Richard Massingham Movies

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

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...

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

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

Documentary on savings

A narrative tour of different public houses around England.

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.

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

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

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 provoking film on the place of women.

The story of a family house through four generations

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

A comedy of a bachelor struggling to wake up and get to work, whilst living in a boarding house.

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

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.

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

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

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

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