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This is a list of films produced in the Republican period of China ordered by year of release in the 1930s.
For an alphabetical listing of Chinese films see Category:Chinese films .
1930
Title
Chinese Title
Director
Actors
Genre
Notability
A Red Egg
一個紅蛋
Cheng Bugao
Gong Jianong ,Gao Qianping
Social criticism
A Romantic Girl
浪漫女子
Cheng Bugao
Xuan Jinglin ,Gong Jianong
Romance
The Cave of the Silken Web II
續盤絲洞
Dan Duyu
Yin Mingzhu
Shenmo fantasy
Sequel to the 1927 film of the same title
Circus Girl
馬戲女
Wang Yuanlong
Zhou Wenzhu ,Wang Cilong
Action
Elder Brother's Romance
逃情的哥哥
Wang Cilong
Wang Cilong ,Chen Yunshang
Drama
Alternate title: Elder Brother's Elopement
Hall of the Broken Zither
碎琴樓
Zheng Zhengqiu
Hu Die ,Xia Peizhen ,Zheng Xiaoqiu
Tragedy
New Journey to the West
新西游記
Zhang Shichuan
Zheng Xiaoqiu ,Xia Peizhen
Adapted from the classic novel Journey to the West
Nine Dragons Mountain
大破九龍山
Zhu Shouju
Ruan Lingyu ,Zheng Jiduo
Action
Released in two parts
Peach Blossom Lake
桃花湖
Zheng Zhengqiu
Hu Die ,Zheng Xiaoqiu
Crime
Released in two parts
The Pearl Cap
珍珠冠
Zhu Shouju
Ruan Lingyu ,Zheng Jiduo
Crime/Romance
The Road to Riches
黃金之路
Cheng Bugao
Zhou Wenzhu ,Zhu Fei
Drama
Alternate title: The Golden Road
Spring Dream in the Old Capital
古城春夢
Sun Yu
Ruan Lingyu ,Wang Ruilin ,Lim Cho Cho
Ruan Lingyu's breakthrough role; also known as Remembrance of Peking or Reminiscences of Beijing
Suicide Contract
自殺合同
Zhu Shilin
Ruan Lingyu ,Liu Jiqun
Comedy-Drama
Ruan's first film for the Lianhua Film Company . Directing debut for Zhu Shilin
Virtuous Mother from a Brothel
倡門賢母
Cheng Bugao
Xuan Jinglin ,Xia Peizhen
Drama
Wild Flowers
野草閑花
Sun Yu
Ruan Lingyu ,Jin Yan
Alternate title: Wild Flowers Among the Weeds
Yang Naiwu
楊乃武與小白菜
Qiu Qixiang
Chen Yumei ,Sun Min
Docudrama
Dramatization of an infamous late Qing Dynasty case of criminal injustice
1931
Title
Chinese Title
Director
Actors
Genre
Notability
A Couple in Life and Death
生死夫妻
Zhang Shichuan
Wang Xianzhai ,Xuan Jinglin ,Gong Jianong
Drama
A Free Soul
自由魂
Wang Cilong
Tang Tianxiu ,Zhou Wenzhu ,Gao Zhanfei
Drama
Alternate title: The Bloody Crysanthemum (碧血黃花)
Amorous History of the Silver Screen
銀幕艷史
Cheng Bugao
Xuan Jinglin ,Xia Peizhen
Drama
This is a partially lost film about a woman's rise from prostitution to stardom from Mingxing Film Company . Released in two parts
Arsène Lupin
亞森·羅賓
Li Pingqian
Chen Yumei ,Sun Min
Mystery
Adapted from the stories by Maurice Leblanc
Between Themselves
夫妻之間
Li Pingqian
Chen Yumei ,Sun Min
Drama
Blue Skies After the Rain
雨過天青
Xia Chifeng
Chen Qiufeng ,Lin Ruxin
Drama
Filmed on location in Japan. First Chinese production with sound on film.
