Great Wall Film Company
Encyclopedia
Great Wall Film Company was one of the first Chinese film
production companies based in Shanghai
, China
, in the 1920s.
was just established, and the Northern Expedition was taking place.
The first known film production from the company was released in 1924. 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.
Cinema of China
The Chinese-language cinema has three distinct historical threads: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China, and Cinema of Taiwan. Since 1949 the cinema of mainland China has operated under restrictions imposed by the Communist Party of China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television and...
production companies based in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
China
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, in the 1920s.
Early history
The company was founded by (梅雪俦) and (刘兆明). At the time the Communist Party of ChinaCommunist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
was just established, and the Northern Expedition was taking place.
The first known film production from the company was released in 1924. The cartoon Uproar in the Studio
Uproar in the Studio
Uproar in the Studio is a black and white Chinese animation short made in 1926 by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. The short film helped the Wan brothers become recognized as the official pioneer of the animation industry in China. The film is now lost....
was the first known cartoon short released for non-commercial in China in 1926 when the Wan brothers
Wan brothers
The Wan Brothers were born in the early 20th century in Nanjing, China. They became the founders and pioneers of the Chinese animation industry and made the first Asian animation feature-length film, Princess Iron Fan in 1941.-Background:...
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
- Divorcee (弃妇) (1924)
- Between Love&Filial Duty (摘星之女) (1925)
- The Love's Dream (春闺梦里人) (1925)
- Cupid's Puppets (爱神的玩偶) (1925)
- Unlucky Double (苦乐鸳鸯) (1926)
- The Country Maid (乡姑娘) (1926)
- The Hypocrite (伪君子) (1926)
- Close a Rift (情天终补) (1926)
- Uproar in the StudioUproar in the StudioUproar in the Studio is a black and white Chinese animation short made in 1926 by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. The short film helped the Wan brothers become recognized as the official pioneer of the animation industry in China. The film is now lost....
(大闹画室) (1926) - Bloodshed on Mandarin Duck Mansion (武松血溅鸳鸯楼) (1927)
- Cuiping Mountain (石秀杀嫂) (1927)
- Hate of a Arrow (一箭仇) (1927)
- (一封书信寄回来) (1927)
- (黄天霸) (1927)
- The Date of Ne Zha's Birth (哪吒出世) (1927)
- At the End of Her Rope (浪女穷途) (1927)
- The Mountain of Fire (火焰山) (1928)
- Huang Tianba Looks for a Wife (黄天霸招亲) (1928)
- Gan Fengchi (大侠甘凤池) (1928)
- Speders Group (蜘蛛党) (1928)
- Real&Fake Monkey King (真假孙行者) (1928)
- Strange Knight (渔叉怪侠) (1928)
- Evil's Shadow (妖光侠影) (1928)
- A Plum with Him (侠盗一枝梅) (1929)
- Tiger from Fengyang (凤阳老虎) (1929)
- An Official's Love Story (风流督军) (1929)
- My Son Was A Hero (儿子英雄) (1929)
- A Clever Fool (聪明笨伯) (1929)
- A Mess in Film Studio (大闹摄影场) (1929)
- Heroine from the South (江南女侠) (1930)