John Grierson Movies

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

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

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

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

A silent film by John Grierson. It tells the story of Britain's North Sea herring fishery.

Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

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

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

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

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

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

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

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

Smog was the deadly downside of Britain's industrial might, as this powerful and revealing documentary spells out. In 1937, coal was Britain's...