List of British films before 1920

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List of British films from 1888 to 1919:

1888–1913

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1888
Roundhay Garden SceneLouis Le PrinceAdolphe Le Prince, Sarah Whitley, Joseph WhitleyLive actionThe earliest surviving film
1889
Leisurely Pedestrians, Open Topped Buses and Hansom Cabs with Trotting HorsesWilliam Friese-GreeneLive action
1890
London's Trafalgar SquareWordsworth DonisthorpeLive action10 frames only, believed never shown publicly
1895
The Clown BarberJames WilliamsonComedy
The DerbyBirt AcresDocumentaryA silent film of that year's Derby
Opening of the Kiel CanalBirt AcresDocumentary
The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat RaceBirt AcresDocumentaryA silent film of that year's race
Rough Sea at DoverBirt Acres
Robert W. Paul		Documentary
1896
Breakers
A Sea Cave Near LisbonR.W. PaulDocumentary
Rocky Shore
A Soldier's CourtshipR.W. PaulDrama
Barnet Horse FairRobert W. PaulDocumentary
The Boxing KangarooBirt AcresDocumentary
Boxing Match; or, Glove ContestBirt AcresDocumentary
1897
The Miller and the SweepG.A. Smith
Women Fetching Water from the NileR.W. Paul
Weary Willie
Tipsy-Topsy-Turvy
The Sign Writer
Nursing the Baby
Making Sausages
The Maid in the Garden
The Haunted Castle
Hanging Out the Clothes
Gymnastics - Indian Club Performer
Comic Shaving
Comic Face aka Man Drinking (UK)
Children Paddling at the Seaside
The X-Rays
1898
Come, Along Do!
Waves and Spray
The Runaway Knock
A Practical Joke
The Policeman, the Cook and the Copper
Photographing a Ghost
The Miller and the Sweep
The Mesmerist
The Lady Barber
Faust and Mephistopheles
The Corsican Brothers
Cinderella
Animated Clown Portrait
Ally Sloper
1899
Major Wilson's Last StandWarStudio: Levi, Jones & Company. Based on the historical events of the Shangani Patrol (1893)
The Visit of Santa Claus
The Legacy
The Kiss in the Tunnel George Albert Smith
A Good Joke
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1900
As Seen Through a TelescopeGeorge Albert SmithShort
The Beggar's DeceitCecil Hepworth
Explosion of a Motor CarCecil Hepworth
Grandma's Reading GlassGeorge Albert SmithnoneDramaOne minute film
A Railway CollisionWalter R. BoothnoneDrama22 secs film
1901
Scrooge; or, Marley's GhostWalter R. BoothnoneShort11 minutes long (5 minutes surviving)
The Death of Poor JoeGeorge Albert Smith
1903
A Daring Daylight BurglaryFrank Mottershaw
Alice in WonderlandCecil HepworthMay Clark8 minutes long
Desperate Poaching AffrayWilliam HaggarWill Haggar Jr.Chase3 minutes long
Mary Jane's MishapGeorge Albert Smith
Sick KittenGeorge Albert Smith
1905
Baby's ToiletCecil HepworthDocumentary3 minutes long
Rescued by RoverCecil HepworthMabel Clark, Sebastian SmithDrama6 minutes long
1906
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy DivingJames WilliamsonJames Williamsonshort comedy
The '?' MotoristWalter R. Boothshort comedy
1907
Ben HurSidney OlcottHerman Rottger, William S. HartHistorical15 minutes long
The Sleigh BelleSidney Olcott
1908
A Visit to the SeasideGeorge Albert Smith
1909
The Airship DestroyerWalter R. BoothScience fiction
1910
The Blue BirdUnknownPauline Gilmer, Olive WalterComedy
1911
Aerial AnarchistsWalter BoothScience fiction
A Primitive Man's Career to CivilizationCherry KeartonDrama
Princess ClementinaWilliam G.B. BarkerH.B. Irving, Alice Young, Dorothea BairdAdventure
1912
With Our King and Queen Through IndiaDocumentary
1913
HamletHay PlumbJohnston Forbes-Robertson, Gertrude ElliotDrama
The House of TemperleyHarold M. ShawCharles Maude, Ben WebsterDrama
Maria Marten, or the Mystery of the Red BarnMaurice ElveyElizabeth RisdonDrama
Popsy WopsyMaurice ElveyFred Groves[1]

