Richard Massingham Movies

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

Filmed shortly after World War II," The Silent Order" records the lives of Trappist monks living inside the 12th-century Monastery of the...

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

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

Richard Massingham gives a comic demonstration of how to cross the road.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

The story of a family house through four generations

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

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.

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.