Archive Watch — the daily programmeOne public-domain film a day: what it is, why it is free, and where to watch it. Free, ad-free, no account.https://archivewatch.org/2026-09-09T01:06:49ZArchive Watchhttps://archivewatch.org/assets/app-icon/app-icon.pngThe Birth of a Nation (1915)tag:archivewatch.org,2026-09-09:TheBirthofaNation1080p2026-09-09T01:06:49Z2026-09-09T01:06:49Z<p><img src="https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pNpOXpQI5GSUfiWypubYtMh9928.jpg" alt="The Birth of a Nation (1915)" width="240"></p>
<p>1915 · 44 min · dir. D.W. Griffith</p>
<p>Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.</p>
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<p>Also posted on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/archivewatch.bsky.social/post/3mv2dvy7tu62z">bluesky</a>.</p>Shame (1962)tag:archivewatch.org,2026-09-08:shame_2026-09-08T18:12:10Z2026-09-08T18:12:10Z<p><img src="https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/ikbXTVJcAwxVA68kVLEios2Np5J.jpg" alt="Shame (1962)" width="240"></p>
<p>1962 · 81 min · dir. Roger Corman</p>
<p>Shame also known as "I Hate Your Guts" "The Intruder" is a 1962 film directed by Roger Corman starring William Shatner as a racist mystery man sent to stir trouble in a southern town that is about to integrate its high school. Roger Corman claims this is the only film of the over 300 he's produced to lose money.</p>
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<p>Also posted on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdCTXsUHNyH/">instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.com/@archivewatchapp/post/DdCTS_kl7bz">threads</a>, <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=LaHjoNmm2Sc">youtube</a>.</p>A Trip to the Moon (1902)tag:archivewatch.org,2026-09-08:a-trip-to-the-moon-1902-colorized2026-09-08T18:02:20Z2026-09-08T18:02:20Z<p><img src="https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/9o0v5LLFk51nyTBHZSre6OB37n2.jpg" alt="A Trip to the Moon (1902)" width="240"></p>
<p>1902 · 15 min · dir. Georges Méliès</p>
<p>Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.</p>
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<p>1954 · 6 min · dir. Seymour Kneitel</p>
<p>Olive Oyl is the femme fatale with a valuable, green, glowing jewel in need of protection. Popeye plays private eye and saves the day. Animation by Tom Johnson and Frank Endres. Story by I. Klein. Music by Winston Sharples. Produced in 1954.</p>
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<p>1934 · 8 min · dir. Vernon Stallings</p>
<p>An Amos and Andy. I assume that archive viewers are able to get past the obnoxious racial stereotypes and appreciate this for what it is. a not untypical cartoon of the period. Official films were sold all over the country in short 8mm or 16mm versions,</p>
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