List of British films of 1929 explained

A list of British films released in 1929. These consists of various genres.

1929

A-M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
After the Verdict	Henrik Galeen	Olga Chekhova, Warwick Ward, Malcolm Tod	Drama	^[1]
Alf's Carpet	W. P. Kellino	Harald Madsen, Carl Schenstrøm	Comedy, Fantasy	^[2]
The Alley Cat	Hans Steinhoff	Mabel Poulton, Jack Trevor	Drama	Co-production with Germany^[3]
Atlantic	Ewald André Dupont	Franklin Dyall, Madeleine Carroll	Drama	Also released as a British-made German-language film Atlantik^[4]
Auld Lang Syne	George Pearson	Harry Lauder, Dorothy Boyd	Drama	^[5]
Blackmail	Alfred Hitchcock	Cyril Ritchard, Anny Ondra, Sara Allgood	Thriller	First British talkie film^[6]
The Bondman	Herbert Wilcox	Norman Kerry, Frances Cuyler	Adventure	^[7]
Bright Eyes	Géza von Bolváry	Betty Balfour, Jack Trevor	Romance	Co-production with Austria
The Broken Melody	Fred Paul	Georges Galli, Andrée Sacré, Enid Stamp-Taylor	Romance	^[8]
A Broken Romance	J. Steven Edwards	William Freshman, Blanche Adele	Drama	^[9]
The Burgomaster of Stilemonde	George Banfield	John Martin Harvey, Fern Andra	Drama	^[10]
The Celestial City	J. O. C. Orton	Norah Baring, Lewis Dayton	Crime	^[11]
Chamber of Horrors	Walter Summers	Frank Stanmore, Joan Maude	Horror	^[12]
Champaigner	Geza von Bolvary	Betty Balfour, Jack Trevor	Romantic comedy	Co-production with Austria^[13]
City of Play	Denison Clift	Chili Bouchier, Patrick Aherne	Drama	^[14]
The Clue of the New Pin	Arthur Maude	Benita Hume, Kim Peacock	Mystery	^[15]
The Co-Optimists	Edwin Greenwood	Melville Gideon, Clifford Grey	Musical	^[16]
A Cottage on Dartmoor	Anthony Asquith	Norah Baring, Uno Henning	Drama	^[17]
The Crimson Circle	Frederic Zelnik	Lya Mara, Stewart Rome	Crime	Co-production with Germany^[18]
The Crooked Billet	Adrian Brunel	Madeleine Carroll, Carlyle Blackwell	Crime	^[19]
Cupid in Clover	Frank Miller	Winifred Evans, Herbert Langley	Romance	^[20]
Dark Red Roses	Sinclair Hill	Stewart Rome, Una O'Connor	Drama	^[21]
Daughter of the Regiment	Hans Behrendt	Betty Balfour, Alexander D'Arcy	Comedy	Co-production with Germany
The Devil's Maze	Gareth Gundrey	Renee Clama, Trilby Clark	Drama	^[22]
Down Channel	Michael Barringer	Henry Victor, Alf Goddard	Action/Adventure	^[23]
Drifters	John Grierson		Documentary	^[24]
The Feather	Leslie S. Hiscott	Jameson Thomas, Véra Flory	Drama	^[25]
The Flying Scotsman	Castleton Knight	Moore Marriott, Pauline Johnson	Thriller	^[26]
The Flying Squad	Arthur Maude	Dorothy Bartlam, Donald Calthrop	Crime	^[27]
Glorious Youth	Graham Cutts	Anny Ondra, Randle Ayrton	Drama
High Seas	Denison Clift	Lillian Rich, John Stuart, James Carew	Adventure
High Treason	Maurice Elvey	Jameson Thomas, Benita Hume	Sci-fi/War	^[28]
Human Cargo	J. Steven Edwards	David Dunbar, Eric Hales	Crime	^[29]
The Informer	Arthur Robison	Lya De Putti, Lars Hanson, Dennis Wyndham	Drama	Half silent, half in sound^[30]
The Inseparables	Adelqui Migliar, John Stafford	Elissa Landi, Patrick Aherne	Romance	^[31]
Kitty	Victor Saville	Estelle Brody, John Stuart	Drama	^[32]
The Lady from the Sea	Castleton Knight	Ray Milland, Mona Goya, Moore Marriott	Romance	^[33]
Lily of Killarney	George Ridgwell		Drama	^[34]
Little Miss London	Harry Hughes	Pamela Parr, Eric Bransby Williams	Comedy	^[35]
Lost Patrol	Walter Summers	Cyril McLaglen, Sam Wilkinson, Terence Collier	Crime/War	^[36]
The Lure of the Atlantic	Norman Lee	Eric Hales, Iris Darbyshire	Drama	^[37]
The Manxman	Alfred Hitchcock	Carl Brisson, Malcolm Keen, Anny Ondra	Drama	^[38]
Master and Man	George A. Cooper	Humberston Wright, Henri De Vries	Drama	^[39]

