This is a list of the earliest films produced and released before 1930 during the Qing dynasty and Republican China, ordered by year of release.
For an alphabetical listing of Chinese films see Category:Chinese films.
1905-1929
| Title | Chinese Title | Director | Actors | Genre | Notability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | ||||||
| Dingjun Mountain | 定軍山 | Ren Jingfeng | Tan Xinpei | Historical Drama | This recording of a Beijing opera performance constitutes the first Chinese film ever made | |
| 1913 | ||||||
| The Difficult Couple | 難夫難妻 | Zhang Shichuan, Zheng Zhengqiu | Short | First Chinese short feature film | ||
| 1917 | ||||||
| Victims of Opium | 黑籍冤魂 | Zhang Shichuan, Guan Haifeng | Drama/Social Criticism | Based on a novel by Wu Jianren | ||
| 1921 | ||||||
| Yan Ruisheng | 閻瑞生 | Ren Pengnian | Docudrama | First full-length Chinese film, a dramatized recreation of a 1920 Shanghai murder case | ||
| 1922 | ||||||
| Laborer's Love | 勞工之愛情 | Zhang Shichuan | Silent | Earliest surviving complete film[1][2] | ||
| An Empty Dream[3] | ? | Ren Pengnian | ? | Wuxia | ||
| The Sea Oath | 海誓 | Dan Duyu | Yin Mingzhu | Drama | ||
| Women Skeletons | 紅粉骷髏 | Guan Haifeng | Action/Crime | One of the earliest Chinese films with extensive martial arts scenes. | ||
| Zhang Xinsheng | 張欣生 | Zhang Shichuan | Crime | Early Mingxing Film Company production based on a real-life patricidal case.[4] | ||
| 1923 | ||||||
| Dreams of a Taoist Priest | 清虛夢 | Ren Pengnian | Short | Adapted from a short story in Pu Songling's Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio | ||
| The Filial Wife's Soup | 孝婦羹 | Ren Pengnian | Wang Fuqing | Drama | Adapted from a short story in Pu Songling's Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio | |
| The Lotus Falls | 蓮花落 | Ren Pengnian | Zhang Huichong | Drama | Adapted from a classic Chinese opera | |
| Orphan Rescues Grandfather | 孤兒救祖記 | Zhang Shichuan | Wang Hanlun, Zheng Xiaoqiu, Wang Xianzhai | Drama | First major success by Mingxing[4] | |
| The Predestined | 鬆柏緣 | Ren Pengnian | Xu Suzhen, Wang Fuqing | Drama | ||
| The Widow Wants to Remarry | 古井重波記 | Dan Duyu | Drama | |||
| 1924 | ||||||
| The Abandoned Child | 棄兒 | Dan Duyu | Dan Erchun | Drama | Adaptation of Charles Dickens's "Oliver Twist" | |
| A Couple Through Water and Fire | 水火鴛鴦 | Cheng Bugao | Romance | Cast consisted of child actors, averaging about 10 years of age | ||
| A Gallant Young Man | 俠義少年 | Crime | Alternate title: A Chivalrous Youth | |||
| Dear Brother | 好兄弟 | Ren Pengnian | Zhang Huichong | Drama | ||
| The Divorcee | 棄婦 | Li Zeyuan Hou Yao | Wang Hanlun | Drama | Tragedy advocating greater rights for women | |
| Lured Into Marriage | 誘婚 | Zhang Shichuan | Zheng Zhengqiu, Maxu Weibang, Yang Naimei | Drama | Alternate title: Love and Vanity | |
| Patriotic Umbrella | 愛國傘 | Ren Pengnian | Zhang Huichong | Action/Crime | ||
| The Poor Children | 苦儿弱女 | Zhang Shichuan | Wang Hanlun Yang Naimei Wang Xianzhai | Drama | ||
| Public Opinion | 人心 | Gu Kenfu, Chen Shouyin | Wang Yuanlong, Zhang Zhiyun, Xu Su'e | Romance | Alternate title: Human Feelings | |
