Richard Massingham Movies

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Documentary on savings

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

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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

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

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

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