Richard Massingham Movies

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.

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

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

Documentary on savings

A provoking film on the place of women.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A narrative tour of different public houses around England.

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.

This film explains how sneezing in public can spread disease, and shows how using a handkerchief can stop it.

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.

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.