Richard Massingham Movies

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.

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

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

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

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

Documentary short film reporting on the activities of the American Red Cross and the useage made of contributed funds for the previous year. ...

Shops, clubs, theatres, traffic in the Piccadilly Circus, Pall Mall and Regent Street areas.

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

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

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

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

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

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

Short road safety film.

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

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

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

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