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John Grierson is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor Ecossais born on 26 april 1898

John Grierson

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Birth name John Grierson
Nationality Ecosse
Birth 26 april 1898
Death 19 february 1972 (at 73 years) at Bath (United-kingdom)

John Grierson (26 April 1898 – 19 February 1972) was a pioneering Scottish documentary maker, often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film. In 1926, Grierson coined the term "documentary" in a review of Robert Flaherty's Moana.

Usually with

Montagu Slater
Montagu Slater
(4 films)
Reginald Beckwith
Reginald Beckwith
(2 films)
Basil Emmott
Basil Emmott
(1 films)
Alberto Cavalcanti
Alberto Cavalcanti
(1 films)
Manuel del Campo
Manuel del Campo
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Grierson (14 films)

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Actor

Director

Herlock Sholmes in Be-a-Live-Crook
Herlock Sholmes in Be-a-Live-Crook (1931)

Directed by John Grierson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Rating32% 1.6020451.6020451.6020451.6020451.602045
The film begins in a Chinese opium den, where a woman is forced to dance. The customers begin to dance along and play musical instruments.In their inebriation, they begin a fight and one of them pulls out a gun, proceeding to kill almost everyone.The police are called in. Herlock Sholmes (a parody of Sherlock Holmes) is called to solve a murder mystery at a bar.

Scriptwriter

The Song of Ceylon
The Song of Ceylon (1934)
, 38minutes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Rating61% 3.0964153.0964153.0964153.0964153.096415
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

Producer

Man of Africa
Man of Africa (1953)
, 1h13
Directed by Cyril Frankel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Gordon Heath
Roles Producer
Rating68% 3.4365253.4365253.4365253.4365253.436525
Brandy for the Parson
Brandy for the Parson (1952)
, 1h19
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors James Donald, Kenneth More, Jean Lodge, Frederick Piper, Charles Hawtrey, Michael Trubshawe
Roles Executive producer
Rating57% 2.861822.861822.861822.861822.86182
Bill and Petronilla are a young couple on a yachting holiday. They agree to give a lift to friendly Tony and his cargo, who unbeknownst to them is a brandy smuggler. Before they know it, the couple are fleeing cross-country, being chased by customs men.
Four Men in Prison
Four Men in Prison (1950)
, 41minutes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Themes Prison films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about law enforcement
Actors William Mervyn, Arthur Mullard, Cameron Hall
Roles Producer

The film deals with penology. It is semi-documentary.
Coal Face
Coal Face (1935)
, 11minutes
Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Actors Montagu Slater
Roles Producer
Rating62% 3.1423153.1423153.1423153.1423153.142315