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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

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

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

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

An introduction to the famous and historic university town, showing the colleges, as well as the place itself.

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

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.

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

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.