# List of Hong Kong films before 1950

A list of the earliest films produced in Hong Kong from the first film in 1909 to 1949 in year order.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1909 |||||
| Stealing the Roast Duck | Liang Shaobo | Liang Shaobo, Lai Pak-hoi | Comedy short | First dramatic film production in Hong Kong, made by Asia Film Company of Shanghai. |
| 1913 |||||
| Zhuangzi Tests His Wife | Lai Pak-hoi | Lai Man-Wai, Lai Pak-hoi | Comedy short | First film made by a Hong Kong studio, but never screened in Hong Kong. |
| 1922 |||||
| Rouge | Lai Man-Wai, Lai Pak-hoi | Lai Man-Wai, Lim Cho Cho | Drama | First feature film produced by a Hong Kong company (China Sun), but shot in Guangzhou. |
| 1925–30 |||||
| No films were made in Hong Kong as a result of the Great Canton–Hong Kong strike. |||||
| 1931 |||||
| Iron Bone and Orchid Heart | Kwan Man-ching | Yao-yu Sek, Kit-ching Fung | Romance | |
| The Pain of Separation | Lai Pak-hoi | Kin-han Lap, Wah-chi Cheung | Romance | First Hong Kong film adapted from a Cantonese folk tale/opera |
| The Witty Sorcerer | Lai Pak-hoi | Lai Pak-hoi, Xu Menghen | Comedy/Drama | |
| 1932 |||||
| Cry of the Cuckoo in the Temple | Liang Shaobo | Wong Man-lei | Fable | |
| Gunshot at Midnight | Kwan Man-ching | Ng Cho-fan, Wong Man-lei | Mystery | |
| 1933 |||||
| Conscience | Lai Pak-hoi | | | First partial talkie. |
| Flowers Fall and Catkins Fly | Wong Toi | | Romance | Filmed in Vietnam, this was the first HK film shot at an overseas location, but never released in Hong Kong. |
| The Fool Pays Respects | Hou Yao | Wong Man-lei | Fantasy | Based on a Cantonese folk tale |
| The Shining Pearl | Kwan Man-ching | Ng Cho-fan, Wong Man-lei | Action | |
| 1934 |||||
| The Fool's Nuptial Chamber | Lai Pak-hoi | | | First full talkie. |
| The Body Snatchers | Wong Toi | Ng Cho-fan | Horror | Hong Kong's first horror film |
| Mourning of the Chaste Tree Flower | Runje Shaw, Runme Shaw, Runde Shaw | Pak Kui-Wing, Woo Tip-Ying, Tai Hau-Ho | Drama | |
| 1935 |||||
| Life Line | Guan Wenqing | | | |
| The Modern Bride | Kwan Man-ching | Lam Kwan-San, Lee Yi-Nin, Yip Yan-Foo | Comedy | |
| Opera Stars and Song Girls | Kwan Ting-Yam | Tse Sing-Nong, Tam Yuk-Lan, Ma Kam-Neong, Tam Siu-Fung | Cantonese opera | |
| Scent of Wild Flowers | So Yi | Ma Sze-Tsang, Tam Lan-Hing, William Ko Wai-Lim, Tam Yuk-Lan, Kwong Shan-Siu, Lam Mui-mui | Drama | First film directed by So Yi. |
| Yesterday's Song (aka Voice of the Broken-hearted) | Chiu Shu-San | Kwan Tak-Hing, Lee Yi-Nin, Wong Man-lei, Lam Mui-mui | Drama | |
| 1936 |||||
| House Number 66 (aka The Case of the Dismembered Body) | Lee Tit | Tong Sing-To, Wu Yung, Cheng Lau-Kuen | Drama | |
| New Youth | So Yi | Ng Cho-Fan, Wong Man-lei, Nancy Chan | Drama | |
| Sum Hun | Esther Eng | | | |
| 1937 |||||
| The Light of Women | Go Lee-Han | Lee Yi-Nin, Leong Tim-Tim, Leung Chui-Mei, Fok Suet-Yee, To Sam-Ku | War | |
