List of British films before 1920

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List of British films from 1888 to 1919:

1888–1913

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1888
Roundhay Garden SceneLouis Le Prince Adolphe Le Prince, Sarah Whitley, Joseph Whitley Live action The earliest surviving film
1889
Leisurely Pedestrians, Open Topped Buses and Hansom Cabs with Trotting Horses William Friese-Greene Live action
1890
London's Trafalgar SquareWordsworth Donisthorpe Live action 10 frames only, believed never shown publicly
1895
The Clown BarberJames Williamson Comedy
The DerbyBirt Acres Documentary A silent film of that year's Derby
Opening of the Kiel CanalBirt Acres Documentary
The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat RaceBirt Acres Documentary A silent film of that year's race
Rough Sea at DoverBirt Acres
Robert W. Paul 		Documentary
1896
Breakers
A Sea Cave Near Lisbon R.W. Paul Documentary
Rocky Shore
A Soldier's Courtship R.W. Paul Drama
Barnet Horse Fair Robert W. Paul Documentary
The Boxing Kangaroo Birt Acres Documentary
Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest Birt Acres Documentary
1897
The Miller and the Sweep G.A. Smith
Women Fetching Water from the Nile R.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 Stand War Studio: 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 Smith Short
The Beggar's DeceitCecil Hepworth
Explosion of a Motor CarCecil Hepworth
Grandma's Reading GlassGeorge Albert Smith none Drama One minute film
A Railway CollisionWalter R. Booth none Drama 22 secs film
1901
Scrooge; or, Marley's GhostWalter R. Booth noneShort 11 minutes long (5 minutes surviving)
The Death of Poor JoeGeorge Albert Smith
1903
A Daring Daylight Burglary Frank Mottershaw
Alice in WonderlandCecil Hepworth May Clark 8 minutes long
Desperate Poaching AffrayWilliam Haggar Will Haggar Jr. Chase3 minutes long
Mary Jane's MishapGeorge Albert Smith
Sick KittenGeorge Albert Smith
1905
Baby's ToiletCecil Hepworth Documentary3 minutes long
Rescued by RoverCecil Hepworth Mabel Clark, Sebastian Smith Drama 6 minutes long
1906
Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving James Williamson James Williamson short comedy
The '?' Motorist Walter R. Booth short comedy
1907
Ben Hur Sidney OlcottHerman Rottger, William S. Hart Historical 15 minutes long
The Sleigh BelleSidney Olcott
The Pony ExpressSidney Olcott
1908
A Visit to the SeasideGeorge Albert Smith
1909
The Airship Destroyer Walter R. Booth Science fiction
1910
The Blue BirdUnknown Pauline Gilmer, Olive Walter Comedy
1911
Aerial Anarchists Walter Booth Science fiction
A Primitive Man's Career to CivilizationCherry Kearton Drama
Princess ClementinaWilliam G.B. Barker H.B. Irving, Alice Young, Dorothea Baird Adventure
1912
With Our King and Queen Through India Documentary
1913
HamletHay Plumb Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Gertrude ElliotDrama
The House of TemperleyHarold M. ShawCharles Maude, Ben Webster Drama
Maria Marten, or the Mystery of the Red BarnMaurice Elvey Elizabeth Risdon Drama

