Public Domain Movies

Sinners’ Holiday, 1930 featuring James Cagney

Sinners’ Holiday is a 1930 American pre-Code all-talking crime drama film starring Grant Withers and Evalyn Knapp, and featuring James Cagney (in his film debut), Lucille La Verne, and Joan… Read more →

The Freshman, 1925 starring Harold Lloyd

The Freshman is a 1925 comedy film that tells the story of a college freshman trying to become popular by joining the school football team. It stars Harold Lloyd, Jobyna… Read more →

Anna Christie, 1930 starring Greta Garbo

Anna Christie is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film adaptation of the 1921 play of the same name by Eugene O’Neill. It was adapted by Frances Marion, produced and… Read more →

Let There Be Light, 1946 directed by John Huston

Let There Be Light (1946) — known to the U.S. Army as PMF 5019 — is a documentary film directed by American filmmaker John Huston (1906–1987). It was the last… Read more →

Cartoon: Leprechaun’s Gold (1949)

Noveltoons is a series of cartoons produced by Paramount Pictures’ Famous Studios from 1943 to the end of the studio during 1967. The series was known for bringing the characters… Read more →

Cartoon: The Barn Dance, 1929 – Mickey Mouse

The Barn Dance is a 1929 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks. It is the third short film in the Mickey Mouse film… Read more →

December 7th: The Movie, 1943 directed by John Ford

December 7th: The Movie is a 1943 propaganda film produced by the US Navy and directed by John Ford and Gregg Toland, about the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl… Read more →

Africa Speaks!, 1930

Africa Speaks! is a 1930 American documentary film directed by Walter Futter and narrated by Lowell Thomas. It is an exploitation film. Although the film was shot over the fourteen… Read more →

The Cry of Jazz, 1959

The Cry of Jazz is a 1959 documentary film by Ed Bland that connects jazz to African American history. It uses footage of Chicago’s black neighborhoods and performances by Sun… Read more →

Up the River, 1930 starring Humphrey Bogart and Spencer Tracy

Up the River is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford and starring Claire Luce as well as Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart in their feature-film debuts… Read more →