James McKechnie
Know for: Acting
Born: 1911-04-08
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered...
The Years Between (1946)
Michael Redgrave, Valerie Hobson, Flora Robson and Felix Aylmer star in this moving and sophisticated story of love and loss set against the backdrop...
The Festival in London (1951)
A documentary short on The Festival in London.
San Demetrio London (1943)
British drama documentary from 1943, based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had...
Bond Street (1948)
Charts the events occurring during a typical 24-hour period on London’s thoroughfare Bond Street. Linking the four stories together is the...
Sport in Scotland (1938)
An overview of sports played in Scotland, including the benefits to its citizens and the facilities used.
A Romance of Engineering (1938)
Production of steel components at William Beardmore & Co's Parkhead Forge, Glasgow. Made for screening at the 1938 Empire Exhibition.
A Short Vision (1956)
The leaders, the wise men, the leopard, the deer, the owl and the rat all look up in the sky in fear as a strange object flies through the sky.
In Black and White (1951)
An attempted evocation of the tradition of British printing, in a series of dramatised impressions: the discovery of a new method of printing in...
A City Reborn (1945)
Coventry prepares to rise from the ashes of WWII in this docu-drama written by Dylan Thomas.
Fully Fitted Freight (1957)
An express freight train links manufacturers with their customers at the other end of Britain.
The Eye & the Ear (1945)
Four types of visual interpretation of four songs by Karol Szymanowski. Polish words by Julian Tuwin, English translation by Jan Sliwinski.
Men of Iron (1947)
A look at the manufacture of propellers in a foundry in Ayrshire, Scotland.
James Watt (1959)
A profile of the Scottish inventor and his work on developing the steam engine.
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only...
Two Thousand Women (1944)
During the Second World War, three downed English airmen hide out with women's internment camp in France.
Good Health to Scotland (1943)
A British documentary on the good health of the people in Scotland.
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.
Painted Boats (1945)
In this modest drama, set during World War II, two rival boat families battle it out for supremacy.
Look at Life: Snow Business (1961)
A look at the flourishing winter sports business within Scotland.