by Radomír D. Kokeš; update 5th May 2024 (111 items).
This (growing) database is a parallel product of my research into Czech film style and narrative history. Although mobile framing is just one of the analyzed parameters, it fairly eloquently points to the international role of one of the most characteristic techniques of the first sound era decade. ASL means Average Shot Length (in seconds), as is explained here.
MY CENTRAL DATABASE „FILM-SHOT-COUNTER“
| Name | Year | Country | Length (m) | Length (s) | Total number of shots | ASL | Number of still shots | Number of moving shots | % of still shots | % of moving shots |
| Markens Groede | 1921 | NOR | 83,7 | 5024 | 706 | 7,1 | 446 (+ 199 tit.) | 61 | 88% | 12% |
| Just Around the Corner | 1922 | USA | 83,7 | 5024 | 727 | 6,9 | 559 (+ 157 tit.) | 11 | 98% | 2% |
| Nanook of the North | 1922 | USA / FRA | 83,7 | 5024 | 420 | 12,0 | 223 (+ 86 tit.) | 111 | 67% | 33% |
| L’Ombra | 1923 | ITA | 88,4 | 5301 | 803 | 6,6 | 590 (+ 136 tit.) | 77 | 88% | 12% |
| Merry-Go-Round | 1923 | USA | 119,7 | 7182 | 1305 | 5,5 | 1104 (+ 183 tit.) | 18 | 98% | 2% |
| Der Berg des Schicksals | 1924 | DEU | 99,6 | 5973 | 1003 | 6,0 | 823 (+ 86 tit.) | 94 | 90% | 10% |
| Der Mann ohne Nerven | 1924 | DEU | 64,1 | 3846 | 700 | 5,5 | 559 (+ 73 tit.) | 68 | 89% | 11% |
| Pêcheur d’Islande | 1924 | FRA | 90,7 | 5442 | 1003 | 5,4 | 826 (+ 109 tit.) | 68 | 92% | 8% |
| Zigano, der Brigant vom Monte Diavolo | 1925 | DEU | 118,6 | 7118 | 1480 | 4,8 | 1275 (+ 120 tit.) | 85 | 94% | 6% |
| Le P’tit Parigot: La première partie | 1926 | FRA | 76,2 | 4570 | 1273 | 3,6 | 1004 (+ 102 tit.) | 167 | 86% | 14% |
| Le Vertige | 1926 | FRA | 116,2 | 6970 | 1348 | 5,2 | 1179 (+ 92 tit.) | 77 | 94% | 6% |
| Poker Faces | 1926 | USA | 82,1 | 4925 | 1127 | 4,4 | 816 (+ 182 tit.) | 129 | 86% | 14% |
| Profanazione | 1926 | FRA | 62,9 | 3776 | 687 | 5,5 | 525 (+ 148 tit.) | 14 | 97% | 3% |
| Son premier film | 1926 | FRA | 95,0 | 5700 | 1426 | 4,0 | 1212 (+ 168 tit.) | 46 | 96% | 4% |
| The Winning of Barbara Worth | 1926 | USA | 89,2 | 5352 | 1161 | 4,6 | 845 (+ 189 tit.) | 127 | 87% | 13% |
| Up in the Mable’s Room | 1926 | USA | 78,9 | 4736 | 864 | 5,5 | 669 (+ 171 tit.) | 24 | 97% | 3% |
| Hindle Wakes | 1927 | GBR | 114,5 | 6868 | 791 | 8,7 | 527 (+ 143 tit.) | 121 | 81% | 19% |
| Krásná vyzvědačka | 1927 | CZE | 83,0 | 4980 | 1522 | 3,3 | 1306 (+ 190 tit.) | 26 | 98% | 2% |
| Noidan kirot | 1927 | FIN | 59,2 | 3552 | 908 | 3,9 | 724 (+ 146 tit.) | 38 | 95% | 5% |
| Das Letzte Souper | 1928 | DEU | 85,2 | 5109 | 778 | 6,6 | 610 (+ 85 tit.) | 83 | 88% | 12% |