1914–1918

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1914
Eugene AramEdwin J. CollinsJack Leigh, Mary MannersDrama
The Life of Shakespeare Frank R. Growcott, J.B. McDowellAlbert Ward, George FoleyBiopic
Lights of LondonBert HaldaneArthur Chesney, Fred PaulDrama
The Old Curiosity ShopThomas BentleyMai Deacon, Alma Taylor Drama
She Stoops to ConquerGeorge Loane Tucker Henry Ainley, Jane Gail Comedy Based on the play by Oliver Goldsmith
A Study in ScarletGeorge Pearson James Bragington, Fred Paul Drama First film to feature Sherlock Holmes
1915
The Baby on the BargeCecil HepworthAlma Taylor, Stewart RomeDrama
Barnaby RudgeThomas BentleyTom Powers, Stewart Rome Drama Based on Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens
Far from the Madding CrowdLaurence TrimbleFlorence Turner, Henry Edwards, Malcolm Cherry Drama
Fight for the DardanellesPercy F. Smith World War I documentary
The Heart of Sister AnnHarold M. Shaw Edna Flugrath, Hayford Hobbs Drama
Honeymoon for ThreeMaurice ElveyCharles Hawtrey, Elisabeth RisdonComedy
Jane ShoreBert Haldane, F. Martin Thornton Blanche Forsythe, Roy TraversHistorical
John Halifax, GentlemanGeorge PearsonFred Paul, Peggy HylandDrama
Rupert of HentzauGeorge Loane TuckerHenry Ainley, Jane GailAdventure
1916
Annie LaurieCecil Hepworth Alma Taylor, Stewart RomeRomance
The Battle of the SommeGeoffrey Malins
John McDowell 		First World War Documentary/Propaganda
Beau BrocadeThomas BentleyMercy Hatton, Charles RockAdventure/Drama Based on a novel by Baroness Orczy
DisraeliCharles Calvert
Percy Nash		Dennis Eadie, Mary JerroldBiopic Based on a play by Louis N. Parker
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 Butler Daisy Burrell, Owen Nares, Minna Grey Romance Based on a novel by Charles Garvice
Kent, the Fighting ManA.E. ColebyBilly Wells, Hetty PayneSport
The Lyons MailFred PaulHarry Irving, Nancy Price Drama Based on the play The Courier of Lyons by Charles Reade
The Marriage of William AsheCecil M. Hepworth Henry Ainley, Alma Taylor Drama
The Merchant of VeniceWalter WestHutin Britton, Matheson LangDrama
MilestonesThomas BentleyIsobel Elsom, Owen NaresDrama
The Naughty OtterCharles Urban Animal comedy
Sally in Our Alley Laurence Trimble Hilda Trevelyan, Reginald Owen Romance
Sir James Mortimer's WagerLeslie Seldon-TrussGodfrey Tearle, Peggy HylandRomance
Tom Brown's SchooldaysRex WilsonJoyce Templeton, Jack ColemanDrama
Ultus and the Grey Lady George Pearson Frank Dane, Mary Dibley Crime drama
The Valley of FearAlexander Butler H. A. Saintsbury, Arthur Cullin, Daisy Burrell, Booth Conway Detective drama Sherlock Holmes mystery based on a story by Conan Doyle
A Welsh Singer Henry Edwards Henry Edwards, Florence Turner Drama
1917
Auld Lang SyneSidney MorganViolet Graham, Henry BayntonCrime
The Cost of a KissAdrian BrunelBertram Wallis, Marjorie DayDrama
DaddyThomas BentleyLanghorn Burton, William LuggDrama
Dombey and SonMaurice ElveyNorman McKinnel, Lilian Braithwaite, Hayford HobbsDrama
Everybody's Business Ralph Dewsbury Norman McKinnel, Gerald du MaurierDrama
The Gay Lord QuexMaurice ElveyBen Webster, Irene VanbrughComedy
For All EternityArthur Rooke, A.E. ColebyJanet Alexander, Malvina LongfellowCrime
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
Masks and FacesFred PaulIrene Vanbrugh, Gerald du MaurierBiopic
A Pit Boy's RomanceArthur Rooke, A.E. ColebyJimmy Wilde, Tommy NobleDrama
The Ragged MessengerFrank Wilson Violet Hopson, Gerald Ames Drama
The Village BlacksmithArthur Rooke, A.E. ColebyJanet Alexander, Arthur RookeDrama
1918
Adam BedeMaurice ElveyBransby Williams, Ivy CloseDrama Adapted 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
Hindle WakesMaurice ElveyColette O'Niel, Hayford Hobbs Drama
The Kiddies in the RuinsGeorge PearsonEmmy Lynn, Hugh E. WrightWar
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
12.10 Herbert 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
Fancy DressKenelm FossGodfrey Tearle, Ivy DukeComedy
The First Men in the MoonBruce Gordon
J.L.V. Leigh 		Bruce Gordon, Heather Thatcher Sci 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
A Great CoupGeorge Dewhurst, Walter WestStewart Rome, Poppy Wyndham Sports
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
The KinsmanHenry EdwardsJames Carew, Henry Edwards Comedy
The Lackey and the LadyThomas BentleyLeslie Howard, A.E. MatthewsDrama
Linked by FateAlbert WardIsobel Elsom, Malcolm Cherry Drama
The March HareFrank MillerGodfrey Tearle, Ivy DukeComedy
A Member of Tattersall'sAlbert WardIsobel Elsom, Malcolm Cherry Sports
Midnight GambolsJames C. McKayMarie Doro, Godfrey TearleDrama
Mrs. Thompson Rex WilsonMinna Grey, C.M. Hallard Drama
Mr. Wu Maurice ElveyMatheson Lang, Roy Royston, Lillah McCarthy, Meggie Albanesi Drama
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 Element Rex WilsonCampbell Gullan, Miriam FerrisDrama
The Secret of the MoorLouis WilloughbyGwen Williams, Philip HewlandDrama
Shackleton's Expedition to the Antarctic Documentary
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

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