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
福爾摩斯偵探案
Li Pingqian
Li Pingqian ,Chen Yumei
Mystery
Alternate title: Stories of Sherlock Holmes
Farewell to Yuren
玉人永別
Zheng Zhengqiu
Xuan Jinglin ,Zheng Xiaoqiu
Tragedy
The Flying General
飛將軍
Ren Pengnian
Wu Lizhu
Crime
Heartaches
心痛
Yang Xiaozhong
Wan Laitian ,Ding Ziming
Drama
Heng Niang
恆娘
Shi Dongshan
Zhou Wenzhu ,Tang Tianxiu ,Zhu Fei
Fantasy
Adapted from a story of the same title in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
In Old Beijing
舊時京華
Zhang Shichuan
Wang Xianzhai Zheng Xiaoqiu
Drama
Alternate title: Splendors of the Old Capital
Love and Duty
戀愛與義務
Bu Wancang
Ruan Lingyu ,Jin Yan
Romance/Tragedy
Early Lianhua Film Company production, previously thought lost, a complete print was discovered in South America in the 1990s
Lucky Stars
銀星幸運
Zhang Shichuan
Zheng Xiaoqiu ,Hu Die
Musical Review
The Murderess
殺人的小姐
Tan Zhiyuan ,Gao Lihen
Liang Saizhen ,Yan Yuexian ,Cai Chusheng
Mystery
Oriental Nights
東方夜譚
Dan Duyu
Yin Mingzhu
Fantasy
Adapted from One Thousand and One Nights
The Peach Girl
桃花泣血記
Bu Wancang
Ruan Lingyu
Drama
Pleasures of the Dance Hall
歌場春色
Li Pingqian ,Qiu Qixiang ,Shao Zuiweng
Xuan Jinglin ,Chen Yumei
Drama
First sound film from the Tianyi Film Company , with several American technicians imported from Hollywood to assist and train Chinese personnel
Shadow of Red Tears
Zhang Shichuan
Hu Die ,Zheng Xiaoqiu
Drama
Released in two parts
Shadow on the Window
窗上人影
Cheng Bugao
Xuan Jinglin ,Gong Jianong
Mystery
Sing-Song Girl Red Peony
歌女紅牡丹
Zhang Shichuan
Hu Die Xia Peizhen
First Chinese sound film (wax discs)
The Singing Beauty
虞美人
Cheng Kengran
Xu Qinfang ,Zhu Fei
Romance/Tragedy
A Spray of Plum Blossoms
一剪梅
Bu Wancang
Ruan Lingyu ,Jin Yan ,Wang Cilong
Drama
Spring in the Jade Palace
玉堂春
Zhuang Guojun
Ruan Lingyu
Drama
Adapted from two Peking operas
Struggle Between Love and Desire
愛欲之爭
Wang Cilong
Gao Zhanfei ,Tang Tianxiu ,Zhou Wenzhu
Drama
Such a Paradise
如此天堂
Zhang Shichuan
Hu Die ,Gong Jianong
Drama
Released in two parts
Three Heroes of the Wang Family
Wang Yuanlong
Wang Yuanlong ,Tang Tianxiu
War
Two Stars of the Milky Way
銀漢雙星
Shi Dongshan
Jin Yan
Also known as Two Stars of the Silver Screen
Unlucky to be Born a Daughter
不幸生為女兒身
Cheng Bugao
Gao Qianping
Drama
1932
Title
Chinese Title
Director
Actors
Genre
Notability
A Kindly Mother
慈母
Zhang Shichuan
Yan Yuexian ,Wang Xianzhai
Drama
A Lonely Bird
落霞孤鶩
Cheng Bugao
Hu Die ,Gong Jianong
Drama
Adapted from the novel of the same title by Zhang Henshui
A Music Teacher
海外鵑魂
Jin Qingyu
Zi Luolan ,Jin Yan
Drama
A Young Actress
小女伶
Qiu Qixiang
Yuan Meiyun
Drama
Beloved Enemy
可愛的仇敵
Cheng Bugao
Zheng Xiaoqiu ,Liang Saizhen
Drama
Facing the National Crisis
共赴國難
Cai Chusheng ,Shi Dongshan ,Sun Yu ,Wang Cilong
Chen Yen-yen ,Zheng Junli
War
Hell at Sea
海上閻王
Wang Cilong
Wang Cilong ,Zhou Wenzhu ,Tang Tianxiu
Action
Humanity
人道
Bu Wancang
Jin Yan ,Lim Cho Cho
Drama
Love and Death
愛與死
Cheng Bugao
Gao Qianping
Drama
Love and Life
戀愛與生命
Tang Jie ,Wang Jiting
Gong Jianong ,Hu Ping
Loving Blood of the Volcano
火山情血
Sun Yu
Li Lili ,Zheng Junli
Drama
Old Hate, New Sorrow
舊恨新仇
Li Pingqian
