John Grierson Filmes

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

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

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

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

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

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

At Balloch Moss mine in Scotland, water comes through a seam bringing a torrent of mud into the mine and flooding the pit shaft, resulting in 118 men...

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

In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition...

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

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

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

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...

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

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

An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.

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

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

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