John Grierson Movies

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

A boy pursues his ambition to be a jockey

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.

Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were still...

The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of...

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

In this parody of Sherlock Holmes, the Great Detective goes to an opium den of inequity in the dangerous London district of London and challenges...

A look at the work of Glasgow's Medical Officer of Health.

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.

Trade Tattoo went even further than Rainbow Dance in its manipulation of the Gasparcolor process. The original black and white footage consisted of...

Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.

A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.