P-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Pavement Butterfly	Richard Eichberg	Anna May Wong, Alexander Granach	Drama	Co-production with Germany^[40]
A Peep Behind the Scenes	Jack Raymond	Frances Cuyler, Haddon Mason	Drama	^[41]
Piccadilly	Ewald André Dupont	Anna May Wong, Gilda Gray	Crime	^[42]
The Plaything	Castleton Knight	Estelle Brody, Heather Thatcher	Romance	^[43]
Power Over Men	George Banfield	Isabel Jeans, Jameson Thomas	Crime	^[44]
The Pride of Donegal	J. Steven Edwards	Robina Maugham, Syd Crossley	Drama	^[45]
Red Aces	Edgar Wallace	Nigel Bruce, Douglas Payne	Crime	^[46]
The Return of the Rat	Graham Cutts	Ivor Novello, Isabel Jeans, Mabel Poulton	Crime	^[47]
Ringing the Changes	Leslie S. Hiscott	Henry Edwards, Charles Cantley, James Fenton	Comedy	^[48]
The Runaway Princess	Anthony Asquith	Mady Christians, Fred Rains	Drama	Co-production with Germany^[49]
The Sacrifice	Victor Peers	Lewis Dayton, Andrée Tourneur	Drama	^[50]
Shooting Stars	A. V. Bramble	Annette Benson, Brian Aherne	Drama	^[51]
The Silent House	Walter Forde	Mabel Poulton, Gibb McLaughlin	Crime	^[52]
Sin			Drama	Co-production with Sweden
The Silver King	T. Hayes Hunter	Percy Marmont, Harold Huth	Crime	^[53]
Smashing Through	W. P. Kellino	John Stuart, Eve Gray	Crime	^[54]
The Streets of London	Norman Lee	David Dunbar, Wera Engels	Crime	^[55]
Taxi for Two	Denison Clift	Mabel Poulton, John Stuart	Romantic comedy	^[56]
The Third Eye	Maclean Rogers	Dorothy Seacombe, Hayford Hobbs	Crime	^[57]
Those Who Love	Manning Haynes	William Freshman, Carol Goodner	Romance	^[58]
The Three Kings	Hans Steinhoff	Henry Edwards, Evelyn Holt	Drama	Co-production with Germany^[59]
A Throw of Dice	Franz Osten	Seeta Devi, Himansu Rai		Co-produced with Germany and India
To What Red Hell	Edwin Greenwood	Sybil Thorndike, Bramwell Fletcher	Crime	^[60]
Under the Greenwood Tree	Harry Lachman	Marguerite Allan, Nigel Barrie	Drama	^[61]
Unto Each Other	A. E. Coleby	Harry Lorraine, Josephine Earle	Drama	^[62]
The Vagabond Queen	Géza von Bolváry	Betty Balfour, Dino Galvani	Comedy	^[63]
Wait and See	Walter Forde	Walter Forde, Frank Stanmore	Comedy
The Way of Lost Souls	Paul Czinner	Pola Negri, Warwick Ward	Drama	Co-production with Germany
When Knights Were Bold	Tim Whelan	Nelson Keys, Miriam Seegar	Comedy/Fantasy	^[64]
Why Cry at Parting?	Richard Eichberg	Dina Gralla, Harry Halm	Drama	Co-production with Germany
The Woman in White	Herbert Wilcox	Blanche Sweet, Haddon Mason	Drama	^[65]
Woman to Woman	Victor Saville	Betty Compson, George Barraud	Melodrama	^[66]
Would You Believe It!	Walter Forde	Walter Forde, Pauline Johnson	Comedy	Originally a silent film, converted into sound^[67]
The Wrecker	Géza von Bolváry	Carlyle Blackwell, Benita Hume	Crime	Co-production with Germany^[68]

See also

• 1929 in British music
• 1929 in British television
• 1929 in film
• 1929 in the United Kingdom

