Richard Massingham Movies

  • 1947
    Pedal Cyclists

    Pedal Cyclists

    Pedal Cyclists

    01947HD

    Pedal Cyclists
  • 1951
    High Treason

    High Treason

    High Treason

    5.31951HD

    Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.

    High Treason
  • 1945
    Cambridge

    Cambridge

    Cambridge

    01945HD

    An introduction to the famous and historic university town, showing the colleges, as well as the place itself.

    Cambridge
  • 1946
    Influenza

    Influenza

    Influenza

    01946HD

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

    Influenza
  • 1948
    Pedestrian Crossing

    Pedestrian Crossing

    Pedestrian Crossing

    01948HD

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

    Pedestrian Crossing
  • 1938
    Mony a Pickle

    Mony a Pickle

    Mony a Pickle

    3.51938HD

    A brisk GPO Film Unit promo for the Post Office Savings Bank: pub talk and daydream vignettes tout penny-by-penny thrift, peaking in a playful Norman...

    Mony a Pickle
  • 1947
    They Travel By Air

    They Travel By Air

    They Travel By Air

    01947HD

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

    They Travel By Air
  • 1948
    Jet-Propelled Germs

    Jet-Propelled Germs

    Jet-Propelled Germs

    01948HD

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

    Jet-Propelled Germs
  • 1946
    Pool of Contentment

    Pool of Contentment

    Pool of Contentment

    01946HD

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

    Pool of Contentment
  • 1952
    Brief City

    Brief City

    Brief City

    6.51952HD

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

    Brief City
  • 1949
    Handkerchief Drill

    Handkerchief Drill

    Handkerchief Drill

    61949HD

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

    Handkerchief Drill
  • 1944
    Piccadilly Roundabout

    Piccadilly Roundabout

    Piccadilly Roundabout

    01944HD

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

    Piccadilly Roundabout
  • 1943
    Post Haste

    Post Haste

    Post Haste

    01943HD

    A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

    Post Haste
  • 1951
    Facts and Fancies

    Facts and Fancies

    Facts and Fancies

    01951HD

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

    Facts and Fancies
  • 1951
    The Silent Order

    The Silent Order

    The Silent Order

    01951HD

    Filmed shortly after World War II," The Silent Order" records the lives of Trappist monks living inside the 12th-century Monastery of the...

    The Silent Order
  • 1937
    Daily Round

    Daily Round

    Daily Round

    01937HD

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

    Daily Round
  • 1948
    What a Life!

    What a Life!

    What a Life!

    01948HD

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

    What a Life!
  • 1949
    Thirty Miles an Hour

    Thirty Miles an Hour

    Thirty Miles an Hour

    01949HD

    Short road safety film.

    Thirty Miles an Hour
  • 1945
    Seeing Them Through

    Seeing Them Through

    Seeing Them Through

    01945HD

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

    Seeing Them Through
  • 1950
    Moving House

    Moving House

    Moving House

    01950HD

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

    Moving House