| Righteousness Above Family | 大義滅親 | Ren Pengnian | Drama | Alternate title: The Edge of Chivalry | ||
| The Soul of Yuli | 玉梨魂 | Zhang Shichuan | Wang Hanlun Yang Naimei Wang Xianzhai | Drama/Social Criticism | Adapted from a novel by Xu Zhenya, an early plea for increased rights for women. | |
| Tea-Picking Girl | 采茶女 | Xu Hu | Yang Naimei | Romance | ||
| Tide of Evil | 孽海潮 | Chen Shouyin | Crime | |||
| Younger Brother | 弟弟 | Dan Duyu | He Rongzhu | Drama | ||
| 1925 | ||||||
| A Blind Orphan Girl | 盲孤女 | Zhang Shichuan | Xuan Jinglin Zheng Xiaoqiu | Drama | ||
| A Fatal Love | 情天劫 | Ren Pengnian | Wang Fuqing Ren Aizhu | Drama | ||
| A Home Truth | 情海風波 | Zhang Huichong | Zhang Huichong Xu Su'e | Crime/Action | ||
| A Peach Blossom in Human Form | 人面桃花 | Chen Shouyin | Huang Yulin Mao Jianpei | Romance | ||
| A Pitiful Girl | 可憐的閨女 | Zhang Shichuan | Zhang Zhiyun | Drama | ||
| A Shanghai Woman | 上海一婦人 | Zhang Shichuan | Xuan Jinglin Maxu Weibang | Drama | ||
| A String of Pearls | 一串珍珠 | Li Zeyuan | Drama | Adaptation of Maupassant's "The Necklace" | ||
| A Student's Suffering | 苦學生 | Guan Haifeng | Drama | |||
| Awakening | 覺悟 | Ling Lianying | Drama | |||
| Battle Exploits | 戰功 | Xu Xinfu | Wang Yuanlong Zhang Zhiyun | War/Romance | ||
| Between Love and Filial Duty | 摘星之女 | Li Zeyuan Mei Xuechou | Wang Hanlun Lei Xiadan | Romance | ||
| Cupid's Puppets | 愛伸的玩偶 | Mei Xuechou Hou Yao | Drama | |||
| The Dream of Women 1 | 南华梦 | Zhang Puyi | Zhang Wuzhi Jiang Naifang Yao Juezhen Zhong Fudong | Drama | Alternate title: South China Dream | |
| The Dream of Women 2 | 南华梦 | Zhang Puyi | Zhang Wuzhi Jiang Naifang Yao Juezhen Zhong Fudong | Drama | Alternate title: South China Dream | |
| Eternal Regret for Drunkenness | 醉鄉遺恨 | Yang Xiaozhong | Drama | |||
| The Good Brothers | 好哥哥 | Zhang Shichuan | Zheng Zhegu Yang Naimei | Drama | ||
| Heroine Li Feifei | 女俠李飛飛 | Shao Zuiweng | Fen Juhua Wu Suxin | Action/Romance | ||
| The Last Conscience | 最后之良心 | Zhang Shichuan | Wang Xianzhai Xuan Jinglin | Drama | ||
| Little Friend | 小朋友 | Zhang Shichuan | Zheng Xiaoqiu Xuan Jinglin | Drama | Based on the novel Sans Famille by Hector Malot | |
| Out of Hell | 劫后緣 | Zhang Huichong | Zhang Huichong Xu Su'e | Action | Alternate title: Lovers From a Den of Thieves | |
| Past Loves | 前情 | Zhu Shouju | Wang Yingzhi | Drama | ||
| The Person in the Boudoir Dream | 春閨夢裡人 | Li Zeyuan Mei Xuechou | Wang Hanlun | War | ||
| Repentance | 立地成佛 | Shao Zuiweng | Drama | |||
| Some Girl | 重返故鄉 | Dan Duyu | Yin Mingzhu | Morality Play | Alternate title: Returning Home | |
| The Stormy Night | 風雨之夜 | Zhu Shouju | Wang Yingzhi Han Yunzhen | Comedy | ||
| Tears on the Battlefield | 沙場淚 | Cheng Bugao | Zhou Wenzhu | War/Romance | ||
| There's a Full Moon Tonight | 花好月圓 | Qiu Qixiang | Ding Ziming Li Pingqian | Romance | Alternate title: Conjugal Bliss | |
| True Love | 真愛 | Chen Tian | Tragedy | |||
| Unbearable Memories | 不堪回首 | Qiu Qixiang | Ding Ziming Li Pingqian | Drama | ||
