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.

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

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

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

Documentary on savings

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

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.

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

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

A provoking film on the place of women.

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

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

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

The story of a family house through four generations

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

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

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.