Richard Massingham Movies

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

Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.

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.

The story of a family house through four generations

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...

A brisk GPO Film Unit promo for the Post Office Savings Bank: pub talk and daydream vignettes tout penny-by-penny thrift, peaking in a playful Norman...

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

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.

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

Short road safety film.

A short comedy about dentistry by the doctor and (at this point) amateur film-maker Richard Massingham.

Another of Richard Massingham's films about the dangers of sneezing and germ transmission, and what to do with used handkerchiefs

A provoking film on the place of women.

A man extols the enjoyment that can still be had in a bath restricted to the wartime allowance of five inches of hot water.

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

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

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

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

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

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