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.

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 provoking film on the place of women.

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

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

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 story of a family house through four generations

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

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

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

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

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

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

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.

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

Short road safety film.

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

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