John Grierson Filmes

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."

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

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

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

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

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

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

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

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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

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

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...

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

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

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

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

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

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

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