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.

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. ...

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.

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

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

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

A provoking film on the place of women.

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

The story of a family house through four generations

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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