| Variations | 情弦變音記 | Chen Zhizhen | Wang Huixian Wang Hanhui | Drama | ||
| Who is the Mother | 誰是母親 | Gu Wuwei | Gu Wuwei Gu Baolian | Drama | Based on Le Fils Naturel by Alexandre Dumas, fils | |
| Yanghua's Hate | 楊花恨 | Shi Dongshan | Han Yunzhen Wang Naidong | Alternate title: Catkins | ||
| The Young Factory Owner | 小廠主 | Lu Jie | Li Minghui Wang Yuanlong | Drama | ||
| The Young Gentleman | Dan Duyu | Dan Erchun He Rongzhu | Drama | Adapted from Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett | ||
| Young Master Feng | 馮大少爺 | Hong Shen | Alternate title: The Playboy | |||
| 1926 | ||||||
| A Couple's Secret | 夫妻之秘密 | Shao Zuiweng | Hu Die | |||
| A Lovelorn Actress | 多情的女伶 | Zhang Shichuan | Xuan Jinglin Zhu Fei | Drama | ||
| Better Go Home | 不如歸 | Yang Xiaozhong | Wang Fuqing | War | Adapted from a novel by Tokutomi Roka | |
| Family Heirloom | 傳家寶 | Dan Duyu | Yin Mingzhu He Rongzhu | Mystery | ||
| Hell and Heaven | 地獄天堂 | Gu Wuwei | Gu Wuwei | |||
| Lady Meng Jiang | 孟姜女 | Shao Zuiweng | Hu Die | Dramatization of a famous folk tale | ||
| Live on Love | 同居之愛 | Shi Dongshan | ||||
| Love and Gold | 愛情與黃金 | Zhang Shichuan Hong Shen | Ding Ziming Hong Shen | Drama | ||
| The Love Freak | 情場怪人 | Ma-Xu Weibang | Alternate title: Monster in Love. | |||
| The Lucky Dolt | 呆中福 | Zhu Shouju | Xing Haha | Comedy | One of Chinese cinema's first full-length comedies, adapted from a Kunqu opera | |
| Midnight Lovers | 半夜情人 | Xia Chifeng | Chen Qiufeng | Drama | ||
| Moral Principles | 道義之交 | Liu Shen | Ding Ziming | Drama | ||
| Mother's Happiness | 兒孫福 | Shi Dongshan | Zhou Wenzhu | Drama | ||
| Movie Actresses | 電影女明星 | Shao Zuiweng | Hu Die Wang Hanlun Wu Suxin | Drama | ||
| Orchid in an Empty Valley | 空谷蘭 | Zhang Shichuan | Zhang Zhiyun, Yang Naimei, Zhu Fei | Drama | Released in two parts. Based on the 1900 Japanese novel "No no Hana" (Wildflower) by Kuroiwa Ruikō. | |
| The Pearl Pagoda | 珍珠塔 | Shao Zuiweng | Hu Die | Romance | Adapted from a classic Qing dynasty novel | |
| The Prostitute's Son | 倡門之子 | Chen Kengran | Zheng Yisheng Xu Qinfang | Drama | ||
| The Rich Man's Daughter | 富人之女 | Zhang Shichuan | Xuan Jinglin | Drama | ||
| Seizing a National Treasure | 奪國寶 | Zhang Huichong | Zhang Huichong Xu Su'e | Action | ||
| The Shadow on the Window | 窗前足影 | Fu Zhuoqun | Lu Jianfen | |||
| Three Girls in Shanghai | 上海三女子 | Ren Yiping | Yang Naimei Han Yunzhen Jiang Naifang | Alternate title: Shanghai Three Women | ||
| Uproar in the Studio | 大鬧畫室 | Wan brothers | Animation | First Chinese animated short | ||
| White Snake | 白蛇傳 | Shao Zuiweng | Hu Die Wu Suxin | Action/Fantasy | Tianyi Film Company production and a significant overseas success in Southeast Asia[4] | |
| Why Not Her? | 玉潔冰清 | Bu Wancang | Zhang Zhiyun | Drama | ||
| The Worker's Wife | 工人之妻 | Ren Pengnian | Ren Aizhu | Romance | ||
| 1927 | ||||||
| A Beauty of 16 | 二八佳人 | Zheng Zhengqiu | Ding Ziming | Drama | ||
| Country of Women | 女兒國 | Qiu Qixiang Li Pingqian | Hu Die | Based on a section of Journey to the West | ||