Notes and References

1. Web site: After the Verdict. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128210008/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bbd6e8b. dead. 28 November 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
2. Web site: Alf's Carpet. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818062437/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a67b72d. dead. 18 August 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
3. Web site: The Alley Cat. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311133443/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7dfdac. dead. 11 March 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
4. Web site: Atlantic. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222244/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a43bc35. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
5. Web site: Auld Lang Syne. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128203852/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a44c3e9. dead. 28 November 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
6. Book: Historical Dictionary of British Cinema. Alan Burton, Steve Chibnall. The Scarecrow Press. 2013. 63. 978-0-8108-6794-9.
7. Web site: The Bondman. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710182127/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bc596d5. dead. 10 July 2019. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
8. Web site: The Broken Melody. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014634/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b793af196. dead. 10 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
9. Book: British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non Fiction Film. Denis Gifford. Routledge. 1973. 2001. 3rd. 349. 2. 978-1-57958-171-8.
10. Web site: The Burgomaster of Stilemonde. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126193630/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a6b844b. dead. 26 January 2021. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
11. Web site: The Celestial City. https://web.archive.org/web/20210115214837/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6fe01b81. dead. 15 January 2021. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
12. Web site: Chamber of Horrors. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222251/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6fe7b847. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
13. Web site: Champaigner. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222210/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bc8e7c4. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
14. Web site: City of Play. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222044/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bca086b. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
15. Web site: The Clue of the New Pin. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014519/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bca5088. dead. 10 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
16. Web site: The Co-Optimists. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128203058/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7ed6a7. dead. 28 November 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
17. Web site: A Cottage on Dartmoor. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
18. Web site: The Crimson Circle. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028091934/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b706598b2. dead. 28 October 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
19. Web site: The Crooked Billet. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222021/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bcbf701. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
20. Web site: Cupid in Clover. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222010/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7071cbe2. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
21. Web site: Dark Red Roses. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222303/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a87614f. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
22. Web site: The Devil's Maze. https://web.archive.org/web/20200111215327/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b70b5679d. dead. 11 January 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
23. Web site: Down Channel. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014634/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a92c1c6. dead. 10 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
24. Web site: Drifters. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220132850/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b69ebd8d5. dead. 20 February 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
25. Web site: The Feather. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029235503/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7956f408. dead. 29 October 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
26. News: 10 great thrillers set on trains. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
27. Web site: The Flying Squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819095833/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71970118. dead. 19 August 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
28. Web site: High Treason. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425061832/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8a109e19. dead. 25 April 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
29. Web site: Human Cargo. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909221936/https://filmography.bfi.org.uk/film/150191742. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
30. Web site: The Informer. https://web.archive.org/web/20160830142118/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b72ce94e0. dead. 30 August 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
31. Web site: The Inseparables. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222215/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad24452. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
32. Web site: Kitty. https://web.archive.org/web/20190326055417/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b734c8f63. dead. 26 March 2019. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
33. Web site: The Lady from the Sea. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222240/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7364e5f8. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
34. Web site: Lily of Killarney. https://web.archive.org/web/20190424224429/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6be5a509. dead. 24 April 2019. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
35. Web site: Little Miss London. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014532/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b739c13fa. dead. 10 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
36. Web site: The Lost Patrol. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222033/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b73bd0adb. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
37. Web site: Lure of the Atlantic. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222359/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/529539c54bf17. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
38. Web site: The Manxman. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306194952/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6afeaec0. dead. 6 March 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
39. Web site: Master and Man. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909221932/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6be894a9. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
40. Web site: Grosstadtschmetterling. https://web.archive.org/web/20160630021821/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bdb246d. dead. 30 June 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
41. Web site: A Peep Behind the Scenes. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014544/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b75623bac. dead. 10 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
42. Web site: Piccadilly. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313120844/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7579dc11. dead. 13 March 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
43. Web site: The Plaything. https://web.archive.org/web/20191218193709/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bf09c59. dead. 18 December 2019. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
44. Web site: Power Over Men. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222242/https://filmography.bfi.org.uk/film/150046337. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
45. Web site: The Pride of Donegal. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908234120/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b75bbd265. dead. 8 September 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
46. Web site: Red Aces. https://web.archive.org/web/20170921111531/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b75ff1b8e. dead. 21 September 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
47. Web site: The Return of the Rat. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108172313/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b43bccf. dead. 8 November 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
48. Web site: Ringing the Changes. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128210055/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b762e0812. dead. 28 November 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
49. Web site: The Runaway Princess. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222404/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b4c3bbf. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
50. Web site: Sacrifice. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908222512/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7db5a043. dead. 8 September 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
51. Web site: Shooting Stars. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617061850/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b5c3246. dead. 17 June 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
52. Web site: The Silent House. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108174746/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b5df568. dead. 8 November 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
53. Web site: The Silver King. https://web.archive.org/web/20171212054108/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b5e9a5f. dead. 12 December 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
54. Web site: Smashing Through. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014622/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b63ce7b. dead. 10 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
55. Web site: The Streets of London. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128204911/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/52953e909cfc8. dead. 28 November 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
56. Web site: Taxi for Two. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108165547/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b7bc4aa. dead. 8 November 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
57. Web site: The Third Eye. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204192742/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b823741. dead. 4 February 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
58. Web site: Those Who Love. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306021230/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b83e6be. dead. 6 March 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
59. Web site: The Three Kings. https://web.archive.org/web/20171226084447/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b848d4a. dead. 26 December 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
60. Book: The History of the British Film 1918 - 1929. Rachael Low. Routledge. 1997. 1999. 4. 180. 0-415-15451-0.
61. Web site: Under the Greenwood Tree. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909222337/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b9680ae. dead. 9 September 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
62. Web site: Unto Each Other. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908224025/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b781951b6. dead. 8 September 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
63. Web site: The Vagabond Queen. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124092453/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7824a40d. dead. 24 November 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
64. Web site: When Knights Were Bold. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128204438/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ba8e3f1. dead. 28 November 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
65. Web site: The Woman in White. https://web.archive.org/web/20190621163643/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bb14fff. dead. 21 June 2019. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
66. Web site: Woman to Woman. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203203834/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bb235a2. dead. 3 December 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
67. Web site: Would You Believe It?. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601183318/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bb389bb. dead. 1 June 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
68. Web site: The Wrecker. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309232505/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b78d5f2b3. dead. 9 March 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.