John Laurie Movies

  • 1934
    Red Ensign

    Red Ensign

    Red Ensign

    5.5711934HD

    David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard in decline. The shipyard is in financial trouble but Barr has a design for a new...

    Red Ensign
  • 1967
    Queen of Scots

    Queen of Scots

    Queen of Scots

    01967HD

    A dramatised account of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, performed and broadcast live on Scottish Television on 29th November 1967 to mark STV's...

    Queen of Scots
  • 1937
    The Windmill

    The Windmill

    The Windmill

    01937HD

    The German adopted-daughter of a Belgian innkeeper is threatened with internment by him if she reveals to the British billetees that he is a spy....

    The Windmill
  • 1939
    Bees on the Boat-Deck

    Bees on the Boat-Deck

    Bees on the Boat-Deck

    01939HD

    Television broadcast of Bees on the Boat-Deck by J.B. Priestley.

    Bees on the Boat-Deck
  • 1938
    The Face of Scotland

    The Face of Scotland

    The Face of Scotland

    71938HD

    The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

    The Face of Scotland
  • 1970
    Painter and Poet No. 1

    Painter and Poet No. 1

    Painter and Poet No. 1

    6.251970HD

    An illustrated version of Twa Corbies made as the BFI’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. Enlivened by the distinctive voice of John...

    Painter and Poet No. 1
  • 1966
    The Open Door

    The Open Door

    The Open Door

    01966HD

    Colonel Mortimer returns to his family after a long spell in India to find his young son in bed ill, and tormented by a wailing voice... but is it in...

    The Open Door
  • 1952
    Rig 20

    Rig 20

    Rig 20

    61952HD

    A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at how Myron Kinley and his team extinguished an out of control oil installation fire at Naft Safidi in...

    Rig 20
  • 1941
    Old Mother Riley's Ghosts

    Old Mother Riley's Ghosts

    Old Mother Riley's Ghosts

    6.51941HD

    Old Mother Riley gets involved in a plot to steal an invention

    Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
  • 1945
    Steel

    Steel

    Steel

    01945HD

    A colorful British documentary about the manufacturing of steel.

    Steel
  • 1936
    Born That Way

    Born That Way

    Born That Way

    01936HD

    A Scottish woman tries to take her brother-in-law's wild living children in hand.

    Born That Way
  • 1946
    Kelvin: Master of Measurement

    Kelvin: Master of Measurement

    Kelvin: Master of Measurement

    01946HD

    Dramatised account of the achievements of Glasgow's William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.

    Kelvin: Master of Measurement
  • 1942
    Teeth of Steel

    Teeth of Steel

    Teeth of Steel

    01942HD

    Short part of BFI collection "This Working Life: Steel".

    Teeth of Steel