Richard Massingham Movies

  • 1953
    Will Any Gentleman...?

    Will Any Gentleman...?

    Will Any Gentleman...?

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    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...

    Will Any Gentleman...?
  • 1953
    Turn the Key Softly

    Turn the Key Softly

    Turn the Key Softly

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

    Turn the Key Softly
  • 1943
    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

    01943HD

    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.

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself
  • 1948
    What's In a Number

    What's In a Number

    What's In a Number

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    National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

    What's In a Number
  • 1952
    Introducing the New Worker

    Introducing the New Worker

    Introducing the New Worker

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    Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

    Introducing the New Worker
  • 1952
    To the Rescue

    To the Rescue

    To the Rescue

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

    To the Rescue
  • 1951
    Facts and Fancies

    Facts and Fancies

    Facts and Fancies

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

    Facts and Fancies
  • 1946
    Women After the War

    Women After the War

    Women After the War

    01946HD

    A provoking film on the place of women.

    Women After the War
  • 1950
    Help Yourself

    Help Yourself

    Help Yourself

    01950HD

    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.

    Help Yourself
  • 1945
    Coughs and Sneezes

    Coughs and Sneezes

    Coughs and Sneezes

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

    Coughs and Sneezes
  • 1953
    The Blakes Slept Here

    The Blakes Slept Here

    The Blakes Slept Here

    01953HD

    The story of a family house through four generations

    The Blakes Slept Here
  • 1947
    Agricultural Holiday Camps

    Agricultural Holiday Camps

    Agricultural Holiday Camps

    01947HD

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

    Agricultural Holiday Camps
  • 1945
    Seeing Them Through

    Seeing Them Through

    Seeing Them Through

    01945HD

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

    Seeing Them Through
  • 1937
    Daily Round

    Daily Round

    Daily Round

    01937HD

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

    Daily Round
  • 1938
    Mony a Pickle

    Mony a Pickle

    Mony a Pickle

    3.51938HD

    Documentary on savings

    Mony a Pickle
  • 1949
    Handkerchief Drill

    Handkerchief Drill

    Handkerchief Drill

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

    Handkerchief Drill
  • 1944
    Piccadilly Roundabout

    Piccadilly Roundabout

    Piccadilly Roundabout

    01944HD

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

    Piccadilly Roundabout
  • 1950
    Moving House

    Moving House

    Moving House

    01950HD

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

    Moving House
  • 1948
    Jet-Propelled Germs

    Jet-Propelled Germs

    Jet-Propelled Germs

    01948HD

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

    Jet-Propelled Germs
  • 1936
    And So to Work

    And So to Work

    And So to Work

    01936HD

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

    And So to Work