Richard Massingham Movies

A narrative tour of different public houses around England.

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

Short road safety film.

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 brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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

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

“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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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