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...

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.

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

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.

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.

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

A provoking film on the place of women.

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

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

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

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

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

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

The story of a family house through four generations

Filmed shortly after World War II," The Silent Order" records the lives of Trappist monks living inside the 12th-century Monastery of the...

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

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.