Richard Massingham Movies

A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk's life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves without being woken up. Suddenly, he believes he is the...

Richard Massingham directs and stars in this medical short about a man going to any lengths to cure his lumbago.

A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.

Describes the many by-products resulting from the carbonisation of coal.

Government information film on how to get maximum wear from a man's suit, narrated by one such suit in the form of an autobiography.

Two men, worn down by their dismal daily existence, decide to take action.

Comedy of the theft of a poodle by a villain and the chase after him.

Documentary on savings

A comedy of a bachelor struggling to wake up and get to work, whilst living in a boarding house.

A provoking film on the place of women.

Advice for post-war British holidaymakers on how to comply with new Treasury legislation on taking money abroad, presented in comic style by Richard...

A narrative tour of different public houses around England.

Shows how hygiene can change the course of history and how it was a decisive factor in Britain's World War II victory. Commentary by Dr. Charles Hill.

Filmed shortly after World War II," The Silent Order" records the lives of Trappist monks living inside the 12th-century Monastery of the...

This film explains how sneezing in public can spread disease, and shows how using a handkerchief can stop it.

“During the Second World War, blackout regulations were imposed to make it harder for enemy aircraft to find their targets over Britain. This...

A secretarial pool dream of the ideal civil servant to be their boss.

A husband sneezes inconsiderately all over the place, until his wife has had enough and leaves him.

British Ministry of Health information film on the risks of poor food hygeine.