Richard Massingham Movies

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

A provoking film on the place of women.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

A narrative tour of different public houses around England.

Richard Massingham directs and stars in this medical short about a man going to any lengths to cure his lumbago.

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

The story of a family house through four generations

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

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

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

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

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