Richard Massingham Movies

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

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.

A provoking film on the place of women.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

The story of a family house through four generations

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

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

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

Documentary on savings

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