Sort by Year - Latest Movies and TV Shows With John Grierson
- Job Types
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. Making Movie History: Wartime Women (2014)
5 min | Short
Canadian women filmmakers at the National Film Board of Canada during World War II.
Director: Joanne Robertson | Stars: Beth Bertram, Red Burns, Evelyn Cherry, John Grierson
2. Creative Process: Norman McLaren (1991)
117 min | Documentary, Biography
Directors: Donald McWilliams, Claude Dionne | Stars: John Grierson, Susan Huycke, Norman McLaren, Gavin Millar
Votes: 47
3. I Remember, I Remember (1968 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Douglas Moodie | Stars: John Grierson, Alfred Hitchcock
4. Hitchcock on Grierson (1965 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
A tribute to the Father of Documentary, by the Master of Suspense.
Stars: John Grierson, Alfred Hitchcock
5. The Heart of Scotland (1962)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Laurence Henson | Star: Bryden Murdoch
6. Seawards the Great Ships (1961)
28 min | Documentary, Short
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 one of the world's great centres of ... See full summary »
Director: Hilary Harris | Stars: Bryden Murdoch, Kenneth Kendall
Votes: 83
8. John Grierson (1959)
15 min | Short
A record of an address by John Grierson at the National Film Theatre in August 1959.
Director: Hazel Wilkinson | Star: John Grierson
9. This Wonderful World (1957– )
The presentation was by a Professor Webster. He was in his study with a Globe of the World, which he spun to take the viewers to a different place on the planet. To interesting people & ... See full summary »
Star: John Grierson
10. Child's Play (1954)
68 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A science-fiction film about children who manage to split the atom and thereby create a new form of popcorn.
Director: Margaret Thomson | Stars: Mona Washbourne, Peter Martyn, Dorothy Alison, Ingeborg von Kusserow
Votes: 153
11. Devil on Horseback (1954)
88 min | Drama
A young jockey is determined to win whatever the cost, but finds that there are more important things than success.
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Googie Withers, John McCallum, Jeremy Spenser, Liam Redmond
Votes: 29
12. The Horse's Mouth (1953)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Fantasy
An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.
Director: C.M. Pennington-Richards | Stars: Robert Beatty, Michael Medwin, Virginia McKenna, Mervyn Johns
Votes: 81
13. Edge of Divorce (1953)
Approved | 83 min | Drama
In post-war London, upper-middle class barrister John Lomax and his wife Barbie decide after several years of constant bickering to divorce. They underestimate the effect of their ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Birt | Stars: Valerie Hobson, Philip Friend, Norman Wooland, Janette Scott
Votes: 60
14. Man of Africa (1953)
73 min | Drama
Dramatisation of the Bakiga people's attempt to cultivate the Kigezi district of Uganda, region inhabited by Pygmies. Jonathan, educated clerk, son of the village's chief, goes along with ... See full summary »
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Asaza, Erisa Bashungula, Frederick Bijuerenda, Mattayo Bukwirwa
Votes: 19
15. Scotch on the Rocks (1953)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Romance
A parliamentary delegation is sent to a remote community in the Scottish Highlands where the residents are protesting at their poor links with the outside world. After a few days amongst ... See full summary »
Director: John Eldridge | Stars: Ronald Squire, Kathleen Ryan, Raymond Huntley, Sebastian Shaw
Votes: 179
16. Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy
Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the village of Little Hayhoe, England is expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. The "almost" is because of Dan ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Eddie Byrne, Jane Barrett, Robert Brown, Raymond Lovell
Votes: 301
17. Brandy for the Parson (1952)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A young couple get involved with a smuggler.
Director: John Eldridge | Stars: James Donald, Kenneth More, Jean Lodge, Frederick Piper
Votes: 207
18. Judgment Deferred (1952)
88 min | Crime, Drama
A group of very strange men, refugees and casualties of the war, rally round when one of their number is framed by a drug racketeer. Co-opting a well-known journalist to their cause, they ... See full summary »
Director: John Baxter | Stars: Hugh Sinclair, Helen Shingler, Abraham Sofaer, Leslie Dwyer
Votes: 33
19. Miss Robin Hood (1952)
Approved | 76 min | Comedy, Crime
Henry Wrigley (Richard Hearne) is happy writing stories for a children's' comic. Then he meets Miss Honey (Dame Margaret Rutherford), who encourages him to go into minor crime.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Margaret Rutherford, Richard Hearne, Edward Lexy, Fanny Rowe
Votes: 327
20. The Brave Don't Cry (1952)
89 min | Drama
A story about a true mining accident.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: John Gregson, Meg Buchanan, John Rae, Fulton Mackay
Votes: 115
21. You're Only Young Twice (1952)
81 min | Comedy
Ada Shore is mistaken for a new secretary, she brings a breath of fresh air to the traditional university.
