List of British films before 1920


List of British films from 1888 to 1919:

1888–1913

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1888----
Roundhay Garden SceneLouis Le PrinceAdolphe Le Prince, Sarah Whitley, Joseph WhitleyLive actionThe world's 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 G.A. Smith
Tipsy-Topsy-Turvy G.A. Smith
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
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 Horror
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
The Visit of Santa Claus
The Legacy
The Kiss in the Tunnel George Albert Smith
A Good Joke
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
The Haunted Curiosity ShopWalter R. BoothHorror
The Miser's DoomWalter R. BoothHorror
1900----
A Wreck in a Galeunknownshort; documentary
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
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----
The Aerial AnarchistsWalter BoothScience fiction
A Primitive Man's Career to CivilizationCherry KeartonDrama
Princess ClementinaWilliam G.B. BarkerH.B. Irving, Alice Young, Dorothea BairdAdventure
1912----
Oliver TwistThomas BentleyAlma Taylor, Harry RoystonDrama
With Our King and Queen Through IndiaDocumentary
1913----
Adrift on Life's TideWarwick BucklandAlma Taylor, Flora Morris, Harry RoystonDrama
David CopperfieldThomas BentleyReginald Sheffield, Alma TaylorDrama
David GarrickLeedham BantockSeymour Hicks, Ellaline Terriss, William LuggHistorical
East LynneBert HaldaneBlanche Forsythe, Fred Paul, Fred MorganDrama
The ForsakenWarwick BucklandFlora Morris, Harry RoystonCrime
Greater Love Hath No ManAlexander ButlerBlanche Forsythe, Fred PaulDrama
HamletHay PlumbJohnston Forbes-Robertson, Gertrude ElliottDrama
The Harper MysteryLaurence TrimbleFlorence Turner, Frank TennantDrama
The House of TemperleyHarold M. ShawCharles Maude, Ben WebsterDrama
In the Hands of London CrooksAlexander ButlerThomas H. MacDonald, Blanche Forsythe, Fred PaulCrime
IvanhoeLeedham BantockLauderdale Maitland, Hubert CarterHistorical
Kissing CupJack HulcupHarry Gilbey, Chrissie White, Cecil ManneringSports
Maria Marten, or the Mystery of the Red BarnMaurice ElveyElizabeth Risdon, Fred GrovesDrama
A Message from MarsJ. Wallett WallerCharles Hawtrey, E. Holman ClarkSci-fi
A Midnight AdventureFrank WilsonAlma Taylor, Jack Raymond, Harry RoystonDrama
One Fair DaughterWarwick BucklandAlice De Winton, Chrissie White, Jamie DarlingDrama
Popsy WopsyMaurice ElveyFred Groves
ScroogeLeedham BantockSeymour Hicks, William LuggDrama
A Throw of the DiceFrank WilsonAlice De Winton, Harry Royston, Stewart RomeDrama
The Vicar of WakefieldFrank WilsonChrissie White, Violet Hopson, Harry RoystonDrama