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...

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

A provoking film on the place of women.

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

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.

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

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

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

The effortlessly comic abandons the stress of his city job to work on a farm.

The story of a family house through four generations

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

Documentary on savings

Joe the Burglar explains how he goes about his job for the benefit of the audience, providing a lesson in how to avoid being broken into.

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

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

Richard Massingham's 'Uncle Bob' character helps his family move house.

Styles of architecture used in the 1951 South Bank Exhibition, London.

Shops, clubs, theatres, traffic in the Piccadilly Circus, Pall Mall and Regent Street areas.

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

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