For some reason, Sunshine…