Waltzes from Vienna (1934) Public Domain Films 2014-08-27 | A musical film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, also known as Strauss' Great Waltz.This film is the only Hitchcock film in the public domain as well as his only musical film.Starring Esmond Knight, Jessie Matthews, and Edmund GwennWritten by Guy Bolton, Alma Reville, A. M. Willner, Heinz Reichart, Ernst Marischka, and Claude AllainProduced by Tom Arnold (not the one you're thinking)Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Santa Claus (1959) Public Domain Films 2022-12-17 | The English-language version of a Mexican cult classic also known as Santa Claus vs. the Devil
Scrooge (1935) Public Domain Films 2022-12-02 | The first sound film adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale A Christmas Carol.
And Then There Were None (1945) Public Domain Films 2021-08-16 | A film adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel. Also known as Ten Little Indians.
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) Public Domain Films 2020-09-06 | A film produced and hosted by Ken Murray and comprised of behind-the-scenes and home videos of Hollywood stars.
John Carpenters Captain Voyeur (1969) Public Domain Films 2020-04-06 | A short film directed by John Carpenter while a student at the University of Southern California. Carpenter went on to direct such classics as Halloween (1978), Escape from New York (1981), and The Thing (1982).
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957) Public Domain Films 2020-03-04 | A made-for-television adaptation of the Robert Browning poem, starring Van Johnson as the Piper.
Unsolved (1960) Public Domain Films 2019-09-27 | An unsold television pilot partially based upon the murder of mobster Bugsy Siegel.
The Sadist (1963) Public Domain Films 2019-02-19 | An exploitation film loosely based upon the 1957-1958 killing spree by Charles Starkweather. The same crime spree later inspired the films Badlands and Natural Born Killers.Also titled Profile of Terror and Sweet Baby Charlie
Cause for Alarm (1951) Public Domain Films 2019-02-18 | "An invalid husband wrongly believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him and outlines that suspicion in a letter, which causes a serious concern when he ends up dying anyway." - IMDb
A Star Is Born (1937) Public Domain Films 2018-10-01 | The original version of the film, later remade in 1954, 1976, and 2018. This version starred Janet Gaynor and Fredric March.
Private Buckaroo (1942) Public Domain Films 2017-05-04 | Musical film starring The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Harry James, Shemp Howard, Joe E. Lewis, and Jennifer Holt
A Great and Honorable Duty (1965) Public Domain Films 2017-04-27 | An introduction to law enforcement.
The Wild Women of Wongo (1958) Public Domain Films 2017-04-27 | On the tropical island of Wongo, a tribe of beautiful women discovers that the other side of the island is inhabited by a tribe of handsome men. They also discover that a tribe of evil ape men live on the island, too, and the ape men are planning a raid on the tribe in order to capture mates.
A Day in the Death of Donny B. (1969) Public Domain Films 2017-04-26 | A poignant short docudrama that follows a young heroin addict as he resorts to crime to provide for his next fix.
Gags and Gals Public Domain Films 2017-04-25 | A musical short from what appears to be from the early 1940s with three vignettes featuring girls.
Dont Talk to Strangers Public Domain Films 2017-04-25 | 1950s educational film from the Fresno Police Department that teaches children about the dangers of child molesters.
Your Name Here Public Domain Films 2017-04-25 | A humorous generic industrial film made by Calvin Communications.
Cliché Family in Televisionland Public Domain Films 2017-04-24 | Parody film by MPO Productions, one of the largest producers of television commercials in the 1950s and 1960s. This was made in-house as a joke, so was never meant to be commercially released.Contains adult content.
Inside the Lines (1930) Public Domain Films 2017-03-10 | A remake of a silent 1918 film, based on the 1915 Broadway play of the same name, this film is about German spies who will stop at nothing to spy on the allied war plans stored at Gibraltar.Starring Betty Compson, Ralph Forbes, Mischa AuerDirected by Roy Pomeroy
Five Minutes to Live (1961) Public Domain Films 2017-01-31 | A criminal recounts a bank robbery gone awry.Also released as Door-to-Door ManiacStarring Johnny Cash, Donald Woods, Cay Forester, Ron HowardWritten by Cay Forester, Palmer Thompson, Robert L. JosephDirected by Bill Karn
My Man Godfrey (1936) Public Domain Films 2016-12-08 | A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler... but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.Starring William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice BradyWritten by Eric Hatch, Morrie Ryskind, Gregory La Cava (based on his novella 1101 Park Avenue) Directed by Gregory La Cava
Ask Dad (1929) Public Domain Films 2016-12-08 | A middle-class employee wants to marry his boss' daughter. But getting to meet the father proves to be a challenge as the man's office is guarded by his lackeys.Starring Edward Everett Horton, Winston Miller, Ruth RenickWritten by Joseph JacksonDirected by Hugh Faulcon
Penny Serenade (1941) - Remastered HD Public Domain Films 2016-09-08 | A remaster of Penny Serenade by Olive Films. Buy it on Blu-ray! http://www.olivefilms.com/films/penny-serenade-blu-rayA drama film about a couple who are divorcing, the wife reminisces on the relationship through records they had acquired throughout the years.This film is in the public domain.Starring Irene Dunne, Cary Grant (in his first of two Academy Award-nominated roles), and Beulah BondiStory by Martha CheavensScreenplay by Morrie RhyskindDirected and Produced by George Stevens
Carnival of Souls (1962) Public Domain Films 2016-09-08 | A young organist survives an accident that kills two of her friends and she begins to experience strange occurrences.This film is in the public domain.Starring Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, and Sidney BergerWritten by Herk Harvey and John CliffordProduced and Directed by Herk Harvey
Birth of the B-29 (1945) Public Domain Films 2016-08-30 | "In the 1945 propaganda film commissioned by the US War Department, we see how the B-29 bomber came into being and watch it on aerial bombing missions in Japan during WW2." - IMDb
This is Your Life - Laurel and Hardy (December 1, 1954) Public Domain Films 2016-08-25 | This episode of This is Your Life is the only live television appearance of Laurel and Hardy together. Laurel was not happy with being "tricked" into an unrehearsed show.