1914–1918

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1914
Eugene AramEdwin J. CollinsJack Leigh, Mary MannersDrama
Her Luck in LondonMaurice ElveyA.V. Bramble, Fred GrovesDrama
The Idol of ParisMaurice ElveyElisabeth Risdon, Fred GrovesDrama
The Life of ShakespeareFrank R. Growcott, J.B. McDowellAlbert Ward, George FoleyBiopic
Lights of LondonBert HaldaneArthur Chesney, Fred PaulDrama
The Loss of the BirkenheadMaurice ElveyElisabeth Risdon, Fred GrovesHistorical
The Old Curiosity ShopThomas BentleyMai Deacon, Alma TaylorDrama
She Stoops to ConquerGeorge Loane TuckerHenry Ainley, Jane GailComedyBased on the play by Oliver Goldsmith
A Study in ScarletGeorge PearsonJames Bragington, Fred PaulDramaFirst film to feature Sherlock Holmes
The Suicide ClubMaurice ElveyMontagu Love, Elisabeth RisdonDrama
1915
The Baby on the BargeCecil HepworthAlma Taylor, Stewart RomeDrama
Barnaby RudgeThomas BentleyTom Powers, Stewart RomeDramaBased on Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens
The ChristianGeorge Loane TuckerDerwent Hall Caine, Elisabeth RisdonDramaAdaptation of the novel and play by Hall Caine
Charity AnnMaurice ElveyElisabeth Risdon, Fred GrovesDrama
Far from the Madding CrowdLaurence TrimbleFlorence Turner, Henry Edwards, Malcolm CherryDrama
Fight for the DardanellesPercy F. SmithWorld War I documentary
Fine FeathersMaurice ElveyElisabeth Risdon, Fred GrovesDrama
Florence NightingaleMaurice ElveyElisabeth Risdon, Fred GrovesBiopic
From Shopgirl to DuchessMaurice ElveyA.V. Bramble, Pauline PetersDrama
The Heart of Sister AnnHarold M. ShawEdna Flugrath, Hayford HobbsDrama
Her Nameless ChildMaurice ElveyA.V. Bramble, Fred GrovesDrama
HomeMaurice ElveyElisabeth Risdon, Fred GrovesDrama
Honeymoon for ThreeMaurice ElveyCharles Hawtrey, Elisabeth RisdonComedy
Jane ShoreBert Haldane, F. Martin ThorntonBlanche Forsythe, Roy TraversHistorical
John Halifax, GentlemanGeorge PearsonFred Paul, Peggy HylandDrama
Love in a WoodMaurice ElveyGerald Ames, Vera CuninghamComedy
Rupert of HentzauGeorge Loane TuckerHenry Ainley, Jane GailAdventure
A Will of Her OwnMaurice ElveyElisabeth Risdon, Fred GrovesDrama
1916
Annie LaurieCecil HepworthAlma Taylor, Stewart RomeRomance
The Battle of the SommeGeoffrey Malins
John McDowell		First World War Documentary/Propaganda
Beau BrocadeThomas BentleyMercy Hatton, Charles RockAdventure/DramaBased on a novel by Baroness Orczy
DisraeliCharles Calvert
Percy Nash		Dennis Eadie, Mary JerroldBiopicBased on a play by Louis N. Parker
DrivenMaurice ElveyElisabeth Risdon, Fred GrovesDrama
East Is EastHenry EdwardsFlorence Turner, Henry EdwardsDrama
The Grand Babylon HotelFrank WilsonFred Wright, Marguerite BlancheThriller
Her Greatest PerformanceFred PaulEdith Craig, Ellen TerryCrime
It's Always the WomanWilfred NoyHayden Coffin, Daisy BurrellDrama
Just a GirlAlexander ButlerDaisy Burrell, Owen Nares, Minna GreyRomanceBased on a novel by Charles Garvice
Kent, the Fighting ManA.E. ColebyBilly Wells, Hetty PayneSport
The King's DaughterMaurice ElveyGerald Ames, Janet RossHistorical
The Lyons MailFred PaulHarry Irving, Nancy PriceDramaBased on the play The Courier of Lyons by Charles Reade
The Marriage of William AsheCecil M. HepworthHenry Ainley, Alma TaylorDrama[2]
Meg the LadyMaurice ElveyElisabeth Risdon, Fred GrovesCrime
The Merchant of VeniceWalter WestHutin Britton, Matheson LangDrama
MilestonesThomas BentleyIsobel Elsom, Owen NaresDrama
Mother LoveMaurice ElveyElisabeth Risdon, Fred GrovesDrama
The Naughty OtterCharles UrbanAnimal comedy
The Real Thing at LastL.C. MacBeanEdmund Gwenn, Nelson Keys, Godfrey TearleComedy
