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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

A provoking film on the place of women.

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

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

Documentary on savings

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

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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

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

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

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

Short road safety film.