Richard Massingham Movies

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

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

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

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.

A road safety film on the dangers of playing in the roads of London in 1947.

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

Richard Massingham stars in an educational short about ways of conserving household energy.

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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

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

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

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

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

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

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

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

Short road safety film.

Documentary short film reporting on the activities of the American Red Cross and the useage made of contributed funds for the previous year. ...

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