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The Song of Ceylon (1934) -- Song of Ceylon

Overview

Date of Birth:
26 April 1898, Kilmadock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK more
Date of Death:
19 February 1972, Bath, Somerset, England, UK. [now Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK] more
Trivia:
Brother of fellow documentary directors Marion Grierson and Ruby Grierson. more
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Down 26% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Producer, Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Production Manager, Miscellaneous Crew, Editor, Self, Archive Footage
Producer:
  1. Child's Play (1954) (executive producer)
  2. Devil on Horseback (1954) (producer)
  3. Background (1953) (executive producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Edge of Divorce (USA)
  4. The Oracle (1953) (executive producer)
    ... aka The Horse's Mouth (USA)
  5. Laxdale Hall (1953) (executive producer)
    ... aka Scotch on the Rocks (USA)
  6. Man of Africa (1953) (producer)
    ... aka Kigusi Story
  7. Miss Robin Hood (1952) (executive producer)
  8. The Brave Don't Cry (1952) (executive producer)
  9. Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) (executive producer)
    ... aka Nothing to Lose
  10. You're Only Young Twice (1952) (executive producer)
  11. Brandy for the Parson (1952) (executive producer)
  12. Judgment Deferred (1952) (executive producer)

  13. The Obedient Flame (1939) (producer)
  14. The Face of Scotland (1938) (producer)
  15. We Live in Two Worlds (1937) (producer)
  16. Coal Face (1935) (producer)
  17. Granton Trawler (1934) (producer) (uncredited)
  18. The Song of Ceylon (1934) (producer)
  19. Industrial Britain (1933) (producer)
  20. O'er Hill and Dale (1932) (producer)
Writer:
  1. Seawards the Great Ships (1961) (treatment)

  2. Granton Trawler (1934) (writer) (uncredited)
Director:
  1. Granton Trawler (1934) (uncredited)

  2. Drifters (1929)
Cinematographer:
  1. Granton Trawler (1934)
  2. The Private Life of the Gannets (1934)
Production Manager:
  1. Night Mail (1936) (production supervisor)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (1934) (presenter)
Editor:
  1. Drifters (1929)
Self:
  1. Creative Process: Norman McLaren (1990) (voice) .... Himself
    ... aka Le génie créateur: Norman McLaren (Canada: French title)

  2. "This Wonderful World" (1957) TV series .... Presenter

  3. The Face of Scotland (1938) (voice) (uncredited) .... John Knox
  4. Night Mail (1936) .... Commentary
Archive Footage:
  1. Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment (1999) (uncredited) .... Himself (founder, NFB)
  2. The Magical Eye (1989) (uncredited) .... Himself
  3. Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (takes film notes with officers)
  4. Grierson (1973) .... Himself

Additional Details

Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 2 Print Biographies more
Genres:
Documentary | Short | Comedy | Drama more
Plot Keywords:
Group 3 | 1950s | Based On Novel | Based On Play more

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