Richard Massingham Movies

A provoking film on the place of women.

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

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.

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

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 narrative tour of different public houses around England.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The story of a family house through four generations

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

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

Documentary on savings

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.