| A Couple in Name | 挂名的夫妻 | Bu Wancang | Ruan Lingyu | Mingxing Film Company production. Ruan Lingyu's movie debut. | ||
| Arrow of Hatred | 一仇箭 | Yang Xiaozhong | Yang Aili | Action | Based on a story in Water Margin | |
| At the End of Her Rope | 浪女窮途 | Mei Xueshou | Yang Aili | Drama | ||
| White Hibiscus | 白芙蓉 | Chen Tian | Zhang Huimin Wu Suxin | Action/Romance | ||
| The Beauty Trap | 美人計 | Zhu Shouju, et al. | Zhang Zhiyun | Based on two chapters in Romance of the Three Kingdoms | ||
| The Cape Poet | 海角詩人 | Hou Yao | Li Dandan Hou Yao Lim Cho Cho | Drama | ||
| The Cave of the Silken Web | 盤絲洞 | Dan Duyu | Yin Mingzhu | Silent. Shenmo | Thought to be lost. Rediscovered in 2013. | |
| Dream of the Red Chamber | 紅樓夢 | Ren Pengnian | Lu Jianfen Wen Yimin | Drama | ||
| Fallen Plum Blossoms | 梅花落 | Zhang Shichuan Zheng Zhengqiu | Zhang Zhiyun Xuan Jinglin | Drama | Released in three parts | |
| The Flirting Scholar | 唐伯虎點秋香 | Shao Zuiweng Qiu Qixiang | Chen Yumei Lin Yongrong | Comedy | ||
| For Her Father's Sake | 為親犧牲 | Zhang Shichuan | Zhang Zhiyuan | Drama | ||
| General Xue Conquers the West | 薛仁貴征西 | Gu Wuwei | Lu Cuilan Li Guifang | Action | Released in two parts | |
| The Hero with White-Haired Legs | 大俠白毛腿 | Qiu Qixiang | Hu Die | |||
| Heroic Son and Daughter | 兒女英雄 | Wen Yimin | Wen Yimin Fan Xuepeng | Action | First of a five-part series | |
| The Industrial Magnate | 實業大王 | Hong Ji Zhou Kongkong | Tang Mali | Drama | Adapted from Les Misérables | |
| Legendary Luminous Pearl | 夜明珠 | Chen Tian | Zhang Huimin Wu Suxin | Action/Crime | ||
| Ma Yongzhen of Shandong | 山東馬永貞 | Zhang Shichuan | Zhang Huichong Gong Jianong | Action | Remade in 1972 as Boxer from Shantung | |
| Magnificent Destiny | 華麗緣 | Chen Tian | Lu Jianfen Fan Xuepeng | Action | Alternate title: Reunited | |
| The Monkey King's Struggles in the Kingdom of Chechi | 車遲國唐僧斗法 | Zhang Shichuan | Zheng Xiaoqiu | Adapted from Journey to the West | ||
| Mutual Competition | 桃李爭春 | Wang Yuanlong | Zhou Wenzhu | Romantic Comedy | ||
| The Old Man in the Moon Divorces | 月老離婚 | Hou Yao | Zhou Kongkong | Romantic Comedy | ||
| Pitiful Qiuxiang | 可憐的秋香 | Wang Yuanlong | Li Minghui | Romance | ||
| Princess Iron Fan | 鐵扇公主 | Li Pingqian | Hu Die Chen Yumei | Based on the novel Journey to the West | ||
| Real and False Daughters | 真假千金 | Zhang Shichuan | Xuan Jinglin Zheng Xiaoqiu | |||
| Rebuild the Republic | 再造共和 | Xia Chifeng | Chen Qiufeng | War | ||
| Reciprocity | 俠鳳奇緣 | Zhang Shichuan | Yang Naimei | |||
| Redressing a Grievance | 烏盆記 | Zhu Shouju | Crime | First film made about real-life Chinese magistrate Judge Bao | ||
| Resurrected Rose | 復活的玫瑰 | Li Minwei | Lim Cho Cho Li Minwei | Drama | ||
| Romance of the Western Chamber | 西廂記 | Hou Yao | Adaption of the classic Chinese dramatic work by Wang Shifu | |||
| Seeking Love on the Field of Romance | Cheng Bugao | Han Yunzhen | Drama | |||
| Shandong Bandits | 山東響馬 | Qian Xuefan | Zheng Chaofan Xu Qinfang | Action | ||
| Spring Dream by the Lake | 湖邊春夢 | Bu Wancang | Gong Jianong Yang Naimei | Drama | ||
| Tablet of Blood and Tears | 血淚碑 | Zheng Zhengqiu | Ding Ziming Ruan Lingyu | Tragedy | ||