| The Magnificent Country | Chan Tin | Ng Cho-Fan, Yin Pak, Lam Lai-Ping | War | |
| Producing Citizens | Lee Fa | Kwong Shan-Siu, Lam Mui-mui, Tai Hau-Ho, Lee Yuet-ching, Fok Suet-Yee | Drama | |
| The Sentimental Woman | So Yi, Liu Shut | Leong Suet-Fei, Lee Yi-Nin, Kwong Shan-Siu, Chu Po-Chuen, Ho Tai-So, Mui Yee | Romance | |
| Spring Flower and Autumn Moon | Cheung Oi-Man | Violet Wong, Lam Mui-mui, Wu Mei-Lun | Musical | |
| Sweetie | Yeung Kung-Leung | Tam Yuk-Lan, Ching Siu-Fung, Chu Ying-Mui | Cantonese opera | |
| 1938 |||||
| A Mother's Tears (Chinese: 慈母淚) | Chiu Shu-San | To Yu, Wong Sau-Nin, Chan Tin-Chung, Wu Tip-Lai, Yuet-ching Lee | Drama | Released 25 May 1938. |
| To Lei Chang Chun | | | | |
| Ou Sui Sing Chi | | | | |
| Mei Yan Kuk | | | | |
| Behind the Shanghai Front Line | Tang Xiaodan | | | |
| Great Wall of Blood and Flesh | Hou Yao | | National defence | Patriotic film against Japanese invasion |
| Incident in the Pacific | Hou Yao | Lee Yi-Nin, Lo Ban-Chiu, Chow Siu-Ying | War | |
| Last Minute Call | Hou Yao | | National defence | Patriotic film against Japanese invasion |
| Female Soldier | | | | |
| Eighth Heaven | | | Musical | |
| The Purple Cups | Hou Yao | Leong Suet-Fei, Yung Yuk-Yi, Yung Siu-Yi, Chow Siu-Ying, To Sam-Ku | Drama | |
| Rouge Tears | Chuk Ching-yin | Hu Die | Drama | Cantonese remake of 1934 silent The Goddess |
| Rouge Tears | Wu Yonggang | Hu Die | Drama | Mandarin remake of 1934 silent The Goddess |
| Shanghai Under Fire (Chinese: 上海火線後) | Chiu Shu-San | Yin Pak, Lee Ching | War | Released 9 June 1938. |
| 1939 |||||
| It's a Woman's World (aka The Thirty-six Amazons) | Esther Ng Gam-Ha, Liu Shut | Violet Wong, Tai Hau-Ho, Wu Mei-Lun, Wu Tip-Lai, Ha Bo-Lin, To Sam-Ku, Chan Sin-Yue, Chan Pooi-Choh, Tong Lee-Lee, Mui Yee | Drama | |
| Judge Bao Vs. the Eunuch | Wan Hoi-Leng, Hung Chung-Ho | Tsang Sam-To, Leong Suet-Fei, Ma Kam-Neong | Historical Drama | |
| Lone Island Paradise | Cai Chusheng | Li Lili | National defence | Mandarin film produced by the Shanghai exiles from the Second Sino-Japanese War. |
| The Luminescent Cup | Go Lee-Han, Yeung Tin-Lok | Lee Yi-Nin, Chow Siu-Ying, Yung Siu-Yi | Drama | |
| The Radio Station Murder Case | | Xu Xinyuan | Detective | The Charlie Chan series. |
| Rivals in Love | So Yi | Cheung Ying, Tam Lan-Hing, Violet Wong, Tsi Law-lin | Drama | |
| The Seductive Empress Now and Then | Hung Chung-Ho | Kwong Shan-Siu, Ma Kam-Neong | Drama | |
| Storm over the Pacific | Hou Yao | | National defence | Patriotic film against Japanese invasion |
| 1940 |||||
| The Boundless Future | Cai Chusheng | | | |
| The Love of a Woman (Chinese: 潘巧雲) | Wang Yin | Wang Yin | Drama | |
| The Red Scarf | Sung Gim-Chiu | Pak Yin, Kwong Shan-Siu, Fung Fung, Ling Mung, Chao Fei-Fei, To Sam-Ku, Chow Siu-Ying, Ho Lai-Wan | Romance | Film debut for Star Film Company. |
| The Seductive Woman | Lee Tit | Pak Yin, Cheung Ying, Wu Mei-Lun, Tai Hau-Ho, Ha Bo-Lin, To Sam-Ku | Romance | |
