Public Domain Movies

Diary of a Sergeant, 1945

Diary of a Sergeant is a 1945 American short propaganda film produced by the US government. It starred Harold Russell and focused on the loss of his arms in an… Read more →

The Lost City, 1935 (serial) All episodes

The Lost City is an independently made science fiction film serial created and produced in 1935 by Sherman S. Krellberg and directed by Harry Revier. Plot: Scientist Bruce Gordon comes… Read more →

Cartoon: Seaman Tarfu in the Navy with Private Snafu

Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional adult animated shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, that were produced between 1943 and 1945 during World… Read more →

Cartoon: Mutt and Jeff – On Strike, 1920

In 1916, Bud Fisher licensed the production of Mutt and Jeff for animation with pioneers Charles Bowers and Raoul Barré of the Barré Studio. This resulted in 292 animated Mutt… Read more →

All the Kind Strangers, 1974

All the Kind Strangers is a 1974 American film directed by Burt Kennedy. Plot: Children of a bootlegger in an extremely remote area of the U.S. have been orphaned when… Read more →

Fast and Loose, 1930 starring Carole Lombard

Fast and Loose is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Miriam Hopkins, Carole Lombard and Frank Morgan. The film was written by… Read more →

Killers from Space, 1954

Killers from Space (a.k.a. The Man Who Saved the Earth) is a 1954 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder (brother of Billy… Read more →

The Benson Murder Case 1930

The Benson Murder Case is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and written for the screen by S. S. Van Dine and Bartlett Cormack. The film… Read more →

The Front Page, 1931 by Howard Hughes

The Front Page is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Adolphe Menjou and Pat O’Brien. Based on a Broadway play of the same name,… Read more →

Cimarron, 1931 – Academy Award for Best Picture

Cimarron is a 1931 American pre-Code epic Western film starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne, and directed by Wesley Ruggles. Released by RKO, it won Academy Awards for Best Picture,… Read more →