Baijin long 1933
The first Cantonese talkie. It was produced in Shanghai (Tianyi Studio) and was based on a Cantonese opera play. DUPLICATE RECORD: See BAIJIN LONG
Tianyi Movie Company
Swordswoman Li Feifei 1925
Most likely the first wuxia film ever released. A female Knight comes to the rescue of a woman who is about to take her own life after the announcement of a forced marriage.
My Friend, the Ghost 1936
Based on Pu Songling's "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio".
The Flying General 1938
Hong Kong war film.
The Pearl Pagoda 1926
A film by the Tianyi Movie Company
Burning of the Efang Palace 1935
Emperor Chin invaded smaller neighboring kingdoms. The crown prince of Yin visits Emperor Chin, who uses a 'beauty trap' to hold the crown prince as a hostage. With the help of his wife, Prince Yin escapes. He plans to assassinate Emperor Chin. Fan Yu Kei recommends King Or. In order to carry out his dangerous assignment, King Or kills his own family to relieve himself of all cares. Finally, King Or fails in his mission.
A Patriotic Woman 1936
Hong Kong drama.
A Woman of Guangzhou 1936
Hong Kong drama.
Love and Morality 1936
Hong Kong romance.
The Butterfly Lovers (Part 1) 1935
Based on the Chinese legend.
A Fisherman's Girl 1936
Hong Kong drama.
Shaking Heaven And Earth 1938
A Cantonese drama shot in HK in the 1930s.
Mourning of the Chaste Tree Flower 1934
An early film by Tianyi Movie Company, founded by Runme and Runde Shaw, which will later be known as the Shaw Brothers studio
Nocturnal Mourning 1935
Cantonese opera.
Baijin Long 1933
A wealthy man's son, who has a sinecure as a hotel owner, poses as a bellhop to win the affections of a woman guest with whom he has fallen madly in love, but who seeks a common man who is earning his own way. This first Cantonese-language talkie was based on a successful 1930 stage musical written by and starring Xue JueXian (Sit KokSin), the plot of which was in turn inspired by a 1929 silent Hollywood romance called "The Grand Duchess And The Waiter" which Xue admired. The film was produced not in Shanghai, by the Tianyi studio, headed by the eldest of the Shaw Brothers, Shao Zuiweng (RunJe Shaw), and was so successful in the Cantonese-speaking parts of China that Shaw moved the Tianyi company to British-administered, Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong to make more Cantonese films in the face of the right-wing Chinese Nationalist government's ban on Cantonese language in favor of Mandarin. A sequel to Baijin Long was made in 1937, and the film itself was remade in 1947.
The Perfect Match 1936
Hong Kong romance.
Compassion 1936
Hong Kong drama.
Monster of the Secret Chamber 1936
A rich man's house is the scene of three consecutive nights of murder, resulting in the murder of two people and the disappearance of one, and all the people in the house have become suspects. In the end, after much investigation, the murderer is found to be a “secret room monster”, which leads to a four-cornered love affair between three men and one woman.
The Deadly Rose 1937
Originally scheduled to release on February 4, 1935; a lawsuit resulted in its delayed release in 1937.
The Butterfly Lovers (Part 2) 1935
Based on the Chinese legend.
