Portrait of John Grierson

Production

John Grierson

Career

Active from 1929 to 1960, with a break from 1939 to 1957, busiest in 1930 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Night Mail
Night Mail
GoodWatch score65/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The New Generation
The New Generation (2025)

Producer

1960s

3 titles
Health of a City
Health of a City (1965)

Associate Producer

Heart of Scotland
Heart of Scotland (1962)

Treatment

Seawards the Great Ships
Seawards the Great Ships (1960)

Screenplay

1950s

8 titles · average score 58
Rivers at Work
Rivers at Work (1958)

as Narrator

Devil on Horseback
Devil on Horseback (1954)

Producer

The Oracle
The Oracle (1953)

Executive Producer

Man of Africa
Man of Africa (1953)

Producer

Miss Robin Hood
Miss Robin Hood (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

Executive Producer

The Brave Don't Cry
The Brave Don't Cry (1952)

Executive Producer

You're Only Young Twice!
You're Only Young Twice! (1952)

Executive Producer

Four Men in Prison
Four Men in Prison (1950)

Producer

1930s

34 titles · average score 62
Night Mail
Night Mail (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

as Commentary (voice)

The Face of Scotland
The Face of Scotland (1938)

as John Knox (voice)

North Sea
North Sea (1938)

Executive Producer

Trade Tattoo
Trade Tattoo (1937)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

Coal Face
Coal Face (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer

BBC: The Voice of Britain
BBC: The Voice of Britain (1935)

Producer

A Colour Box
A Colour Box (1935)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

Granton Trawler
Granton Trawler (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer, Director of Photography

The Song of Ceylon
The Song of Ceylon (1934)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer

Industrial Britain
Industrial Britain (1931)

Producer

Herlock Sholmes in Be-a-Live-Crook
Herlock Sholmes in Be-a-Live-Crook (1930)

Director

Our Dumb Friend
Our Dumb Friend (1930)

Director

1920s

1 title · average score 56
Drifters
Drifters (1929)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Editor