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 world's greatest lover and becomes a terrorizing Casanova.

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.

Shops, clubs, theatres, traffic in the Piccadilly Circus, Pall Mall and Regent Street areas.

Documentary short film reporting on the activities of the American Red Cross and the useage made of contributed funds for the previous year. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

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.

“During the Second World War, blackout regulations were imposed to make it harder for enemy aircraft to find their targets over Britain. This plunged parts of the country into darkness and made travelling by road especially dangerous. It was hoped that the resulting increase in road accidents...

A provoking film on the place of women.

An industrial film instructing employees in the then-new air travel industry how to deal with problem customers.

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

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.

The story of a family house through four generations

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

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

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

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

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

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

A narrative tour of different public houses around England.