| Hans Kungl. Höghet Shinglar | 1928 | SWE | 85,2 | 5109 | 1004 | 5,1 | 785 (+ 150 tit.) | 69 | 75% | 8% |
| Wait and See | 1928 | GBR | 59,1 | 3543 | 766 | 4,6 | 583 (+ 81 tit.) | 102 | 85% | 15% |
| Applause | 1929 | USA | 77,6 | 4655 | 331 | 14,1 | 132 | 199 | 40% | 60% |
| Blackmail | 1929 | GBR | 80,3 | 4817 | 443 | 10,9 | 334 | 109 | 75% | 25% |
| Erotikon | 1929 | CZE | 76,7 | 4601 | 803 | 5,7 | 705 | 98 | 88% | 12% |
| Gardiens du Phare | 1929 | FRA | 80,9 | 4853 | 548 | 8,9 | 382 (+ 19 tit.) | 147 | 73% | 28% |
| Hell’s Heroes | 1929 | USA | 59,6 | 3578 | 603 | 5,9 | 361 (+ 93 tit.) | 149 | 71% | 29% |
| Højt paa en kvist | 1929 | DNK | 95,1 | 5708 | 1209 | 4,7 | 886 (+ 256 tit.) | 67 | 93% | 7% |
| Horské volání S. O. S. | 1929 | CZE | 73,0 | 4380 | 706 | 6,2 | 612 | 94 | 86% | 13% |
| Její pastorkyňa | 1929 | CZE | 66,1 | 3967 | 769 | 5,2 | 694 | 75 | 90% | 10% |
| Když valčík zní | 1929 | CZE | 61,3 | 3678 | 504 | 7,3 | 428 | 76 | 85% | 15% |
| Manolescu – Der König der Hochstapler | 1929 | FRA | 107,6 | 6454 | 966 | 6,7 | 667 (+ 113 tit.) | 186 | 78% | 22% |
| Modern Love | 1929 | USA | 70,1 | 4208 | 654 | 6,4 | 490 (+ 81 tit.) | 83 | 86% | 14% |
| Pancéřové auto | 1929 | CZE | 61,5 | 3691 | 809 | 4,6 | 733 | 76 | 91% | 9% |
| Po horách, po dolách | 1929 | CZE | 100,4 | 6036 | 635 | 9,5 | 471 (+ 114 tit.) | 50 | 90% | 10% |
| She Goes To War | 1929 | USA | 48,1 | 2887 | 548 | 5,3 | 495 | 53 | 90% | 10% |
| Sled pozhara nad Rusiya | 1929 | BGR | 58,2 | 3491 | 722 | 4,8 | 570 (+ 92 tit.) | 60 | 90% | 10% |
| Svatý Václav | 1929 | CZE | 87,6 | 5259 | 1203 | 4,4 | 1103 | 100 | 92% | 8% |
| The Manxman | 1929 | GBR | 98,4 | 5901 | 810 | 7,3 | 643 (+ 111 tit.) | 56 | 92% | 8% |
| The Runaway Princess | 1929 | GBR / DEU | 75,9 | 4554 | 828 | 5,5 | 659 (+ 96 tit.) | 73 | 90% | 10% |
| Tu m’appartiens! | 1929 | FRA | 104,6 | 6273 | 1020 | 6,2 | 977 | 43 | 96% | 4% |
| Would you believe it? | 1929 | GBR | 59,5 | 3568 | 738 | 4,8 | 577 (+ 83 tit.) | 78 | 88% | 12% |
| C. a k. polní maršálek | 1930 | CZE | 89,6 | 5373 | 383 | 14,0 | 347 | 36 | 91% | 9% |
| Fidlovačka | 1930 | CZE | 89,0 | 5341 | 542 | 9,9 | 499 | 43 | 92% | 8% |
| Když struny lkají | 1930 | CZE | 63,5 | 3807 | 496 | 7,7 | 363 | 133 | 73% | 27% |
| Lāčplēsis | 1930 | LVA | 130,2 | 7812 | 1082 | 7,2 | 843 (+ 77 tit.) | 162 | 84% | 16% |
| Night Owls | 1930 | USA | 35,3 | 2120 | 234 | 9,1 | 220 | 14 | 94% | 6% |
| Sea Wolf, The | 1930 | USA | 86,8 | 5207 | 614 | 8,5 | 517 | 97 | 84% | 16% |
| Tikhiy Don | 1930 | RUS | 113,9 | 6832 | 1390 | 4,9 | 1174 (+ 168 tit.) | 48 | 96% | 4% |
| Coeur de Lilas | 1931 | FRA | 87,1 | 5223 | 776 | 6,7 | 549 | 227 | 71% | 29% |
