Great Wall Film Company

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Not to be confused with Great Wall Movie Enterprises.

Great Wall Film Company (simplified Chinese: 长城画片公司; traditional Chinese: 長城畫片公司; pinyin: Chángchéng huàpiàn gōngsī) was one of the first Chinese film production companies based in Shanghai, China, in the 1920s.

History[]

The company was founded by Mei Xuechou (梅雪俦) and Liu Zhaoming (刘兆明) in the 1920s.[1]

The company's first known film was The Discarded Wife (1924), written by Hou Yao and co-directed by Hou and Li Zeyuan.[2] The cartoon Uproar in the Studio was the first known cartoon short released for non-commercial in China in 1926 when the Wan brothers was working for the company. The segment helped them become recognized as animation pioneers in China. The last known production by the company was in 1930.

Productions[]

  1. (弃妇) (1924)
  2. (摘星之女) (1925)
  3. (春闺梦里人) (1925)
  4. (爱神的玩偶) (1925)
  5. (苦乐鸳鸯) (1926)
  6. (乡姑娘) (1926)
  7. The Hypocrite (伪君子) (1926)
  8. (情天终补) (1926)
  9. Uproar in the Studio (大闹画室) (1926)
  10. (武松血溅鸳鸯楼) (1927)
  11. (石秀杀嫂) (1927)
  12. (一箭仇) (1927)
  13. (一封书信寄回来) (1927)
  14. (黄天霸) (1927)
  15. (哪吒出世) (1927)
  16. (浪女穷途) (1927)
  17. (火焰山) (1928)
  18. (黄天霸招亲) (1928)
  19. (大侠甘凤池) (1928)
  20. (蜘蛛党) (1928)
  21. (真假孙行者) (1928)
  22. (渔叉怪侠) (1928)
  23. (妖光侠影) (1928)
  24. (侠盗一枝梅) (1929)
  25. (凤阳老虎) (1929)
  26. (风流督军) (1929)
  27. (儿子英雄) (1929)
  28. (聪明笨伯) (1929)
  29. (大闹摄影场) (1929)
  30. (江南女侠) (1930)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Huaxia Films Web. "Huaxia Archived 2006-12-10 at the Wayback Machine." "First phase development of Chinese films." Retrieved on 2006-12-24.
  2. ^ Ye, Tan; Zhu, Yun (2012). Historical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-8108-6779-6.

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