Director: Terry Bishop | Stars: Duncan Macrae, Joseph Tomelty, Patrick Barr, Charles Hawtrey
Votes: 93
22. High Over the Borders (1942)
23 min | Documentary, Short
An Oscar-nominated film describing migration among birds in North America emphasizing the international character of many of the flights of different species.
Director: Raymond Spottiswoode | Star: Phil Brown
Votes: 58
25. North Sea (1938)
Approved | 24 min | Drama, Documentary, Short
A dramatic reconstruction of the fishing trawler 'John Gillman' in trouble in a storm.
Director: Harry Watt | Star: Bill Blewitt
Votes: 159
26. The Face of Scotland (1938)
14 min | Documentary, Short, History
The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.
Director: Basil Wright | Stars: John Laurie, John Grierson
Votes: 14
28. Trade Tattoo (1937)
5 min | Short, Animation, Drama
Abstract animation drawn directly on Technicolor film, some with underlying real life footage of unrelated subjects. Various colorful shapes and patterns move and interact, set to upbeat music.
Director: Len Lye
Votes: 561
29. A Job in a Million (1937)
15 min | Documentary, Short
A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.
Director: Evelyn Cherry
Votes: 17
32. We Live in Two Worlds (1937)
15 min | Documentary, Short, War
The author J.B. Priestley delivers a talk about cross-border trade and communications as a benign force, which he contrasts with the military preoccupations of individual nations.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Star: J.B. Priestley
Votes: 27
33. The Saving of Bill Blewitt (1937)
25 min | Drama, Short
A rare dramatic production for the GPO, although it is told in documentary style. It shows two fishermen who lose their boat and manage to save to buy another, and is intended to show people how one can scrimp and save.
Director: Harry Watt | Star: Bill Blewitt
Votes: 38
34. Daily Round (1937)
Short
A simple postman dreams about how his life could be improved
Directors: Richard Massingham, Karl Urbahn | Stars: Russell Waters, Cedra Neville, Richard Massingham, James Donald
35. Children at School (1937)
23 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary looking at the education system in 1930's Britain.
Director: Basil Wright | Star: H. Wilson Harris
Votes: 15
36. Night Mail (1936)
Approved | 25 min | Short, Documentary
Shows the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland overnight.
Directors: Harry Watt, Basil Wright | Stars: Arthur Clark, John Grierson, Stuart Legg, Robert Rae
Votes: 1,458
37. A Colour Box (1935)
Not Rated | 3 min | Animation, Short
Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.
Director: Len Lye
Votes: 973
38. Coal Face (1935)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary showing the dangerous working conditions of coal mining across England, Scotland and Wales.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: W.H. Auden, Montagu Slater
Votes: 353
39. BBC: The Voice of Britain (1935)
53 min | Documentary
Director: Stuart Legg | Stars: Adrian Boult, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Henry Hall, BBC Dance Hall Orchestra
Votes: 20
40. The Song of Ceylon (1934)
38 min | Short, Documentary
A short film which documents the lives of the Sinhalese people.
Director: Basil Wright | Star: Lionel Wendt
Votes: 439
41. The Private Life of the Gannets (1934)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short
A 1934 GB production that was picked up in 1937 by Educational for 20th Century Fox distribution about the gannet, (a beautiful white and exceedingly graceful bird deemed the best fisherman... See full summary »
Director: Julian Huxley | Star: A.L. Alexander
Votes: 109
42. Granton Trawler (1934)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary about the fishing trawler, "Isabella Grieg". We follow her from her base in Granton Harbour, in Edinburgh, right up the east coast of Edinburgh, up to the fishing grounds between Shetland and Norway.
Directors: Edgar Anstey, John Grierson
Votes: 239
44. Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (1934)
29 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: J.M. Reeves, Marjorie Fone, June Godfrey, Bruce Winston
Votes: 41
45. Post-Haste (1934)
9 min | Documentary, Short
A short film from the British Postal Service which reminds users of the deadline for parcels for the upcoming holidays.
Director: Humphrey Jennings
Votes: 129
46. 6.30 Collection (1934)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Edgar Anstey, Harry Watt
Votes: 12