John Grierson Movies

When Canada entered World War II, the National Film Board suddenly had an urgent new mission—and hundreds of women stepped forward, helping to...

Early documentary, slung together from footage depicting the first invasion of North America by Europeans, designed to show industrial technology's...

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...

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

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

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

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

Grierson set out to make "propaganda," and this film--with it's voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a...

A stark warning about Britain’s coal-fired smog, charting its damage to health, buildings, and the economy while advocating cleaner...

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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

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

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

Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.

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

A look at how Scotland's water is being used to bring power to the Highlands.

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

Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.