Industrial Britain (1931)

Grierson set out to make "propaganda," and this film--with it's voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a hint of ambiguity or doubt--fits that category well. The authoritatarian narrator feels out-of-date and unsophisticated, but the footage is well shot and interesting, and the transparency of the propaganda aspect is almost a reflief at a time when so many films have hidden agendas.

Released Dec. 31, 1931 21 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: tmdb.industry, mdblist.one-actor, mdblist.imdb-short, tmdb.britain, imdb.year-1931, imdb.1930s, imdb.20th-century + 6 more, imdb.british-documentary-movement, imdb.glass-blowing, imdb.steel-industry, imdb.steel, imdb.craftsmanship, imdb.industry