| Tian Qilang | 田七郎 | Zhang Shichuan | Zhang Huichong | |||
| The Wandering Songstress | 天涯歌女 | Ouyang Yuqian | Li Dandan | Tragedy | ||
| The Woman Lawyer | 女律師 | Qiu Qixiang | Hu Die | Drama | Adapted from The Merchant of Venice | |
| Yang Guifei | 楊貴妃 | Dan Duyu | He Rongzhu | Drama | Story of legendary imperial concubine Yang Guifei | |
| 1928 | ||||||
| A Complicated Plot | 柳暗花明 | Lu Jie | Li Minghui Zhou Wenzhu Chen Yishang | Drama | Released in two parts | |
| A Luminous Pearl | 夜光珠 | Shao Zuiweng | Chen Yumei | Crime | ||
| A Shanghai Dance Hostess | 上海一舞女 | Wang Cilong | Zhou Wenzhu Wang Naidong | Drama | ||
| A Stressful Wedding | 奮斗的婚姻 | Cheng Bugao | Hu Die Zheng Xiaoqiu | |||
| A Traveler's Strange Tale | 海外奇緣 | Chen Tian | Wu Suxin Zhang Huimin | Action/Adventure | ||
| A Young Detective | 小偵探 | Bu Wancang | Gao Zhanfei | Crime | ||
| An Ardent Couple | 熱血鴛鴦 | Jiang Qifeng | Tang Tianxiu | Romance | ||
| Ashes of the Lotus | 美人關 | Bu Wancang | Xiao Ying Yang Naimei | War | ||
| The Beloved | 意中人 | Wan Laitian | Li Minghui Wan Laitian Sun Min | Romance | ||
| Burning of the Red Lotus Temple | 火燒紅蓮寺 | Zheng Zhengqiu (pt.1) Zhang Shichuan (pts.2-19) | Zheng Xiaoqiu Xia Peizhen Hu Die | Action | 19 parts, adapted from a martial arts novel by Pingjiang Buxiaosheng | |
| Dream of the Red Chamber | 紅樓夢 | Cheng Shuren | Xia Peizhen Yin Mingzhu | Drama | ||
| Evil's Shadow | 妖光俠影 | Yang Xiaozhong | Yang Aili | Action | Adapted from a section of Journey to the West | |
| Fabulous Swordsman | 荒唐劍客 | Wang Yuanlong | Wang Yuanlong Tang Tianxiu | Action | ||
| Five Avenging Women | 五女復仇 | Gao Xiping | Lim Cho Cho Li Dandan Yan Shanshan | Crime | ||
| The Flying Hero | 航空大俠 | Chen Tian | Zhang Huimin Wu Suxin | Action/Adventure | ||
| The Flying Shoes | 飛行鞋 | Pan Chuitong | Adapted from a German children's story | |||
| Four Heroes of the Wang Family | 王氏四俠 | Shi Dongshan | Wang Yuanlong | Action | ||
| The Girl Detective | 女偵探 | Zhang Shichuan | Hu Die | Crime | ||
| The Great Swordsman's Revenge | 大俠復仇記 | Zhang Shichuan | Xiao Ying Hu Die | Action | Remade in Hong Kong in 1949 | |
| Guanyin Receives the Way | 觀音得道 | Lim Cho Cho Li Dandan | The Miao Shan legend version of Guanyin | |||
| He and She | 江湖情俠 | Wen Yimin | Fan Xuepeng Wen Yimin | Action | Alternate title: "Jianghu Lovers" | |
| Heritage of Trouble | 泣荊花 | Zhu Shaoquan | Fan Xuepeng Wen Yimin | |||
| Hero Gan Fengchi | 大俠甘風池 | Yang Xiaozhong | Wang Guiling Yang Aili | Action | ||
| The Heroine in Black | 黑衣女俠 | Zheng Zhengqiu Cheng Bugao | Ding Ziming Zheng Xiaoqiu | Action | ||
| The Heroine Saves a Lady | 侠女救夫人 | Zheng Zhengqiu | Hu Die | Action | ||
| Imperial Concubine Yang of Beijing | 北京楊貴妃 | Zheng Zhengqiu | Yang Naimei Ruan Lingyu | Drama | The Yang Guifei story, retold in a modern setting | |
| It's Me | 就是我 | Zhu Shouju | Wang Naidong Tang Tianxiu | Crime | ||
| Kick | 一腳踢出去 | Zhang Shichuan Hong Shen | Ding Ziming Gong Jianong | Romance | First Chinese film having sports as a background. Alternate title: "Classmates' Romance" | |