Gong Jianong ,Ai Xia
Musical/Drama
One Night of Luxury
一夜豪華
Shao Zuiweng
Chen Yumei ,Hu Shan ,Sun Mei
Drama
Adapted from the short story The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
Pink Dream
粉紅色的夢
Cai Chusheng
Gao Zhanfei ,Zheng Junli ,Tan Ying
Drama
Also known as Dream in Pink
Poetry Written on a Banana Leaf
芭蕉葉上詩
Li Pingqian
Wang Renmei ,Li Lili
Musical
Regrets
失足恨
Dan Duyu
Yuan Congmei
Drama
Alternate title: Mistaken Marriage
South Seas Beauty
南海美人
Dan Duyu
Yin Mingzhu
Spring Dream in the Old Capital II
續故都春夢
Bu Wancang
Ruan Lingyu ,Jin Yan
Drama
Sequel to the 1931 release of the same title
Spring in the South
南國之春
Cai Chusheng
Gao Zhanfei ,Chen Yen-yen
Drama
Three Modern Women
三個摩登女性
Bu Wancang
Ruan Lingyu , Jin Yan
Drama
Two Daughters of the Northeast
東北二女子
Li Pingqian
Hu Shan ,Lu Lixia
War/Romance
Alternate title: Two Orphan Girls on the Battlefield (戰地二孤女)
Wild Rose
野玫瑰
Sun Yu
Jin Yan ,Wang Renmei
Romance/Drama
1933
Title
Chinese Title
Director
Actors
Genre
Notability
A Modern Woman
現代一女性
Li Pingqian
Ai Xia ,Sun Min
Lead actress Ai Xia also wrote the screenplay
A Movie Actress
一個女明星
Tang Xiaodan
Hu Shan
A Waif
苦兒流浪記
Shao Zuiweng
Drama
Based on the novel Sans Famille by Hector Malot
A Woman's Life
生機
Shao Zuiweng
Chen Yumei
Drama
Actress on the Way
健美之路
Chen Kengran
Xu Qinfang ,Zheng Xiaoqiu
An Isolated Army
孤軍
Chen Tian
Ye Juanjuan
War
Bai Jinlong
白金龍
Tang Xiaodan
Romance
Battlefield Adventures
戰地歷險記
Zhang Shichuan
Hu Die ,Zheng Xiaoqiu .Gong Jianong
War
Chicken and Duck
雞鴨夫妻
Wang Fuqing
Liu Chunshan ,Gu Mengchi
Children of Our Time
時代的女兒
Li Pingqian
Zhao Dan ,Ai Xia
Drama
Combat
肉搏
Hu Tu
Shu Xiuwen
Drama
Consciousness
覺悟
Wen Yimin
Fan Xuepeng
Drama
Cosmetics Market
肥分市場
Zhang Shichuan
Hu Die ,Ai Xia
Early sound film
The Cries of Women
女性的吶喊
Shen Xiling
Wang Ying ,Gong Jianong
Drama
Dawn Over the Metropolis
都會的早晨
Cai Chusheng
Wang Renmei
Drama
Daybreak
天命
Sun Yu
Li Lili ,Gao Zhanfei
Drama
Lianhua Film Company production
Deep Sorrows
離恨天
Wang Yuanlong
Qian Siying
Tragedy
Drifting
飄零
Tang Xiaodan
Hu Shan
Alternate title: Willow Catkins II
Fallen Angel
春風楊柳
Wang Fuqing
Yang Naimei ,Xia Peizhen
The Future
前程
Cheng Bugao ,Zhang Shichuan
Xuan Jinglin ,Sun Min
Drama
Light of Motherhood
母性之光
Bu Wancang
Jin Yan ,Lai Cheuk-Cheuk
Little Toys
小玩意
Sun Yu
Ruan Lingyu ,Li Lili
Drama
Lost Love
Zhang Shichuan
Zhang Zhiyun ,Yan Yuexian
Drama
Love and Tears of a Tenant
鐵板紅淚錄
Hong Shen
Wang Ying
Drama
Morning Glory
晨曦
Wu Wenchao
War
Mother and Son
母與子
Tang Jie
Xuan Jinglin ,Zheng Xiaoqiu
National Existence
Tian Han
Shu Xiuwen
New Year's Eve
除夕
Jiang Qifeng
Liu Jiqun ,Chen Yen-yen
Drama
Night in the City
城市之夜
Fei Mu
Ruan Lingyu ,Jin Yan
Drama
Fei Mu's directorial debut, now lost . Alternate title: City Nights
Oppression
壓迫
Gao Lihen
Gong Jianong ,Xia Peizhen
Social Criticism
Remnants of Spring
殘春
Zhang Shichuan
Xu Lai ,Zheng Xiaoqiu
Romance in Spring
春水情波
Zheng Zhengqiu
Hu Die ,Sun Min
Drama
Sister's Tragedy
姊姊的悲劇
Gao Lihen ,Wang Jiting
Zheng Xiaoqiu ,Hu Ping
Spring Dream of the Lute
琵琶春怨
Li Pingqian
Gao Qianping ,Zheng Xiaoqiu
Spring Silkworms
春蠶
Cheng Bugao
Ai Xia
Leftist Drama
