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...

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

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

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

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

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.

Documentary on savings

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

A provoking film on the place of women.

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

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

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

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

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

Short road safety film.

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.