| The King of Money | 金錢之王 | Jiang Qifeng | Zhou Wenzhu | Crime | ||
| Luoyang Bridge | 蔡狀元建造洛陽橋 | Zhang Shichuan | Zhu Fei Ruan Lingyu | Adapted from the classical opera "Number One Scholar Cai Builds the Luoyang Bridge", the story of early structural engineer Cai Xiang | ||
| Ma Zhenhua | 馬振華 | Zhu Shouju Wang Cilong | Zhou Wenzhu Wang Cilong | Drama | ||
| Marriage for Peace | 二度梅 | Zhu Shouju | Historical Drama | |||
| The Mountain of Fire | Yang Xiaozhong | Yang Aili Wang Guilin | ||||
| Mulan Joins the Army | 木蘭從軍 | Hou Yao | Li Dandan | War | ||
| My Love Became My Stepmother | Wang Yuanlong | Tan Xuerong Wang Yuanlong | ||||
| Northeast China Hero | Ren Pengnian | Action | ||||
| Patriotic Souls | 愛國魂 | Zheng Jiduo | Zheng Jiduo Tang Tianxiu | Drama | One of China's first "Resistance films", urging opposition to Japanese encroachment on Chinese territory. | |
| Reviving Romance | 在世姻緣 | Gao Xiping | Lim Cho Cho Li Dandan Yan Shanshan | Drama | ||
| Robin Hood | 盧鬢花 | Dan Duyu | Dan Erchun He Rongzhu | Action | Story of the legendary folk hero, transplanted to China. Alternate title: "The Small Swordsman" (小劍客) | |
| Robin Hood Wipes Out the Monster | 盧鬢花 (續集) | Dan Duyu | Dan Erchun He Rongzhu | Action | Sequel. Alternate title: "The Towering Demon" (萬丈魔) | |
| Romance on the Battlefield | 戰地情天 | Li Minwei Pan Chuitong | War/Romance | |||
| Secret History of the Qing Court | 清宮秘史 | Wang Cilong | Zhou Wenzhu Wang Cilong | Historical Drama | ||
| Shadows in the Imperial Palace | 古宮魔影 | Jiang Qifeng | Zhou Wenzhu Chen Yitang | Adapted from an episode in Journey to the West | ||
| She Wants to be Free | 花國大總統 | Zhang Weishou | Yang Naimei | |||
| Silver Gun Bandit | 銀槍盜 | Wang Yuanlong | Wang Yuanlong Zhou Wenzhu | Crime | Alternate title: "Who But Myself Can Do It?" | |
| The Spider Gang | 蜘蛛黨 | Mei Xuechou | Sun Min | Crime | ||
| Strange Knight | 漁叉怪俠 | Sun Yu | Sun Min Yan Yuexian | Action | ||
| Strange Lady | 奇女子 | Shi Dongshan | Yang Naimei Zhu Fei Gao Zhanfei | |||
| The True and False Monkey King | 真假孫行者 | Li Zeyuan | Adapted from a section of Journey to the West | |||
| Two Swords | 雙劍俠 | Chen Kengran | Xu Qinfang | Action | ||
| The Tyrant Huang Tian Takes a Wife | 黃天霸招親 | Lei Yutian | Han Yuqing Wang Guiling | Drama | ||
| White Cloud Pagoda | 白雲塔 | Zheng Zhengqiu | Zheng Xiaoqiu Hu Die Ruan Lingyu | Drama | Released in two parts | |
| Wu Song Sheds Blood in Mandarin Duck Tower | 武鬆血濺鴛鴦樓 | Yang Xiaozhong | Wang Zhengqing | Action | Based on a story in Water Margin | |
| The Young Mistress's Fan | 少奶奶的扇子 | Hong Shen, Zhang Shichuan | Xuan Jinglin | Adapted from Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde | ||
| 1929 | ||||||
| A Clever Fool | 聰明笨伯 | Mei Xuechou | Xu Xizhen | Comedy | ||
| A Duel of Swordsmen | 雙雄斗劍 | Shi Dongshan | Gao Zhanfei Ma-Xu Weibang Hu Shan | Action | ||
| A Girl Bandit | 女盜蘭姑娘 | Zhang Huimin | Wu Suxin Zhang Huimin | Crime/Action | ||
| A Roving Hero | 理想中的英雄 | Hu Zongli | Hu Zongli | Action/Adventure | ||
| A Strange Hero Saves the Nation | 奇俠救國記 | Wang Cilong | Wang Yuanlong Tang Tianxiu | Action/Romance | ||