Sally in Our AlleyLaurence TrimbleHilda Trevelyan, Reginald OwenRomance[3]
Sir James Mortimer's WagerLeslie Seldon-TrussGodfrey Tearle, Peggy HylandRomance[4]
Tom Brown's SchooldaysRex WilsonJoyce Templeton, Jack ColemanDrama
Ultus and the Grey LadyGeorge PearsonFrank Dane, Mary DibleyCrime drama[5]
The Valley of FearAlexander ButlerH. A. Saintsbury, Arthur Cullin, Daisy Burrell, Booth ConwayDetective dramaSherlock Holmes mystery based on a story by Conan Doyle
Vice VersaMaurice ElveyCharles Rock, Douglas MunroFantasy
A Welsh SingerHenry EdwardsHenry Edwards, Florence TurnerDrama
When Knights Were BoldMaurice ElveyGerald Ames, Marjorie DayComedy
1917
Auld Lang SyneSidney MorganViolet Graham, Henry BayntonCrime
A Bid for FortuneSidney MorganA. Harding Steerman, Violet GrahamCrime
The Cost of a KissAdrian BrunelBertram Wallis, Marjorie DayDrama
DaddyThomas BentleyLanghorn Burton, William LuggDrama
DerelictsSidney MorganViolet Graham, Julian RoyceDrama
Dombey and SonMaurice ElveyNorman McKinnel, Lilian Braithwaite, Hayford HobbsDrama
DrinkSidney MorganFred Groves, Irene BrowneDrama
Everybody's BusinessRalph DewsburyNorman McKinnel, Gerald du MaurierDrama
FlamesMaurice ElveyMargaret Bannerman, Owen NaresDrama
For All EternityArthur Rooke, A.E. ColebyJanet Alexander, Malvina LongfellowCrime
The Gay Lord QuexMaurice ElveyBen Webster, Irene VanbrughComedy
The Grit of a JewMaurice ElveyAugustus Yorke, Manora ThewDrama
Holy OrdersArthur Rooke, A.E. ColebyMalvina Longfellow, Maud YatesRomance
The House OppositeWalter West, Frank WilsonMatheson Lang, Violet HopsonDrama
JusticeMaurice ElveyGerald du Maurier, Hilda MooreCrime
The Labour LeaderThomas BentleyFred Groves, Fay ComptonDrama
Little WomenAlexander ButlerDaisy Burrell, Minna GreyDrama
The Live WireGeorge DewhurstRonald Colman, Phyllis TitmussComedy
Mary GirlMaurice ElveyNorman McKinnel, Jessie WinterDrama
Masks and FacesFred PaulIrene Vanbrugh, Gerald du MaurierBiopic
A Pit Boy's RomanceArthur Rooke, A.E. ColebyJimmy Wilde, Tommy NobleDrama
The Princess of Happy ChanceMaurice ElveyElisabeth Risdon, Gerald AmesRomance
The Ragged MessengerFrank WilsonViolet Hopson, Gerald AmesDrama
SmithMaurice ElveyElisabeth Risdon, Fred GrovesRomance
The Village BlacksmithArthur Rooke, A.E. ColebyJanet Alexander, Arthur RookeDrama
The Woman Who Was NothingMaurice ElveyLilian Braithwaite, Madge TitheradgeCrime
1918
Adam BedeMaurice ElveyBransby Williams, Ivy CloseDramaAdapted from the novel by George Eliot
ConsequencesArthur RookeGordon Craig, Joyce TempletonComedy
The Divine GiftThomas BentleyJoyce Dearsley, Henrietta WatsonDrama
God and the ManEdwin J. CollinsLanghorn Burton, Joyce CareyDrama
GoodbyeMaurice ElveyMargaret Bannerman, Donald CalthropDrama
The Greatest Wish in the WorldMaurice ElveyBransby Williams, Mary OdetteRomance
Hindle WakesMaurice ElveyColette O'Niel, Hayford HobbsDrama
The Kiddies in the RuinsGeorge PearsonEmmy Lynn, Hugh E. WrightWar
The Life Story of David Lloyd GeorgeMaurice ElveyNorman Page, Alma RevilleBiopic
NelsonMaurice ElveyDonald Calthrop, Malvina LongfellowBiopic
Once Upon a TimeThomas BentleyLauri de Frece, Manora ThewRomance
The Passing of the Third Floor BackHerbert BrenonJohnston Forbes-Robertson, Molly PearsonDrama
A Peep Behind the ScenesKenelm Foss, Geoffrey H. MalinsIvy Close, Gerald AmesDrama
Red PottageMeyrick MiltonC. Aubrey Smith, Mary Dibley and Gerald AmesDrama
Rock of AgesBertram PhillipsQueenie Thomas, Leslie GeorgeDrama
ThelmaArthur RookeMalvina Longfellow, Maud YayesDrama
Victory and PeaceHerbert BrenonMatheson Lang, Marie LohrWar