Teenagers from Outer Space (1959) Public Domain Films 2016-08-23 | "A young alien falls for a pretty teenage Earth girl and they team up to try to stop the plans of his invading cohorts, who intend to use Earth as a food-breeding ground for giant lobsters from their planet. The invaders, who arrive in a flying saucer, carry deadly ray guns that turn Earth-people into skeletons." - IMDbStarring David Love, Dawn Bender, and Bryan GrantWritten, Produced, and Directed by Tom Graeff
The Outlaw (1943) Public Domain Films 2016-01-12 | "Western legends Pat Garrett, Doc Holliday and Billy the Kid are played against each other over the law and the attentions of vivacious country vixen Rio McDonald."Starring Jack Buetel, Thomas Mitchell, Jane RussellWritten by Jules FurthmanProduced and directed by Howard Hughes
Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972) Public Domain Films 2015-12-02 | "A man inherits a mansion, which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region." - IMDbAlso released as Night of the Dark Full Moon and Death HouseStarring Patrick O'Neal, James Patterson, Mary WoronovWritten by Theodore Gershuny, Jeffrey Konvitz, Ira TellerProduced by Ami Artzi , Lloyd Kaufman, Jeffrey Konvitz, Frank VitaleDirected by Theodore Gershuny
The Negro Soldier (1944) Public Domain Films 2015-11-11 | Film produced by Frank Capra to recruit African Americans into the US Army during World War II.Produced by Frank Capra and the United States Department of WarDirected by Stuart Heisler
Dixiana (1930) Public Domain Films 2015-11-11 | "In Antebellum New Orleans, two men vie for the affections of a beautiful young girl during Mardi Gras." - IMDbStarring Bebe Daniels, Everett Marshall, Bert Wheeler, and Robert WoolseyWritten by Luther Reed and Anne CaldwellProduced by William LeBaronDirected by Luther Reed
Japanese Relocation (1942) Public Domain Films 2015-10-20 | Propaganda film which was made as an attempt to justify the internment of Japanese Americans. Posted purely for historical purposes.Narrated, written, and directed by Milton S. Eisenhower, younger brother of Dwight D. Eisenhower.Produced by the U.S. Office of War Information
You Bet Your Life (February 18, 1954) - Secret Word: Clock Public Domain Films 2015-08-25 | An episode of Groucho Marx's TV/radio show You Bet Your Life. This episode's secret word is "Clock."
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) Public Domain Films 2015-04-09 | "A clumsy young man nurtures a plant and discovers that it's carnivorous, forcing him to kill to feed it." - IMDbIt is Jack Nicholson's film debut.This film is in the public domain.Starring Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, and Mel WellesWritten by Charles B. Griffith Directed by Roger Corman and Charles B. Griffith
Unsold Spike Jones TV Pilot (1952) Public Domain Films 2015-02-17 | Unsold pilot for a television show hosted by Spike Jones.In my opinion, it would have become a cult classic if it had been picked up.
Below the Deadline (1936) Public Domain Films 2015-02-04 | "After a good-natured Irish cop is framed for a diamond robbery and murder and presumed dead in a train wreck, he gets plastic surgery and returns to expose the real killers." - IMDbStarring Cecilia Parker, Russell Hopton, and Theodore von Eltz Written by Ewart AdamsonDirected by Charles Lamont
Beau Ideal (1931) Public Domain Films 2015-02-04 | "An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend." - IMDbStarring Frank McCormick, Ralph Forbes, Lester Vail, and Loretta YoungBased upon the novel by P. C. WrenWritten by Elizabeth Meehan and Paul SchofieldDirected by Herbert Brenon
Algiers (1938) Public Domain Films 2015-01-30 | "Beautiful Gaby meets a romantic jewel thief in the mysterious Casbah." - IMDbStarring Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr, and Sigrid GurieWritten by John Howard Lawson, James M. Cain, and Henri La BartheDirected by John Cromwell
They Meet Again (1941) Public Domain Films 2015-01-28 | "In this last entry in the "Dr. Christian" series, the good doctor is determined to free a young man from prison. The man was sent there for embezzlement, but Dr. Christian doesn't believe he embezzled the money, and sets out to find the real culprit." - IMDbThe sixth and final film based on the Dr. Christian radio series.Starring Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin, and also featuring Neil Hamilton and Imogene CocaWritten by Peter Milne and Maurice Leo Directed by Erle C. Kenton
