Richard Massingham Movies

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

Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.

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

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

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

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 brisk GPO Film Unit promo for the Post Office Savings Bank: pub talk and daydream vignettes tout penny-by-penny thrift, peaking in a playful Norman...

The story of a family house through four generations

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

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.

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

A provoking film on the place of women.

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

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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

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