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Grierson, John (1898-1972)
 

Film & TV credits


Film Credits
 
TURKSIB1929English version recut and retitled by
DRIFTERS1929director; editor
CONQUEST1930constructed by
INDUSTRIAL BRITAIN1931producer
SHADOW ON THE MOUNTAIN AN EXPERIMENT ON THE WELSH HILLS1931producer
O'ER HILL AND DALE1932producer
UPSTREAM1932producer
THE COUNTRY COMES TO TOWN1933producer (uncredited)
CABLE SHIP1933producer
CARGO FROM JAMAICA1933producer
THE COMING OF THE DIAL1933producer
SPRING ON THE FARM1933producer
TELEPHONE WORKERS1933producer
WINDMILL IN BARBADOS1933producer
LINER CRUISING SOUTH1933producer (uncredited)
GRANTON TRAWLER1934director (uncredited); photography
KING LOG1934producer
THE NEW OPERATOR1934producer
PETT AND POTT A FAIRY STORY OF THE SUBURBS1934 producer
POST HASTE1934producer
SPRING COMES TO ENGLAND1934producer
WEATHER FORECAST1934producer
6.30 COLLECTION1934 producer
THE SONG OF CEYLON1934producer / voice of commerce (uncredited)
AERO ENGINE1934producer
A COLOUR BOX1935producer
BANKING FOR MILLIONS1935producer
INTRODUCING THE DIAL1935producer
BBC THE VOICE OF BRITAIN1935producer
COAL FACE1935production
BBC - DROITWICH1935producer
NIGHT MAIL1936producer (uncredited); script (uncredited)
THE SAVING OF BILL BLEWITT1936producer (uncredited)
A JOB IN A MILLION1937producer
LINE TO THE TSCHIERVA HUT1937producer (uncredited)
CHILDREN AT SCHOOL1937producer
THE SMOKE MENACE1937producer
WE LIVE IN TWO WORLDS1937producer
DAILY ROUND1937producer
TRADE TATTOO: THE RHYTHM OF WORK-A-DAY BRITAIN1937producer
THE FACE OF SCOTLAND1938producer (uncredited)
BURIED TREASURE1939supervision
THE LONDONERS1939producer
UNESCO1948arranged by / narrator
JUDGEMENT DEFERRED1951executive producer
BRANDY FOR THE PARSON1952executive producer
THE BRAVE DON'T CRY1952executive producer
MISS ROBIN HOOD1952executive producer
TIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE!1952executive producer
YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE!1952executive producer
MAN OF AFRICA1953producer
BACKGROUND1953executive producer (uncredited)
LAXDALE HALL1953executive producer
THE ORACLE1953executive producer
CHILD'S PLAY1954executive producer
DEVIL ON HORSEBACK1954producer
JOHN GRIERSON / JOHN GRIERSON AT THE NATIONAL FILM THEATRE 1959on-screen participant
SEAWARDS THE GREAT SHIPS1960original outline
THE HEART OF SCOTLAND1961treatment
THE IMAGE MAKERSCanada, 1980narrator
 
Television Credits
 
THE PROJECTION OF BRITAIN: THE STORY OF THE BRITISH DOCUMENTARY FILM: Beginnings (1929-1939)BBC tx 23/11/1954presenter
THIS WONDERFUL WORLD ITV (Scotland) 1957-1967; ITV (London) tx 15/9/1958 - 31/12/1968 (196 edns)presenter
HITCHCOCK ON GRIERSONITV (Scotland) tx 1/1/1965subject of film
OMNIBUS: EisensteinBBC1 tx 6 & 13/12/1970 (2 pts)presenter
OMNIBUS: The Name Grierson - The Word DocumentaryBBC1 tx 25/2/1973subject of film
CREATIVE PROCESS: Norman McLarenCBC (Canada) tx 17/1/1991; voice