| A Woman's Heart | 情欲寶鑑 | Li Pingqian | Ruan Lingyu | Drama | ||
| After the Robbery | 劫后孤鴻 | Li Pingqian | Ruan Lingyu Li Pingqian | Tragedy | ||
| An Actress's Revenge | 女伶復仇記 | Bu Wancang | Wang Hanlun Gao Zhanfei | Drama | Alternate title: Blind Love | |
| An Adopted Daughter | 塵海奇俠 | Zhang Huimin | Wu Suxin Zhang Huimin | Action/Romance | ||
| An Orphan | 雪中孤雛 | Zhang Huimin | Wu Suxin Zhang Huimin | Drama/Action | ||
| Beauty Under the Blade | 刀下美人 | Zheng Zhengqiu | Han Yunzhen Zhu Fei | Drama | ||
| Blood of the Lovers | 愛人的血 | Cheng Bugao | Hu Die Zheng Xiaoqiu | Drama | ||
| Black Cat | 黑貓 | Wang Yuanlong | Wang Yuanlong Zhang Meiyu | Action | ||
| Burning of Seven Star Mansion | 火燒七星樓 | Yu Boan | Qian Siying | Action | First of a five-part series, released 1929-30. | |
| The Candy Beauty | 糖美人 | Chen Baoqi | Yuan Congmei | Drama | ||
| The Camel King | 駱駝王 | Wang Yuanlong | Tang Tianxiu Wang Yuanlong | |||
| Detective No.55 | 五十五號偵探 | Wang Yuanlong | Wang Yuanlong Tang Tianxiu | Crime | ||
| The Detective's Wife | 偵探之妻 | Zhang Huimin | Wu Suxin Zhang Huimin | Crime | ||
| The Devil Incarnate | 混世魔王 | Ma-Xu Weibang | Ma-Xu Weibang | Horror | ||
| The Diamond Case | 金剛鑽 | Dan Duyu | Yin Mingzhu Dan Erchun | Adventure | ||
| Divorce | 離婚 | Cheng Bugao | Gong Jianong Hu Die Zheng Xiaoqiu | Drama | Adapted from the novel of the same name by Lao She. Remade in 1992. | |
| Done With One Heart | 同心劫 | Bu Wancang | Ding Ziming | |||
| Encounter in a Poor Village | Zhang Feifan | Yan Yuexian Yang Aili | Action/Romance | |||
| Escape From the Tiger's Mouth | 虎口余生 | Zhu Shaochuan | Fan Xuepeng Shang Guanwu | Action | ||
| Fabulous General | 荒唐將軍 | Shi Dongshan | Chen Yumei Gao Zhanfei | Action | Alternate title: The River Hero Stabs the Tiger | |
| Flower of the Silver Screen | 銀幕之花 | Zheng Jiduo | Ruan Lingyu Zheng Jiduo | Tragedy | ||
| Flying Heroine Lü Sanniang | 飛俠呂三娘 | Yang Xiaozhong | Tang Tianxiu | Action | ||
| Four Heroes of the Wang Family, II | 王氏四俠 (續集) | Wang Yuanlong | Wang Yuanlong Jin Yan | Action | Sequel to the 1928 film of the same title | |
| The Greatest Hero | 無敵英雄 | Shao Zuiweng | Zhang Huichong Xu Sue Gao Zhanfei | Action | ||
| The Head Lost at Midnight | 半夜飛頭記 | Jiang Qifeng | Tang Tianxiu | Action | ||
| Hero in the Flames | 火裡英雄 | Zhang Huimin | Wu Suxin Zhang Huimin | Action | Alternate title: Fireman | |
| Heroine in Red | 紅俠 | Wen Yimin | Fan Xuepeng Wen Yimin | Action | ||
| Hot-Blooded Man | 熱血男兒 | Wan Laitian | Wan Laitian Yang Aili Gao Zhanfei | Romance | Alternate title: Her Love | |
| Don't Change Your Husband | 情海重吻 | Xie Yunqing | Tang Tianxiu Chen Yitang | |||
| The Life of the Rich | 富人的生活 | Cheng Bugao | Hu Die Zhu Fei | Drama | ||
| Miscarriage of Justice | Wang Yuanlong | Wang Yuanlong Tang Tianxiu | Alternate title: The Frame-Up | |||
| My Son Was a Hero | 兒子英雄 | Yang Xiaozhong | Liu Jiqun | Action/Adventure | Alternate title: Poor Daddy. Oldest surviving full-length Chinese film. | |
| Nights of Terror | 恐怖之夜 | Zhang Huimin | Wu Suxin Zhang Huimin | Suspense | ||
