British Films Before 1920 - 1914-1918

1914-1918

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1914
Eugene Aram Edwin J. Collins Jack Leigh, Mary Manners Drama
The Life of Shakespeare Frank R. Growcott, J.B. McDowell Albert Ward, George Foley Biopic
Lights of London Bert Haldane Arthur Chesney, Fred Paul Drama
The Old Curiosity Shop Thomas Bentley Mai Deacon, Alma Taylor Drama
She Stoops to Conquer George Loane Tucker Henry Ainley, Jane Gail Comedy Based on the play by Oliver Goldsmith
A Study in Scarlet George Pearson James Bragington, Fred Paul Drama First film to feature Sherlock Holmes
1915
The Baby on the Barge Cecil Hepworth Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome Drama
Barnaby Rudge Thomas Bentley Tom Powers, Stewart Rome Drama Based on Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens
Far from the Madding Crowd Laurence Trimble Florence Turner, Henry Edwards, Malcolm Cherry Drama
Fight for the Dardanelles Percy F. Smith World War I documentary
The Heart of Sister Ann Harold M. Shaw Edna Flugrath, Hayford Hobbs Drama
Honeymoon for Three Maurice Elvey Charles Hawtrey, Elisabeth Risdon Comedy
Jane Shore Bert Haldane, F. Martin Thornton Blanche Forsythe, Roy Travers Historical
John Halifax, Gentleman George Pearson Fred Paul, Peggy Hyland Drama
Rupert of Hentzau George Loane Tucker Henry Ainley, Jane Gail Adventure
1916
The Battle of the Somme Geoffrey Malins
John McDowell
First World War Documentary/Propaganda
Beau Brocade Thomas Bentley Mercy Hatton, Charles Rock Adventure/Drama Based on a novel by Baroness Orczy
Disraeli Charles Calvert
Percy Nash
Dennis Eadie, Mary Jerrold Biopic Based on a play by Louis N. Parker
East Is East Henry Edwards Florence Turner, Henry Edwards Drama
Her Greatest Performance Fred Paul Edith Craig, Ellen Terry Crime
It's Always the Woman Wilfred Noy Hayden Coffin, Daisy Burrell Drama
Just a Girl Alexander Butler Daisy Burrell, Owen Nares, Minna Grey Romance Based on a novel by Charles Garvice
Kent, the Fighting Man A.E. Coleby Billy Wells, Hetty Payne Sport
The Lyons Mail Fred Paul Harry Irving, Nancy Price Drama Based on the play The Courier of Lyons by Charles Reade
The Marriage of William Ashe Cecil M. Hepworth Henry Ainley, Alma Taylor Drama
The Merchant of Venice Walter West Hutin Britton, Matheson Lang Drama
Milestones Thomas Bentley Isobel Elsom, Owen Nares Drama
Sally in Our Alley Laurence Trimble Hilda Trevelyan, Reginald Owen Romance
Sir James Mortimer's Wager Leslie Seldon-Truss Godfrey Tearle, Peggy Hyland Romance
Tom Brown's Schooldays Rex Wilson Joyce Templeton, Jack Coleman Drama
Ultus and the Grey Lady George Pearson Frank Dane, Mary Dibley Crime drama
The Valley of Fear Alexander 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 Syne Sidney Morgan Violet Graham, Henry Baynton Crime
The Cost of a Kiss Adrian Brunel Bertram Wallis, Marjorie Day Drama
Daddy Thomas Bentley Langhorn Burton, William Lugg Drama
Dombey and Son Maurice Elvey Norman McKinnel, Lilian Braithwaite, Hayford Hobbs Drama
The Gay Lord Quex Maurice Elvey Ben Webster, Irene Vanbrugh Comedy
For All Eternity Arthur Rooke, A.E. Coleby Janet Alexander, Malvina Longfellow Crime
Holy Orders Arthur Rooke, A.E. Coleby Malvina Longfellow, Maud Yates Romance
The House Opposite Walter West, Frank Wilson Matheson Lang, Violet Hopson Drama
Justice Maurice Elvey Gerald du Maurier, Hilda Moore Crime
The Labour Leader Thomas Bentley Fred Groves, Fay Compton Drama
Little Women Alexander Butler Daisy Burrell, Minna Grey Drama
Masks and Faces Fred Paul Irene Vanbrugh, Gerald du Maurier Biopic
A Pit Boy's Romance Arthur Rooke, A.E. Coleby Jimmy Wilde, Tommy Noble Drama
The Ragged Messenger Frank Wilson Violet Hopson, Gerald Ames Drama
The Village Blacksmith Arthur Rooke, A.E. Coleby Janet Alexander, Arthur Rooke Drama
1918
Adam Bede Maurice Elvey Bransby Williams, Ivy Close Drama Adapted from the novel by George Eliot
Consequences Arthur Rooke Gordon Craig, Joyce Templeton Comedy
The Divine Gift Thomas Bentley Joyce Dearsley, Henrietta Watson Drama
God and the Man Edwin J. Collins Langhorn Burton, Joyce Carey Drama
Hindle Wakes Maurice Elvey Colette O'Niel, Hayford Hobbs Drama
The Kiddies in the Ruins George Pearson Emmy Lynn, Hugh E. Wright War
Nelson Maurice Elvey Donald Calthrop, Malvina Longfellow Biopic
Once Upon a Time Thomas Bentley Lauri de Frece, Manora Thew Romance
The Passing of the Third Floor Back Herbert Brenon Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Molly Pearson Drama
A Peep Behind the Scenes Kenelm Foss, Geoffrey H. Malins Ivy Close, Gerald Ames Drama
Red Pottage Meyrick Milton C. Aubrey Smith, Mary Dibley and Gerald Ames Drama
Rock of Ages Bertram Phillips Queenie Thomas, Leslie George Drama
Thelma Arthur Rooke Malvina Longfellow, Maud Yayes Drama
Victory and Peace Herbert Brenon Matheson Lang, Marie Lohr War

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