John Grierson Movies

A celebration of the importance of the British countryside.

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

Legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock pays tribute to the "father of the documentary", John Grierson, exploring what made his work so...

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

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

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

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

The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

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...

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

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

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

Filmed in Uganda, Man of Africa was assembled by legendary documentary producer John Grierson. The film depicts the mass migration of the Bakija and...

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

The story of the North Sea herring fleets from Yarmouth and Lowestoft to Shetland.

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

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

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.