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...

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

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

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

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.

Documentary on savings

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

A provoking film on the place of women.

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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.

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