Richard Massingham Movies

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

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.

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

The story of a family house through four generations

Showing the importance of a thorough induction.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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

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

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.