The Best Film Archives

Welcome to The Best Film Archives!

My name is Janos, and I'm a historian. My mission is to collect, restore and preserve historically significant public domain motion pictures from the 1900s. On my channel you'll find digitally IMPROVED old documentary, training and educational films, biographies, and newsreels. Take a trip back in time and learn history by watching movies.

Based on the limitations of the original source material, the applied digital improvement process includes uneven edges removal, brightness/contrast optimization, video noise minimization, aspect ratio correction, volume normalization, audio noise reduction and equalization. Even though my improved videos are not perfect, they are much more enjoyable than the original ones.

Because the videos I upload were produced decades ago, they have historical values and can be considered as valuable historical documents. They are shown strictly for educational purposes. Check the video description for historical background.

Spy Training Film: Body Search | WW2 Era OSS Film | ca. 1942 - ca. 1945

Spy Training Film: Body Search | WW2 Era OSS Film | ca. 1942 - ca. 1945
B-24 Liberators Over Europe | WW2 Era US Army Air Forces Documentary | 1945

B-24 Liberators Over Europe | WW2 Era US Army Air Forces Documentary | 1945
Rebuilding South Korea After the Korean Conflict | US Army Documentary | ca. 1960

Rebuilding South Korea After the Korean Conflict | US Army Documentary | ca. 1960
African American Sailors | WW2 Era US Navy Documentary | 1945

African American Sailors | WW2 Era US Navy Documentary | 1945
Thomas Edison: America's Greatest Inventor | Biography Documentary

Thomas Edison: America's Greatest Inventor | Biography Documentary
USMC Boot Camp: Making of a Marine | US Marine Corps Documentary | ca. 1960

USMC Boot Camp: Making of a Marine | US Marine Corps Documentary | ca. 1960
Ford Tractors | 1960s Ford Motor Company Promotional Film | ca. 1965

Ford Tractors | 1960s Ford Motor Company Promotional Film | ca. 1965
The Truth About Taxes | 1940 Republican Campaign Film for Presidential Candidate Wendell Willkie

The Truth About Taxes | 1940 Republican Campaign Film for Presidential Candidate Wendell Willkie
How Canned Food Changed America: Miracle of the Can | Vintage Documentary | ca. 1956

How Canned Food Changed America: Miracle of the Can | Vintage Documentary | ca. 1956
First Nuclear Submarine: USS Nautilus & Its Secret Mission to the North Pole | Documentary | 1959

First Nuclear Submarine: USS Nautilus & Its Secret Mission to the North Pole | Documentary | 1959
D-Day Landings: Beachhead to Berlin | WW2 Documentary in Color | 1944

D-Day Landings: Beachhead to Berlin | WW2 Documentary in Color | 1944
US Army Air Forces Around the World | WW2 Era OSS Documentary | 1944

US Army Air Forces Around the World | WW2 Era OSS Documentary | 1944
Spy Training Film: House Search | WW2 Era OSS Film | ca. 1942 - ca. 1945

Spy Training Film: House Search | WW2 Era OSS Film | ca. 1942 - ca. 1945
Retro Dating Tips: How to Succeed with Brunettes | US Navy Instructional Film | 1967

Retro Dating Tips: How to Succeed with Brunettes | US Navy Instructional Film | 1967
The Profit Motive: Going Places | Pro-Capitalism Propaganda Cartoon | 1948

The Profit Motive: Going Places | Pro-Capitalism Propaganda Cartoon | 1948
Life on a Cattle Ranch in the 1940s America: The Cowboy | Documentary | 1943

Life on a Cattle Ranch in the 1940s America: The Cowboy | Documentary | 1943
Life in the Marine Corps Reserve | USMC Documentary | ca. 1947

Life in the Marine Corps Reserve | USMC Documentary | ca. 1947
America During the Great Depression: Let’s Go America | Educational Film | 1936

America During the Great Depression: Let’s Go America | Educational Film | 1936
Army Physical Fitness Program | US Army Training Film | 1967

Army Physical Fitness Program | US Army Training Film | 1967
Women in Service: The Price of Liberty | US Department of Defense Documentary | ca. 1954

Women in Service: The Price of Liberty | US Department of Defense Documentary | ca. 1954
South America During World War 2 | Foreign Policy Association Documentary | 1944

South America During World War 2 | Foreign Policy Association Documentary | 1944
African American Fighter Pilots on Training | World War 2 Documentary | 1945

African American Fighter Pilots on Training | World War 2 Documentary | 1945
Espionage Target: You | US Armed Forces Training Film | 1964

Espionage Target: You | US Armed Forces Training Film | 1964
Japanese Culture | World War 2 Era OSS Documentary | ca. 1943

Japanese Culture | World War 2 Era OSS Documentary | ca. 1943
Military Police on Town Patrol | US Army Documentary | 1955

Military Police on Town Patrol | US Army Documentary | 1955
Battle of San Pietro | World War 2 Documentary | 1945

Battle of San Pietro | World War 2 Documentary | 1945
How to Behave Off-Duty: Killjoy Was Here | US Air Force Animated Training Film | 1956

How to Behave Off-Duty: Killjoy Was Here | US Air Force Animated Training Film | 1956
Arrest Techniques: Stay Alert, Stay Alive | FBI Training Film | ca. 1969

Arrest Techniques: Stay Alert, Stay Alive | FBI Training Film | ca. 1969
Battle of the Bulge: The German Counteroffensive | World War 2 Documentary | 1945

Battle of the Bulge: The German Counteroffensive | World War 2 Documentary | 1945
Telephone History: First Transcontinental Phone Call | Documentary | 1940

Telephone History: First Transcontinental Phone Call | Documentary | 1940