Release Date: 1931-12-31
Runtime: 21
Languages: English
Rating: 5.4
Votes: 7
Genres: Documentary
Director: Robert Flaherty
Description: 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. ...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 The authoritatarian narrator feels out-of-date and unsophisticated, but the footage is well shot and interesting, and the transparency of the propaganda aspect is almost a reflief at a time when so many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.Read More
Production Companies:
Empire Marketing Board