Mingxing Film Company production, an adaptation of the Mao Dun -penned short story
Stirrings of Love
春潮
Zheng Yingshi
Gao Zhanfei ,Wang Renmei
Drama
Struggle
奮斗
Shi Dongshan
Chen Yen-yen
Drama
Such Heroes
如此英雄
Zhuang Guojun
Han Langen ,Liu Jiqun ,Tan Ying
Comedy
Sweetgrass Beauty
香草美人
Chen Kengran
Xie Yunqing ,Xia Peizhen
Drama
Vicious Neighbors
惡鄰
Ren Pengnian
Wu Lizhu
Drama
Originally about 100 minutes running time, 42 minutes still exist
Wild Torrent
狂流
Cheng Bugao
Hu Die ,Xia Peizhen ,Gong Jianong
Drama
Willow Catkins
飛絮
Shao Zuiweng
Yuan Meiyun
1934
Title
Chinese Title
Director
Actors
Genre
Notability
24 Hours in Shanghai
上海二十四小時
Shen Xiling
Zhao Dan ,Gu Lanjun ,Gu Meijun
Drama
A Beautiful Night
良宵
Yang Xiaozhong
Tan Ying ,Tang Tianxiu
A Brief Life
路柳牆花
Xu Xinfu
Hu Die ,Xuan Jinglin
Drama
A Woman Prisoner
女犯
Wang Tianbei
Xu Suzhen
Drama
The Big Road
大路
Sun Yu
Jin Yan ,Li Lili
Drama
Bigamy
重婚
Wu Cun
Gao Zhanfei ,Yan Yuexian ,Gao Qianping
Drama
Body Building
健美運動
Dan Duyu
Buried With Flowers
百花洲
Wen Yimin
Chen Yumei ,Ye Qiuxin
Tragedy
The Classic for Girls
女兒經
Zhang Shichuan ,Yao Sufeng ,Zheng Zhengqiu ,Xu Xingfu ,Li Pingqian ,Chen Kengran ,Shen Xiling ,Cheng Bugao
Ensemble cast
Comedy/Drama
Collection of short stories against the background of a women's class reunion. Aka: A Bible for Girls
Cotton Blossom Village
飛花村
Zheng Yingshi
Gao Zhanfei ,Hu Ping
Drama
Dawn
黎明
Wang Yuanlong ,Shao Zuiweng
Wang Yuanlong ,Fan Xuepeng
The Doctrine of Women
婦道
Chen Kengran
Xu Qinfang
Elapse
似水流年
Gao Lihen
Hu Shan Zhao Dan
Enemies of Women
女性的仇敵
Chen Kengran
Xu Qinfang ,Zhao Dan
Exhibition
展覽會
Chen Kengran
Xia Peizhen ,Sun Min
Flame of Youth
青春之火
Qiu Qixiang
Ye Qiuxin ,Chen Yumei
Flames
烈焰
Hu Rui
Hu Ping
Drama
Flowers in the Storm
暴雨梨花
Ma-Xu Weibang
Gao Zhanfei ,Chen Yen-yen
Drama
Give Back My Home
還我山河
Wang Cilong
Liang Saizhen ,Gao Zhanfei
Go Northwest
道西北去
Cheng Bugao
Xu Lai ,Gong Jianong
The Goddess
神女
Wu Yonggang
Ruan Lingyu
Drama
Distributed by the Lianhua Film Company
Golden Age
黃金時代
Bu Wancang
Jin Yan ,Yin Mingzhu
Drama
Goodbye, Shanghai
再會吧,上海
Zheng Yunbo
Ruan Lingyu ,Zhang Yi
Homecoming
歸來
Zhu Shilin
Ruan Lingyu ,Gao Zhanfei
Drama
Hot-Blooded Youth
熱血青年
Tang Jie
Wang Yuanlong ,Ye Qiuxin
Drama
Iron Bird
鐵鳥
Yuan Congmei
Chen Yen-yen ,Gao Zhanfei
Romance/War
Joyous Enemies
Qiu Qixiang
Chen Yumei
Based on the novel of the same title by Zhang Henshui
Just One Night
春宵曲
Wen Yimin
Ye Qiuxin
Drama
Kids
人間仙子
Dan Duyu
Yuan Meiyun
Drama
Kindred Feelings
骨肉之恩
Jiang Qifeng
Ma-Xu Weibang ,Chen Yen-yen
Life
人生
Fei Mu
Ruan Lingyu
Lucky Land
吉地
Shao Zuiweng
Chen Yumei ,Tian Fang
Mr. Wang
王先生
Shao Zuiweng
Tang Jie
Comedy
First in a series of popular live-action comedies based on the cartoon character created by Ye Qianyu
Mrs. Mai
麥夫人
Zhang Shichuan
Hu Die
Alternate titles: 美德夫人 and 紅船外史
Mutual Hatred
同仇
Cheng Bugao
Wang Ying
Drama
Never Give Up
泰山鴻毛
Zhang Shichuan
Gong Jianong ,Xu Lai
Drama
Orchid in an Empty Valley
空谷蘭
Zhang Shichuan
Hu Die ,Gao Zhanfei
Drama
Sound remake of the 1926 silent of the same title.
Perfumed Snowy Sea
香雪海
Fei Mu
Ruan Lingyu ,Gao Zhanfei
Drama
Plunder of Peach and Plum
桃李劫
Ying Yunwei
Yuan Muzhi
Drama
Diantong Film Company production.