| White Clouds of Home | Situ Huimin | | | |
| 1941 |||||
| A Mother's Madness (aka Dianpo Xun Zai) | Wong Fook-Hing | Tam Lan-Hing, Sun-Ma Sze-Tsang, Yung Yuk-Yi, To Sam-Ku | Drama | |
| Chaos in the Universe | Cheung Oi-Man | Yee Chau-Sui, Chu Po-Chuen, Yung Yuk-Yi, Leung Sing-Bor | Comedy | |
| Golden Gate Girl | Esther Eng | Bruce Lee | Drama | Film debut of Bruce Lee (as an infant). |
| The Metropolis | Lai Ban | Lai Cheuk-cheuk, Cheung Ying, Wu Tip-lai, Lee Sun-fung, Yuet-ching Lee | Drama | |
| Roar of the People | Tang Xiao-Dan | Cheung Ying, Fung Fung, Wong Aau, Chan Tin-Chung, Fung Ying-Seung, Ng Wui, Lee Dan-Lo, Leung Miu-Sik, Walter Tso Tat-Wah, Ko Lo-Chuen | War | |
| 1942 |||||
| The Rich House | Hung Suk-Wan | Cheung Wood-Yau, Liu Ming, Yung Yuk-Yi | Drama | |
| The Battle of Hong Kong | | | War propaganda | The only film made during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. |
| 1944 |||||
| 1946 |||||
| The Entangling Ones | Chiu Shu-San | Wong Hok-Sing, Kwun-Ling Chow, Wong Chiu-Miu | Comedy | |
| 1947 |||||
| A Wealthy Family | Yam Wu-Fa | Ng Cho-Fan, Ng Dan-Fung, Lee Lan, Tsi Po-To, Yee Chau-Sui, Fung Ying-Seung, Ma Siu-Ying, Cheng Kwun-Min, Fung Pak-Wah, To Mei-Mei, Leung Ming, Keung Chung-Ping, Sin Kong | Comedy | |
| Cuckoo's Spirit in March | Hung Suk-Wan | Ng Cho-Fan, Yu Lai-Zhen | Drama | |
| The Distressed Lover | | Cheung Wood-Yau, Yung Siu-Yi, Yung Yuk-Yi, Fung Ying-Seung, Wu Mei-Lun | Chinese Opera | |
| The Evil Mind | Wu Pang | Wong Man-Lei, Siu Yin-Fei, Leung Ying, Ma Siu-Ying, To Sam-Ku | Drama | |
| The Fickle Lady | Mok Hong-See | Ng Cho-Fan, Wong Man-lei, Yung Siu-Yi, To Mei-Mei, Lee Sin-Pan, Lee Yuet-Ching | Drama | |
| Happy Wedding | Chiang Wai-Kwong | Kwun-Ling Chow, Wong Chiu-Miu | Comedy, Cantonese opera | |
| Lucky Bride | Chiu Shu-San | Mak Bing-Wing, Kwun-Ling Chow, Luk Wan-Fei | Drama | |
| The Net of Justice | | Xu Xinyuan | Detective | The Charlie Chan series. |
| Prostituting to Raise the Orphan | Hung Chung-Ho | Cheung Yuet-Yee, Sun-Ma Sze-Tsang, Lau Hak-Suen, Lam Ka-Sing, Ko Lo-Chuen, To Sam-Ku, Lee Sin-Pan, Cheng Bo-Yin | Cantonese opera | |
| Romance of the West Chamber | Yeung Kung-Leung | Pak Yuk-Tong, Lee Suet-Fong, Wong Man-Lei, Kwai Ming-Yang, Cheung Yuet-Yee, Siu Yin-Fei, Kam Yi, Yiu Ping, Ma Siu-Ying, Lau Kwai-Hong, Tsi Hau-Tsat, Lam Ka-Sing, Chao Fei-Fei | Historical Drama Cantonese opera | |
| Unforgetable Love | So Yi, Chu Kei | Ma Sze-Tsang, Hung Sin-Nui, Lau Hak-Suen, Yip Ping, Siu Wong-Ang, Ling Mung, Ko Lo-Chuen, Law Mo-Lan, Wong Sau-Nin, Lai Ming, Ng Tung, Fung Ying-Seung, Tang Mei-Mei | Romance | The only film produced by Gam Luen (Jinying) Film Company. |
| Unpredictable Tomorrow | Yam Wu-Fa | Sun-Ma Sze-Tsang, Siu Yin-Fei, Yee Chau-Sui, Wu Mei-Lun, Ma Siu-Ying, Tsi Po-To, Leung Ying, Bai Yang, Sin Kong, Keung Chung-Ping, To Sam-Ku, Cheng Kwun-Min | Drama | |
| 1948 |||||
