Richard Massingham Movies

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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

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

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

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

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...

“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.

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

Public health film, warning of the dangers of this airborne disease through sneezing.

A road safety film on the dangers of playing in the roads of London in 1947.

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

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

An industrial film instructing employees in the then-new air travel industry how to deal with problem customers.

Short road safety film.

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

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

Documentary short film reporting on the activities of the American Red Cross and the useage made of contributed funds for the previous year. ...