Queen of Sports
體育皇后
Sun Yu
Li Lili
Raging Waves of the China Sea
中國海的怒潮
Yueh Feng
Yuan Meiyun
Drama
Reborn Flowers
再生花
Zheng Zhengqiu
Hu Die
Drama
Lost second part of Twin Sisters
Renzhu
紉珠
Shao Zuiweng ,Gao Lihen
Fan Xuepeng
Romance of Hua Mountain
華山艷史
Cheng Bugao
Xu Lai ,Gong Jianong
Romance on the Stage
台艷史
Xue Juexian
Xue Juexian
Romance
Alternate title: 璇宮艷史
Salt Tide
鹽潮
Xu Xinfu
Hu Die
Drama
The Shining Path
Zheng Zhenduo
Zheng Junli ,Tan Ying
Drama
Song of the Fishermen
漁光曲
Cai Chusheng
Wang Renmei
Drama
First Chinese film to win an award at an international film festival (the Moscow Film Festival )
Three Sisters
三姊妹
Li Pingqian
Zhao Dan ,Hu Die
Adapted from a novel by Japanese author Kan Kikuchi
Twin Sisters
姊妹花
Zheng Zhengqiu
Hu Die
Drama
Exists, but second part (Reborn Flowers ) is lost
Two to One
二對一
Zhang Shichuan
Gong Jianong ,Gao Qianping
Drama
Virtuous Wife
賢惠夫人
Min Mo
Xu Suzhen ,He Zhigang
Drama
The Wind
風
Wu Cun
Gao Zhanfei ,Tan Ying
Drama
Women
女人
Shi Dongshan
Li Minghui ,Hu Ping
Tragedy
Year of Plenty
豐年
Li Pingqian
Ai Xia
Drama
Alternate title: Golden Valley (黃金谷)
Youth
青春
Zhu Shilin
Tan Ying ,Zhu Fei
1935
Title
Chinese Title
Director
Actors
Genre
Notability
A Beauty's Heart
美人心
Xu Xinfu
Hu Die
Drama
A Hero of Our Time
時勢英雄
Ying Yunwei
Hu Ping ,Shang Guanwu
Drama
Alternate title: Businessmen in Wartime
An Abandoned Woman
秋扇明燈
Tan Youliu
Li Lili
Drama
At the Foot of E Mei Mountain
峨眉山下
Wan Laitian
War
The Beauty's Favor
美人恩
Wen Yimin
Adapted from a novel by Zhang Henshui
The Beginning of Life
人之初
Shi Dongshan
Wei Heling ,Yuan Meiyun
Alternate title: Old People (老人)
Big Family
大家庭
Zhang Shichuan
Ensemble cast
The Boatman's Daughter
船家女
Shen Xiling
Gao Zhanfei ,Xu Lai
Drama
Brothers
兄弟行
Cheng Bugao
Hu Die ,Gao Zhanfei
The Carefree Gentlemen
無愁君子
Shen Fu
Han Langen ,Liu Jiqun
Comedy
Cityscape
都市風光
Yuan Muzhi
Lan Ping ,Gu Menghe ,Zhou Boxun
Comedy/Musical
End of Spring
Wu Cun
Xu Lai ,Gong Jianong
War
Fang Yunying
方芸英
Le Jiyun
Hu Shan ,Wei Heling
Four Sisters
四姊妹
Yang Xiaozhong
Liang Saizhen
Featured the Liang Sisters, a popular 1930s stage and club act
Fragrance of the Night
夜來香
Cheng Bugao
Hu Die ,Zhao Dan
Hard Struggle
堅苦的奮斗
Gao Lihen
Fan Xuepeng
Homesick
鄉愁
Shen Xiling
Drama
Human Relations
人倫
Li Pingqian
Gong Jianong ,Zheng Xiaoqiu
Drama
Alternate title: Homeless (無家可歸)
The Jadeite Horse
翡翠馬
Xu Xinfu
Wang Zhengxin ,Yan Yuexian
Crime
The Legend of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
紅羊豪俠傳
Yang Xiaozhong
Tong Yuejuan
Life's Sad Song
生之哀歌
Yang Hansheng
Li Minghui ,Wang Yin
Drama
Little Angel
小天使
Wu Yonggang
Loyal Patriots
熱血忠魂
Zhang Shichuan ,Wu Cun ,Zheng Zhengqiu ,Xu Xinfu ,Li Pingqian ,Shen Xiling ,Cheng Bugao
Drama
Alternate titles: Spirit of the People (民族魂), Loyal Heroes (熱血英雄)
Mother
母親
Wen Yimin
Fan Xuepeng
Drama
National Customs
國風
Luo Mingyou ,Zhu Shilin
Ruan Lingyu ,Zheng Junli
Drama
Ruan Lingyu's final film
New Women
新女性
Cai Chusheng
Ruan Lingyu ,Zheng Junli
Drama
The New Peach Blossom Fan
新桃花扇
Ouyang Yuqian
Early Xinhua Film Company production
The Night Before the Wedding
新婚的前夜
Dan Duyu
Li Minghui ,Yuan Congmei
The Peach Blossom Dream
桃花夢
Dan Duyu
Yin Mingzhu
Allegory
Refugees
逃亡
Yueh Feng
Yuan Meiyun
Settle Down by the Han River
寒江落雁
Ma-Xu Weibang
Chen Yen-yen
Drama
Song of China
天倫
Fei Mu ,Luo Mingyou
Zheng Junli
Drama
New Life Movement film; also known as Filial Piety
Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm
風雲兒女
Xu Xingzhi
Yuan Muzhi ,Wang Renmei
Drama/War
Also known as Children of Troubled Times Origin of the Chinese National Anthem
Spirit of Freedom
自由神
Situ Huimin
Wang Ying
Drama
Also known as The Goddess of Freedom
The Tempest
暴風雨
Yuan Congmei
Yuan Meiyun ,Wei Heling
Drama
Alternate title: The Martyr (犧牲者)
Three Daughters-in-Law
三個媳婦
Wang Tianbei
Xu Suzhen ,He Zhigang
Drama
Three Girls
重歸
Gao Lihen
Drama
Troubled Sisters
Wu Wenchao
Hu Shan ,Xia Peizhen
Drama
The Wedding Night
花燈之夜
Yueh Feng
Yuan Meiyun
Women as Vipers
蛇蠍美人
Yang Xiaozhong
Zhang Yi ,Chen Yen-yen
Drama
Alternate title: Whirlpool
Young Auntie
小姨
Min Qian
Xia Peizhen
Drama
1936
Title
Chinese Title
Director
Actors
Genre
Notability
A Little Orphan Girl
小孤女
Yang Xiaozhong
Chen Juanjuan ,Zhang Zhizhi
Drama
A Night of Madness
狂歡之夜
Shi Dongshan
Gu Eryi ,Hu Ping ,Jin Shan ,Zhou Xuan
Drama
Adapted from The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol
Back to Nature
道自然去
Sun Yu
Jin Yan ,Li Lili
Adapted from the 1902 stage play The Admirable Crichton
The Battle Between Peach and Plum
桃李爭艷
Li Pingqian
Ye Qiuxin ,Gu Lanjun
Blood on Wolf Mountain
狼山喋血記
Fei Mu
Lan Ping ,Li Lili
Drama
"National Defense" film
By the Huangpu River
黃浦江邊
Shao Zuiweng
Chen Qiufeng ,Tang Jie
The Desert Island
浪淘沙
Wu Yonggang
Jin Yan ,Zhang Zhizhi
Action
Alternate title: Gold and Sand
The Diamond Case
金剛鑽
Xu Xinfu
Gu Lanjun ,Wang Zhengxin
Crime
Downtrodden Peach Blossom
劫後桃花
Zhang Shichuan
Hu Die ,Gao Zhanfei ,Shu Xiuwen
Family Members
父母子女
Hu Xinling
Gong Qiuxia
Drama
Flowers and Grass
花花草草
Gao Lihen
Girl in an Isolated City
孤城烈女
Wang Cilong
Chen Yen-yen ,Zheng Junli
The Graduate
Dan Duyu
Bai Hong
Romance
Grave-Sweeping Day
清明時節
Ouyang Yuqian
Li Minghui ,Zhao Dan
The Guangling Tide
廣陵潮
Chen Kengran
Yuan Meiyun ,Wang Yin
Hai Tanghong
海堂紅
Zhang Shichuan
Bai Yushuang ,Wang Xianzhai
Musical/Drama
Alternate title: Red Begonia
Happiness is at the Door
喜臨門
Yueh Feng
Zhou Xuan
Romance
Little Lingzi
小玲子
Cheng Bugao
Tan Ying
Drama
Lost Lambs
迷途的羔羊
Cai Chusheng
Drama
Deals with the sufferings and tragic fates of street urchins
Mother Love
母愛
Jin Qingyu
Lim Cho Cho
Drama
Mr. Wang's Marvelous Heroism
王先生奇俠傳
Zuo Ming
Tang Jie
Comedy
New and Old Shanghai
新舊上海
Cheng Bugao
Ensemble cast
Drama
Night Club
夜會
Li Pingqian
Gu Lanjun ,Gong Jianong
Soaring Aspirations
壯志凌雲
Wu Yonggang
Jin Yan , Wang Renmei
Drama
Song of Hatred
長恨歌
Shi Dongshan
Mei Xi Wang Renmei
Alternate title: Human Feelings (人情)
Song of Triumph
凱歌
Bu Wancang
Yuan Meiyun ,Wang Yin
Spring Dream in the Plum Garden
桃源春夢
Yang Xiaozhong
Han Langen ,Liu Jichun
Comedy
Spring Flowers
春之花
Wu Cun
Gao Zhanfei ,Yan Yuexian
Tomboy
化身姑娘
Fang Peilin
Yuan Meiyun
Drama/Romance
Released in two parts
The Treasure Map
百寶圖
Yueh Feng
Wang Yin ,Zhou Xuan
Adventure
Two Little Sisters
小姊妹
Xu Fenling
Yuan Meiyun ,Wang Yin
Unchanged Heart in Life and Death
生死同心
Ying Yunwei
Yuan Muzhi ,Chen Boer
Drama
Women's Rights
女權
Zhang Shichuan
Hu Die ,Zhao Dan
Drama
Alternate title: Love's Runaway (愛情的逃亡者)
1937
Title
Chinese Title
Director
Actors
Genre
Notability
A Match Made in Heaven
天作之合
Shen Fu
Han Langen ,Bai Lu
Drama
Always Keep Smiling
永遠的微笑
Wu Cun
Hu Die ,Gong Jianong ,Gong Qiuxia
Drama
The Battle of Shanghai
Lai Man-wai
Documentary
Collection of documentary footage of the invasion of Shanghai by Japan, as filmed by Lai Manwai and others.
