Chinese films of the 1920s - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of films produced in mainland China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

ordered by year of release in the 1920s. For an alphabetical listing of Chinese films see :Category:Chinese films

1920s

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1920 1920 in film The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
'
1921 1921 in film -Top grossing films :-Films released in 1921:U.S.A. unless stated$10,000 Under a Pillow, silent film directed by Frank MoserThe Ace of Hearts, silent film directed by Wallace Worsley*Across the Divide, silent film directed by John Holloway...
*Yan Ruisheng*	Reng Pengnian			First full-length Chinese film
1922 1922 in film -Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
Laborer's Love Laborer's Love Laborer's Love is a 1922 short film produced in China. It is also known as Romance of a Fruit Peddler . It constitutes the earliest complete film from China's early cinematic history that survives today...	Zhang Shichuan		Silent	Earliest surviving complete film http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/denton2/courses/c505/temp/history/chapter2.html http://www.menggang.com/movie/experiment/china/zhangshichuan/zhiguoyuan/zhiguoyuan.html
*Zhang Xinsheng*				Early Mingxing Film Company Mingxing Film Company Mingxing Film Company was one of the largest Chinese production companies during the 1920s, and 1930s in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The company lasted from 1922 until 1937 when it was closed permanently by the Second Sino-Japanese War.-History:... production based on a real-life patricidal case.http://chinesecinema.ucsd.edu/essay_ccwlc.html
1923 1923 in film -Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
*Orphan Rescues Grandfather*	Zhang Shichuan			First major success by Mingxing Mingxing Film Company Mingxing Film Company was one of the largest Chinese production companies during the 1920s, and 1930s in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The company lasted from 1922 until 1937 when it was closed permanently by the Second Sino-Japanese War.-History:... http://chinesecinema.ucsd.edu/essay_ccwlc.html
1924 1924 in film -Events:* Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
'
1925 1925 in film -Events:November 5: The Big Parade holds its Grand PremierDecember 30: premier of Ben-Hur the most expensive silent film ever made costing 4-6 million dollars -Top grossing films :...
*Poplar Flowers Regret*	Shi Dongshan Shi Dongshan Shi Dongshan was a prominent Chinese film director throughout the 1920s and 1950s. Shi directed several films that have gained in stature in the intervening years, most notably Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon....	Wang Naidong
1926 1926 in film -Events:*August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. The Vitaphone system used multiple 33⅓ rpm disc records developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Western Electric to play back audio synchronized with film....
*The Descendants of Happiness*	Shi Dongshan Shi Dongshan Shi Dongshan was a prominent Chinese film director throughout the 1920s and 1950s. Shi directed several films that have gained in stature in the intervening years, most notably Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon....
*Live on Love*	Shi Dongshan Shi Dongshan Shi Dongshan was a prominent Chinese film director throughout the 1920s and 1950s. Shi directed several films that have gained in stature in the intervening years, most notably Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon....
*A String of Pearls*	Li Zeyuan		Drama	Adaptation of Maupassant's The Necklace
Uproar in the Studio Uproar in the Studio Uproar in the Studio is a black and white Chinese animation short made in 1926 by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. The short film helped the Wan brothers become recognized as the official pioneer of the animation industry in China. The film is now lost....	Wan brothers Wan brothers The Wan Brothers were born in the early 20th century in Nanjing, China. They became the founders and pioneers of the Chinese animation industry and made the first Asian animation feature-length film, Princess Iron Fan in 1941.-Background:...		Animation Animation Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...	First Chinese animated short
*White Snake*				Tianyi Film Company production and a significant overseas success in Southeast Asia http://chinesecinema.ucsd.edu/essay_ccwlc.html
*Why Not Her?*	Bu Wancang Bu Wancang Bu Wancang was a prolific Chinese film director and screenwriter active between the 1920s and the 1960s. He is also known by his Cantonese name, Baak Maan Chong, and his English name, Richard Poh. He was born in Anhui.-Career:...	Zhang Zhiyun	Drama
1927 1927 in film -Events:January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.April 7 - Abel Gance's Napoleon often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premiers at the Paris Opéra and would demonstrate techniques and equipment that would not be used for years to...
Romance of the Western Chamber Romance of the Western Chamber (1927 film) Romance of the Western Chamber is a 1927 silent Chinese film drama directed by Hou Yao.The film is an adaption of the classic Chinese dramatic work Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu....	Hou Yao			Adaption of the Classic Chinese dramatic work Romance of the West Chamber thumb\|250px\|A scene from a multi-colored woodblock printing album depicting scenes from the play,Romance of the West Chamber is one of the most famous Chinese dramatic works. It was written by the Yuan Dynasty playwright Wang Shifu 王實甫, and set during the Tang Dynasty... by Wang Shifu Wang Shifu Wang Shifu was a successful Chinese dramatic playwright of the Yuan Dynasty.Born in Dadu, there is little known about him. There are 14 plays attributed to Wang and only three are extant. His Romance of the West Chamber is considered to be one of the most famous Chinese plays and is still popular...
*The Couple in Name*	Bu Wancang Bu Wancang Bu Wancang was a prolific Chinese film director and screenwriter active between the 1920s and the 1960s. He is also known by his Cantonese name, Baak Maan Chong, and his English name, Richard Poh. He was born in Anhui.-Career:...	Ruan Lingyu Ruan Lingyu Ruan Lingyu , born Ruan Fenggen , was a Chinese silent film actress. One of the most prominent Chinese film stars of the 1930s, her death at the age of 24 led her to become an icon of Chinese cinema.- Career :...		Mingxing Film Company Mingxing Film Company Mingxing Film Company was one of the largest Chinese production companies during the 1920s, and 1930s in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The company lasted from 1922 until 1937 when it was closed permanently by the Second Sino-Japanese War.-History:... production
*The Tablet of Blood and Tears*	Zheng Zhengqiu Zheng Zhengqiu Zheng Zhengqiu was a Chinese filmmaker and is often considered one of the "founding fathers" of the Cinema of China.-Biography:...
1928 1928 in film -Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...
The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple is a Chinese silent film serial directed by Zhang Shichuan. The film, adapted from the novel The Tale of the Extraordinary Swordsman, focuses on the rescue of a commander held captive in a temple full of traps....	Zhang Shichuan
*The Heroine in Black*	Zheng Zhengqiu Zheng Zhengqiu Zheng Zhengqiu was a Chinese filmmaker and is often considered one of the "founding fathers" of the Cinema of China.-Biography:...
*Mulan Joins the Army*	Hou Yao
*The White Cloud Pagoda*	Zheng Zhengqiu Zheng Zhengqiu Zheng Zhengqiu was a Chinese filmmaker and is often considered one of the "founding fathers" of the Cinema of China.-Biography:...	Ruan Lingyu Ruan Lingyu Ruan Lingyu , born Ruan Fenggen , was a Chinese silent film actress. One of the most prominent Chinese film stars of the 1930s, her death at the age of 24 led her to become an icon of Chinese cinema.- Career :...
1929 1929 in film -Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
*Ai qin jia*
*Baba ai mama*
*Fenzhuang lou*

External links

IMDb list of Chinese films

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.

1920s

See also

External links