| Papa Loves Mama | 爸爸愛媽媽 | Cheng Bugao | Hu Die Xia Peizhen Gong Jianong | Drama | ||
| Passion's Precious Mirror | Li Pingqian | Ruan Lingyu Zheng Jiduo | Drama | |||
| Petty Tyrant Zhang Chong | 小霸王張沖 | Zhang Huichong | Xu Sue Zhang Huichong | Released in two parts | ||
| Pirates | 海上霸王 | Li Shaohua | Xu Xuzhen | Action | ||
| Repentance | 懺悔 | Zhang Shichuan | Gong Jianong Han Yunzhen Zhu Fei | Drama | ||
| Romantic Swordsman | 風流劍客 | Sun Yu | Gao Qianping Jin Yan | Action/Romance | Alternate title: The Rose and the Lady. (薔薇與美人) First lead role for Jin Yan, 1930s matinee idol. | |
| Secret Anguish | 隱痛 | Chen Kengran | ||||
| Sister I Love You | 妹妹我愛你 | Dan Duyu | Yin Mingzhu Dan Erchun | Comedy | ||
| Strange Hero in a Desolate Village | 荒村怪俠 | Zhang Huimin | Wu Suxin Zhang Huimin | Action | ||
| Tears and Flowers | 血淚黃花 | Zheng Zhengqiu Cheng Bugao | Hu Die Gong Jianong Xia Peizhen | Released in two parts. Alternate title: Huang Lu's Romance | ||
| Under the Iron Heel | 鐵蹄下 | Wang Yuanlong | Wang Yuanlong | Alternate title: In Hell | ||
| White Mouse | Wang Yuanlong | Wang Yuanlong Tang Tianxiu | ||||
| Who Is the Thief? | Wang Cilong | Tang Tianxiu Wang Zhengxin | ||||
| Women Pirates | 女海盜 | Zheng Jiduo | Lin Meiru Zheng Jiduo | |||
| Young Compatriots on the Battlefield | 戰地小同胞 | Zheng Zhengqiu | Zheng Xiaoqiu Gao Qianping | |||
| Young Hero Liu Jin | 小英雄劉進 | Cheng Bugao | Zheng Xiaoqiu | Action | ||
Mainland Chinese Film Production Totals
| Year | Total Films[5] |
|---|---|
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1906 | 3 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1913 | 13 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1920 | 4 |
| 1921 | 12 |
| 1922 | 7 |
| 1923 | 11 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1925 | 59 |
| 1926 | 106 |
| 1927 | 113 |
| 1928 | 95 |
| 1929 | 118 |
See also
- Cinema of China
- Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures as chosen by the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards
Sources
中国影片大典 Encyclopaedia of Chinese Films. 1905-1930, 故事片·戏曲片. (1996). Zhong guo ying pian da dian: 1905-1930. Beijing: 中国电影出版社 China Movie Publishing House. ISBN 7-106-01155-X
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "实验天地 Experiment——劳工之爱情 Laborer's Love".
- ↑ Historical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema - Page 113 0810879131 Tan Ye, Yun Zhu - 2012 And sometimes, but not always, martial arts films appear less excessively imbued with violence and bloodshed. The history of the martial arts film can be traced back to the early 1920s, when some pioneering Chinese filmmakers turned to wuxia, “or swordsmen,” novels and other types of fantasy literature for materials to be filmed. Examples include Ren Pengnian's An Empty Dream (1922, adapted from a story in Strange Stories from Liaozhai), Fu Shunnan's A Chivalrous Boy (1924), ...
- 1 2 3 "Chinese Cinema". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of Chinese Films table of contents
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