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.

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.

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.

Documentary on savings

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...

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

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

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

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

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

Richard Massingham gives a comic demonstration of how to cross the road.

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

A narrative tour of different public houses around England.

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.

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

Richard Massingham stars in an educational short about ways of conserving household energy.