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...

Advice for post-war British holidaymakers on how to comply with new Treasury legislation on taking money abroad, presented in comic style by Richard...

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A narrative tour of different public houses around England.

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

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

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

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.

Short road safety film.

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