Richard Massingham Movies

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

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

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

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

Short road safety film.

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

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Advice for post-war British holidaymakers on how to comply with new Treasury legislation on taking money abroad, presented in comic style by Richard M...