Crossroads
十字街頭
Shen Xiling
Zhao Dan ,Bai Yang
Drama
Early sound film
The Disappearing Corpse
Xu Xinfu
Xu Xinyuan ,Gu Meijun
Mystery
First of the Chinese-made Charlie Chan movies
Dream Universe
夢裡乾坤
Cheng Bugao
Tan Ying ,Shu Xiuwen
Alternate titles: Heaven and Earth in a Dream Long Night, Many Dreams (夜長夢多)
Flexible Girls
彈性女兒
Chen Kengran
Lu Ming ,Yan Yuexian
Drama
Flight by Night
夜奔
Cheng Bugao
Mei Xi ,Tan Ying
Flower of Society
社會之花
Zhang Shichuan
Bai Yang ,Gong Jianong
Drama
Four Daughters
四千金
Wu Cun
Bai Yang ,Gong Jianong
Drama
The Free World
自由天地
Shen Fu
Chen Yen-yen ,Liu Qiong
Drama
Full of Vim and Vigor
生龍活虎
Xu Xinfu
Wang Jiting ,Gu Lanjun
Crime
The General's Daughter
將軍之女
He Mengfu
Lai Cheuk-Cheuk
War
Gold-Plated City
鍍金的城
Fei Mu
Also known as The Gilded City
The Lost Pearl
人海遺珠
Zhu Shilin
Li Lili ,Liu Qiong
Drama
Martyrs of the Northern Front
北戰場精忠錄
Fei Mu
The Money Tree
搖錢樹
Tan Youliu
Shu Xiuwen
Drama
Adapted from the Chinese stage version of Juno and the Paycock
Mother's Secrets
母親的秘密
Zhang Shichuan
Sun Min ,Gong Jianong
Murder in the Oratory
斬經堂
Fei Mu
Opera
Mysterious Flower
神秘之花
Yueh Feng
Bai Yang
Crime
New Year's Coin
壓歲前
Zhang Shichuan
Hu Rongrong
Drama
Also known as New Year's Gift
Night Rain by the Xiang River
瀟湘夜雨
Wang Cilong
Gao Zhanfei ,Diao Banhua
Romance
Secret Code
秘電碼
Various
Gao Zhanfei
War
So Busy
如此繁華
Ouyang Yuqian
Li Lili
Song at Midnight
夜半歌聲
Ma-Xu Weibang
Jin Shan ,Gu Menghe
Horror
A Chinese adaptation of Phantom of the Opera
Song of a Loving Mother
慈母曲
Zhu Shilin ,Luo Mingyou
Ensemble cast
Drama
Soul and Body Gate
靈肉之門
Zhong Shigen
Lim Cho Cho
Spring Arrives Everywhere
春到人間
Sun Yu
Chen Yen-yen ,Mei Xi
Street Angel
馬路天使
Yuan Muzhi
Zhao Dan ,Zhou Xuan
Drama
Strange Case in an Ancient Pagoda
古塔奇案
Zhang Shichuan
Wang Xianzhai ,Gong Qiuxia
Crime
Symphony of Lianhua
聯華交響曲
Various
Ensemble cast
Anthology
Collection of short films by the Lianhua studio's directors, and featuring Lianhua's top acting talents
Unexpected Luck
飛來福
Yang Xiaozhong
Han Langen ,Liu Jiqun
Comedy
Vistas of Art
藝海風光
Various
Ensemble cast
Three short stories with performing arts settings: movies <<電影城>>, theater <<話劇團>>, dance <<歌舞班>>
Wang Laowu
王老五
Cai Chusheng
Wang Cilong ,Lan Ping
Drama
Alternate title: Fifth Brother Wang
Youth on the March
青年進行曲
Shi Dongshan
Shi Chao ,Hu Ping
Drama
1938
Title
Chinese Title
Director
Actors
Genre
Notability
The Beggar's Daughter
乞丐千金
Bu Wancang
Chen Yen-yen ,Mei Xi
Romance
Diao Chan
貂蟬
Bu Wancang
Gu Lanjun ,Jin Shan
Historical
Xinhua Film Company production, also known as The Sable Cicada
Eight Hundred Heroes
八白壯士
Ying Yunwei
Yuan Muzhi ,Chen Boer
War
Dramatic interpretation of the Defense of Sihang Warehouse
Fight to the Last
熱血忠魂
Yuan Congmei
Li Lili ,Gao Zhanfei
Action
"Resistance film," made in unoccupied territory. Alternate title: Loyal Patriots
The Lady of the Camellias
茶花女
Li Pingqian
Yuan Meiyun ,Liu Qiong
Drama
Adapted from The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas fils
Love and Duty
戀愛與義務
Bu Wancang
Jin Yan ,Yuan Meiyun