| Charlie Chan Outwits the Black Despot | | Xu Xinyuan | Detective | The Charlie Chan series. |
| The Crazy Match-maker (aka The Crazy Matchmaker, Woman Dismantles White) | Lo Duen | Wong Chiu-Miu, Tsi Law-Lin, Lo Duen, Chan Yeuk-Ho, Lee Yuet-Ching, Tang Chuk-Kwun, Yip Chuen-Wah, Ho Bik-Kin, Fong Yeung, Fung Ging-Man, Wong Gam, Lau Ming, Hark Yan | Drama | Debut for Sei Hoi (Sihai) Film Company, a film production company. |
| Four Phoenixes Take Flight | Cho Kei | Fung Fung, Yung Siu-Yi, Tsi Po-To, Ng Lai-Sheung, Law Mo-Lan, To Sam-Ku | Comedy | |
| The Groom and His Double | Kwan Man-ching | Cheung Ying, Ng Lai-Sheung, Yee Chau-Sui, Lam Mui-mui, Tang Wai-Zhen, Sun Tsi-Hing, To Sam-Ku, Yip Yan-Foo, Law Sin-Yee, Lisa Mok Wan-Ha, Hui Yee-Wan, Lai Ming | Comedy | |
| Hundreds of Children and Thousands of Grandchildren | Ng Wui | Cheung Ying, Pak Suet-Sin, Yip Ping, Tang Mei-Mei, Fa Bik-Ha, Yeung Sau-Fung | Comedy | |
| Joy and Success | Chow Sze-Luk | Sit Kok-Sin, Pak Yin, Tang Mei-Mei | Comedy | |
| Local Scholar | Mok Hong-See | Liu Hap-Wai, Lo Ban-Chiu, Lee Lan, Wong Kei, Yuet-ching Lee, Gam Lau | Drama | |
| The Lusty Thief Girl | Kwan Man-ching | Lee Yi-Nin, Chan Sin-Yue, Ng Lai-Sheung, Tai Hau-Ho, Lam Siu-Mui, Cheng Lau-Kuen | Crime | |
| Mad Fire Mad Love | Esther Eng | | | |
| Return of the Swallows | Fung Chi-Kong, Fung Yat-Wai | Sit Kok-Sin, Siu Yin-Fei, Tsi Law-lin, Ma Siu-Ying, To Sam-Ku, Law Mo-Lan, Yeung Sau-Fung, Law Sin-Yee, Ma Siu-Ling, Gam Lau | Comedy | |
| The Thirteenth Girl's Adventure in Nengren Temple | Hung Chung-Ho | Chan Yim-Lung, Luk Fei-Hung, Lam Kar-Yee | Martial Arts | |
| Wealth Is Like a Dream | Yue Leung | Lo Ban-Chiu, Siu Yin-Fei, Lam Ka-Sing, Lam Kar-Yee | Drama | |
| Woman's Heart (Chinese: 天下婦人心) | Wu Pang | Cho Yee-Man, Yung Yuk-Yi, Cho Man-Ngai, To Sam-Ku, Yuet-ching Lee, Gam Lau | Drama | |
| 1949 |||||
| Adventure at the Women's House | Fung Chi-Kong | Sheung Hoi-Mui, Yu Lai-Zhen, Tong Sing-To, Chun Siu-Lei, To Sam-Ku, Ha Bo-Lin, Chan Lap-Ban | Chinese opera. | |
| The Ancient Beauty, Meng Lijun | Chan Pei | Chow Kwun-Ling, Sit Kok-Sin, Leung Siu-Kam, Ha Bo-Lin | Historical Drama | |
| The Crazy Duke (aka The Crazy Earl) | Yeung Kung-Leung | Ma Sze-Tsang, Tsi Law-Lin, Lee Pang-Fei, Tang Mei-Mei, Ko Lo-Chuen, Gam Lau | Musical comedy | |
| The Eight Yang Sister Seeks Golden Knife | | Man Kok-Fei, Chan Yim-Lunh, Ying Lai-Ming, Lam Kar-Yee | Martial Arts, Cantonese opera | |
| Sima Fu's Encounter with the Honey Gang | Hung Suk-Wan | Ng Cho-Fan, Yung Siu-Yi, Yung Yuk-Yi | Thriller | |
| Strange Bedfellows | Yue Leung | Pak Wan, Pak Lei, Ma Siu-Ying, Lam Mui-mui, Lau Kwai-Hong, Tang Mei-Mei | Comedy | |
| Tan Kei in the Meat Hill | But Fu | Man Kok-Fei, Chun Siu-Lei, Lau Hak-Suen, Kam Yi, Piu Wai-Mui | Historical Drama Cantonese Opera | |
| To Kill the Love | Chu Kei | Pak Yin, Cheung Wood-Yau, Tsang Nam-Sze, Lee Ngan, Chan Chui-Bing, Ho Chung-Fong | Drama | |
| The True Story of Wong Fei Hung | | | | Early Kung Fu film |