John Grierson Movies

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

A boy pursues his ambition to be a jockey

Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."

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

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

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

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

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

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 Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

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

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.

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

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

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

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.