Drama
Sound remake of the 1931 silent of the same title, with Jin Yan reprising his role. Original title: Unexpected Tears of Blood (情天血淚)
Melancholy Hatred
離恨天
Wu Yonggang
Wang Renmei ,Liu Qiong
Romance
Alternate English titles: Bitter Separation , A Sailor's Love
The Pearl Tunic
珍珠衫
Xu Xinfu
Xu Xinyuan ,Gu Meijun
Mystery
A Charlie Chan mystery
Pirates of the Yellow Sea
黃海大盜
Wu Yonggang
Wang Renmei ,Gao Zhanfei
Action
Alternate title: Pirates of the Yellow River
Protect Our Land
保衛我們的土地
Shi Dongshan
Wei Heling ,Shu Xiuwen
War
Save Her Mother
歌兒救母記
Zhang Shichuan
Gong Qiuxia ,Shu Shi
Drama
Stars Around the Moon
三星伴月
Fang Peilin
Zhou Xuan
Sunrise
日出
Yueh Feng
Yuan Meiyun ,Lu Luming
Drama
Adapted from the stage play of the same title by Cao Yu
1939
Title
Chinese Title
Director
Actors
Genre
Notability
A Dancing Girl
紅粉飄零
Chen Kengran
Lu Ming ,Gong Jianong
Drama
A Money-Colored World
金銀世界
Li Pingqian
Gu Lanjun ,Liu Qiong
All Quiet in the Pagoda
荒塔沉冤
Yang Xiaozhong
Chen Yen-yen ,Tong Yuejuan
Fantasy
Remake of the 1926 silent, White Snake (白蛇傳)
Bloody Battle in an Ancient City
Xu Suling
War
Children of China
中華兒女
Shen Xiling
Zhao Dan ,Bai Yang
Film format is that of a prologue and 4 short stories
Defending Our Home Village
保家鄉
He Feiguang
War
"National defense" film
The Empress Wu Tse-tien
武則天
Fang Peilin
Bai Hong
Drama/Historical
The Good Husband
好丈夫
Shi Dongshan
Shu Xiuwen
War
Groans and Struggles
碧玉雄心
Yueh Feng
Yuan Meiyun ,Wang Yin
War
"National defense" film
Lady Meng Jiang
孟姜女
Wu Cun
Zhou Xuan
Remake of the 1926 silent of the same title
The Leper Girl
麻瘋女
Ma-Xu Weibang
Tan Ying
Horror
Li Sanniang
李三娘
Zhang Shichuan
Zhou Xuan ,Shu Shi
Mother and Daughter
雲裳仙子
Yueh Feng
Chen Yunshang
Remake of 1933's Light of Motherhood
Mulan Joins the Army
木蘭從軍
Bu Wancang
Chen Yunchang
Historical/War
Solitary Island period film
The New Hell
新地獄
Wu Cun
Zhou Xuan
The Radio Station Murder
播音台大血案
Xu Xinfu
Gong Qiuxia ,Xu Xinyuan ,Gu Meijun
Mystery
A Charlie Chan mystery
Sexy Devil
欲魔
Yueh Feng
Tan Ying
Drama
Singing Through Tears
歌聲淚痕
Wu Cun
Gong Jianong
Musical
Three Chinese Swordsmen
中國三劍客
Chen Yiqing
Han Langen
Action/Comedy
Alternate title: Three Swordsmen
Visiting Shanghai After 60 Years
六十年後上海灘
Yang Xiaozhong
Han Langen ,Liu Jiqun
Fantasy
Wang Baochuan
王寶釧
Wu Cun
Diao Banhua
Drama/Historical
The Young Mistress's Fan
少奶奶的扇子
Li Pingqian
Yuan Yunmei
Remake of the 1928 silent of the same title
Mainland Chinese Film Production Totals
Year
Total Films[ 1]
1930
117
1931
87
1932
62
1933
89
1934
82
1935
50
1936
46
1937
39
1938
41
1939
52
See also
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
中国影片大典 Encyclopaedia of Chinese Films. 1931-1949.9, 故事片·戏曲片. (2005). Zhong guo ying pian da dian: 1931-1949.9. Beijing: 中国电影出版社 China Movie Publishing House. ISBN 7-106-02414-7
References
^ From Encyclopaedia of Chinese Films table of contents. This does not include films produced by studios under the control of occupying Japanese forces.
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