| Daïnah la métisse | 1931 | FRA | 49,9 | 2993 | 470 | 6,4 | 403 | 67 | 86% | 14% |
| Fen Dou | 1931 | CHIN | 83,4 | 5005 | 573 | 7,4 | 453 | 120 | 79% | 21% |
| Kariéra Pavla Čamrdy | 1931 | CZE | 94,1 | 5643 | 743 | 7,6 | 659 | 84 | 89% | 11% |
| Muži v offsidu | 1931 | CZE | 93,9 | 5636 | 421 | 13,4 | 272 | 149 | 65% | 35% |
| Obrácení Ferdyše Pištory | 1931 | CZE | 79,4 | 4765 | 552 | 8,6 | 332 | 220 | 60% | 40% |
| Osada mladých snů | 1931 | CZE | 92,8 | 5568 | 301 | 18,5 | 207 | 94 | 69% | 31% |
| Over the Hill | 1931 | USA | 89,4 | 5363 | 389 | 13,8 | 244 | 145 | 63% | 37% |
| Psohlavci | 1931 | CZE | 104,7 | 6284 | 574 | 10,9 | 460 | 114 | 80% | 20% |
| Quick Millions | 1931 | USA | 68,3 | 4098 | 308 | 13,3 | 218 | 90 | 71% | 29% |
| Surrender | 1931 | USA | 68,5 | 4110 | 516 | 8,0 | 407 | 109 | 79% | 21% |
| To neznáte Hadimršku | 1931 | CZE | 92,3 | 5539 | 438 | 12,6 | 305 | 133 | 70% | 30% |
| Tonka Šibenice | 1931 | CZE | 74,0 | 4439 | 741 | 6,0 | 632 | 109 | 85% | 15% |
| Vagabonde, La | 1931 | FRA | 63,6 | 3814 | 364 | 10,5 | 269 | 95 | 74% | 26% |
| Yeyo pravo | 1931 | UZB | 55,1 | 3305 | 773 | 4,3 | 661 (+ 49 tit.) | 63 | 91% | 9% |
| Biały ślad | 1932 | POL | 55,1 | 3305 | 843 | 4,9 | 619 (+ 89 tit.) | 135 | 82% | 18% |
| Bitter Tea of General Yen, The | 1932 | USA | 86,3 | 5176 | 727 | 7,1 | 521 | 206 | 72% | 28% |
| His Lordship | 1932 | GBR | 71,5 | 4288 | 655 | 6,5 | 438 | 217 | 67% | 33% |
| Horse Feathers | 1932 | USA | 65,2 | 3911 | 492 | 7,9 | 269 | 223 | 55% | 45% |
| I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang | 1932 | USA | 91,0 | 5462 | 968 | 10,5 | 689 | 279 | 71% | 29% |
| Kantor Ideál | 1932 | CZE | 92,3 | 5537 | 509 | 10,9 | 365 | 144 | 72% | 28% |
| Lelíček ve službách Sherlocka Holmesa | 1932 | CZE | 88,9 | 5334 | 579 | 9,2 | 395 | 184 | 68% | 32% |
| Malostranští mušketýři | 1932 | CZE | 102,4 | 6143 | 513 | 12,0 | 375 | 138 | 73% | 27% |
| Modern Times | 1932 | USA | 85,1 | 5106 | 569 | 9,0 | 170 (+ 84 tit.) | 135 | 35% | 28% |
| Murders in the Rue Morgue | 1932 | USA | 58,8 | 3528 | 412 | 12,0 | 314 | 98 | 76% | 24% |
| Peníze nebo život | 1932 | CZE | 94,8 | 5685 | 542 | 10,5 | 388 | 154 | 72% | 28% |
| Pepina Rejholcová | 1932 | CZE | 89,8 | 5387 | 534 | 10,1 | 467 | 67 | 87% | 13% |
| Před maturitou | 1932 | CZE | 91,6 | 5495 | 412 | 13,3 | 244 | 168 | 59% | 41% |
| Trouble in Paradise, The | 1932 | CZE | 79,9 | 4792 | 423 | 11,3 | 317 | 106 | 75% | 25% |
| Deluge | 1933 | USA | 64,6 | 3875 | 545 | 7,1 | 386 | 159 | 71% | 29% |
| Hello, sister! | 1933 | USA | 59,5 | 3571 | 286 | 12,5 | 216 | 70 | 76% | 24% |
| Hijōsen no onna | 1933 | JAP | 59,5 | 3571 | 1485 | 12,5 | 1164 (+ 285 tit) | 36 | 98% | 2% |
