Ren Pengnian
Ren Pengnian (1894–1968) was a director who created the first standard-length narrative film in China. He started a film company in 1926 called Dongfang Film Studio.
Ren filmed over forty films during his career as a director. He also starred in some of the films he directed. Ren Pengnian's film, Yan Ruisheng was the first narrative film in China to be of full-length. The movie was based on a real murder that occurred in Shanghai.
| Year | Movie Title |
|---|---|
| 1919 | The Gambler |
| 1919 | The Dilemma |
| 1920 | Li Dashao |
| 1920 | Robbery en Route |
| 1920 | Fierce Backward Glance |
| 1920 | Winning Gold in the Wild Mountains |
| 1920 | Winning First Prize |
| 1921 | A Stupid Son-in-Law's Birthday Greetings |
| 1921 | The Woman of the Wicker House |
| 1921 | Han Da Catches a Thief |
| 1921 | Yan Ruisheng |
| 1922 | The Lotus Falls |
| 1922 | Talking Lost Property |
| 1922 | Righteousness before Family |
| 1922 | The Filial Woman's Soup |
| 1922 | An Empty Dream |
| 1922 | The Good Brothers |
| 1923 | Patriotic Umbrella |
| 1923 | By Pine and Cypress |
| 1925 | Misfortune in the Realm of Love |
| 1925 | Stepmother's Tears |
| 1926 | The Tale of Lijing |
| 1926 | A Workman's Wife |
| 1928 | Fang Shiyu Takes Up the Challenge |
| 1928 | Through the Milky Way |
| 1929 | Uproar at Mount Wutai |
| 1927–1928 | The Picture of the Eight Beauties of Jiaxing
(3 parts); directed with Ren Yutian and Chen Hanping |
| 1928 | Di Qing Causes Uproar in the Wanhua Tower |
| 1930 | Strange Destiny in the Robber's Lair |
| 1931–1932 | Mistress of the Spear (6 parts) |
| 1931 | The Destruction of Fierce Tiger Town |
| 1931 | The Flying General |
| 1931 | The Heroine Black Peony |
| 1933 | A Real Man |
| 1933 | Her Heart |
| 1933 | Letter Written in Blood |
| 1933 | Secret in the Picture |
| 1933 | Evil Neighbor |
| 1934 | The Person in the Curtains |
| 1935 | Dazed and Crazy |