1919

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1919
12.10Herbert BrenonMarie Doro, Ben WebsterThriller
Angel EsquireW.P. KellinoAurelio Sidney, Gertrude McCoyCrime
The Artistic TemperamentFred GoodwinsLouis Willoughby, Margot KellyRomance
The BeetleAlexander ButlerMaudie Dunham, Fred MorganHorror
City of Beautiful NonsenseHenry EdwardsChrissie White, Henry EdwardsDrama
ComradeshipMaurice ElveyGerald Ames, Lily Elsie, Guy NewallDrama
Damaged GoodsAlexander ButlerCampbell Gullan, Marjorie DayDrama
A Daughter of EveWalter WestViolet Hopson, Stewart RomeCrime
The Double Life of Mr. Alfred BurtonArthur RookeKenelm Foss, Ivy DukeComedy
The Elusive PimpernelMaurice ElveyCecil Humphreys, Marie BlancheAdventure
Fancy DressKenelm FossGodfrey Tearle, Ivy DukeComedy
The First Men in the MoonBruce Gordon
J.L.V. Leigh		Bruce Gordon, Heather ThatcherSci Fi/Fantasy
The Forest on the HillCecil HepworthAlma Taylor, James CarewCrime
The Garden of ResurrectionArthur RookeGuy Newall, Ivy DukeDrama
God's ClayArthur RookeJanet Alexander, Humberston WrightDrama
God's Good ManMaurice ElveyBasil Gill, Peggy CarlisleDrama
A Great CoupGeorge Dewhurst, Walter WestStewart Rome, Poppy WyndhamSports
The Green TerrorW.P. KellinoAurelio Sidney, Heather ThatcherCrime
Heart and SoulA.V. BrambleGeorge Keene, Constance WorthCrime
Her HeritageBannister MerwinJack Buchanan, Phyllis MonkmanCrime
I WillKenelm Foss, Hubert HerrickGuy Newall, Ivy DukeComedy
Keeper of the DoorMaurice ElveyBasil Gill, Peggy CarlisleDrama
The KinsmanHenry EdwardsJames Carew, Henry EdwardsComedy
The Lackey and the LadyThomas BentleyLeslie Howard, A.E. MatthewsDrama
Linked by FateAlbert WardIsobel Elsom, Malcolm CherryDrama
A Little Bit of FluffKenelm FossErnest Thesiger, Dorothy MintoComedy
The March HareFrank MillerGodfrey Tearle, Ivy DukeComedy
A Member of Tattersall'sAlbert WardIsobel Elsom, Malcolm CherrySports
Midnight GambolsJames C. McKayMarie Doro, Godfrey TearleDrama
Mrs. ThompsonRex WilsonMinna Grey, C.M. HallardDrama
Mr. WuMaurice ElveyMatheson Lang, Roy Royston, Lillah McCarthy, Meggie AlbanesiDrama
Nobody's ChildGeorge Edwardes-HallJose Collins, Godfrey TearleDrama
The Odds Against HerAlexander ButlerMilton Rosmer, Edna DormeuilDrama
Onward Christian SoldiersRex WilsonIsobel Elsom, Owen NaresRomance
PossessionHenry EdwardsHenry Edwards, Chrissie WhiteRomance
Queen's EvidenceJames MacKayGodfrey Tearle, Unity MoreAdventure
QuinneysRex WilsonHenry Ainley, Isobel ElsomRomance
The Right ElementRex WilsonCampbell Gullan, Miriam FerrisDrama
The Rocks of ValpreMaurice ElveyBasil Gill, Peggy Carlisle
The Secret of the MoorLouis WilloughbyGwen Williams, Philip HewlandDrama
Shackleton's Expedition to the AntarcticDocumentary
The Silver GreyhoundBannister MerwinJames Knight, Marjorie VillisCrime
The Single ManA.V. BrambleCecil Mannering, Doris LyttonDrama
A Smart SetA.V. BrambleConcordia Merrill, Neville PercyCrime
The Starting PointEdwin J. CollinsConstance Worth, Evan ThomasDrama
Wisp o' the WoodsCecil M. Hepworth, Louis WilloughbyConstance Worth, Evan ThomasRomance

See also

References

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