| Madla z cihelny | 1933 | CZE | 106,4 | 6383 | 438 | 14,6 | 315 | 123 | 72% | 28% |
| Man’s Castle | 1933 | USA | 77,2 | 4629 | 671 | 6,8 | 503 | 168 | 75% | 25% |
| Pobočník Jeho Výsosti | 1933 | CZE | 78,3 | 4698 | 492 | 9,5 | 391 | 101 | 79% | 21% |
| Revizor | 1933 | CZE | 69,5 | 4170 | 474 | 8,8 | 316 | 158 | 67% | 33% |
| Řeka | 1933 | CZE | 84,7 | 5082 | 615 | 8,3 | 457 | 158 | 74% | 26% |
| Sedmá velmoc | 1933 | CZE | 87,8 | 5265 | 725 | 7,3 | 545 | 180 | 75% | 25% |
| Sněhurka a sedm trpaslíků | 1933 | CZE | 47,1 | 2824 | 103 | 27,2 | 76 | 27 | 74% | 26% |
| State Fair | 1933 | USA | 96,9 | 5811 | 593 | 9,8 | 388 | 205 | 65% | 35% |
| Svítání | 1933 | CZE | 70,5 | 4228 | 656 | 6,4 | 579 | 77 | 88% | 12% |
| U svatého Antoníčka | 1933 | CZE | 95,5 | 5732 | 446 | 12,9 | 289 | 157 | 65% | 35% |
| Vražda v Ostrovní ulici | 1933 | CZE | 72,2 | 4332 | 391 | 11,1 | 264 | 127 | 68% | 32% |
| Warrior’s Husband, The | 1933 | USA | 73,0 | 4381 | 625 | 7,0 | 507 | 118 | 81% | 19% |
| Záhada modrého pokoje | 1933 | CZE | 71,5 | 4292 | 292 | 14,7 | 201 | 91 | 69% | 31% |
| Death at Broadcasting House | 1934 | GBR | 69,1 | 4146 | 443 | 9,3 | 382 | 61 | 86% | 14% |
| Cheongchun-Eui Sipjaro | 1934 | KOR | 73,5 | 4410 | 384 | 11,4 | 251 | 133 | 65% | 35% |
| Ladies Should Listen | 1934 | USA | 58,3 | 3498 | 394 | 8,8 | 303 | 91 | 77% | 23% |
| Salto in die Seligkeit | 1934 | AUT | 82,2 | 4932 | 386 | 12,7 | 262 | 124 | 68% | 32% |
| We live again | 1934 | USA | 79,7 | 4784 | 598 | 10,1 | 422 | 176 | 71% | 29% |
| Becky Sharp | 1935 | USA | 81,4 | 4886 | 486 | 10,1 | 409 | 77 | 84% | 16% |
| Gibel sensatsii | 1935 | RUS | 83,8 | 5025 | 1072 | 4,6 | 999 | 73 | 93% | 7% |
| Toni | 1935 | FRA | 82,6 | 4953 | 267 | 18,6 | 193 | 74 | 72% | 28% |
| Top Hats | 1935 | USA | 93,6 | 5613 | 560 | 10,0 | 400 | 160 | 71% | 29% |
| Dracula’s Daughter | 1936 | USA | 68,9 | 4132 | 677 | 6,1 | 502 | 175 | 74% | 26% |
| My Man Godfrey | 1936 | USA | 92,6 | 5557 | 609 | 9,1 | 474 | 135 | 78% | 22% |
| Bringing Up Baby | 1938 | USA | 100,5 | 6031 | 671 | 8,9 | 483 | 188 | 72% | 28% |
| Ducháček to zařídí | 1938 | CZE | 87,4 | 5241 | 297 | 17,6 | 165 | 132 | 56% | 44% |
| In Old Chicago | 1938 | USA | 110,5 | 6628 | 844 | 7,9 | 667 | 177 | 79% | 21% |
| Verastettu Kuolema | 1938 | FIN | 99,3 | 5955 | 758 | 7,9 | 626 | 132 | 83% | 17% |
| Gjest Baardsen | 1939 | NOR | 91,1 | 5465 | 481 | 11,3 | 339 | 142 | 70% | 30% |
| Jesse James | 1939 | USA | 105,8 | 6348 | 751 | 8,5 | 607 | 144 | 81% | 19% |
| Invisible Man Returns, The | 1940 | USA | 79,5 | 4769 | 525 | 9,1 | 350 | 175 | 67% | 33% |