Movies: Richard Massingham
- 1953
Will Any Gentleman...? (1953)
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A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk's life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves without being woken up. Suddenly, he believes he is the world's greatest lover and becomes a terrorizing Casanova....
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- 1943
In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself (1943)
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Government information film on how to get maximum wear from a man's suit, narrated by one such suit in the form of an autobiography....
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- 1948
What a Life! (1948)
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Two men, worn down by their dismal daily existence, decide to take action....
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- 1953
Turn the Key Softly (1953)
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A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail....
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- 1951
Facts and Fancies (1951)
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Describes the many by-products resulting from the carbonisation of coal....
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- 1942
The Five-Inch Bather (1942)
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A man extols the enjoyment that can still be had in a bath restricted to the wartime allowance of five inches of hot water....
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- 1934
Tell Me If It Hurts (1934)
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A short comedy about dentistry by the doctor and (at this point) amateur film-maker Richard Massingham....
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- 1945
Coughs and Sneezes (1945)
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This film explains how sneezing in public can spread disease, and shows how using a handkerchief can stop it....
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- 1946
Women After the War (1946)
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A provoking film on the place of women....
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- 1948
Health in Our Time (1948)
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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....
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- 1948
What's In a Number (1948)
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National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham....
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- 1947
Agricultural Holiday Camps (1947)
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The effortlessly comic abandons the stress of his city job to work on a farm....
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- 1936
And So to Work (1936)
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A comedy of a bachelor struggling to wake up and get to work, whilst living in a boarding house....
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- 1947
Watch Your Meters (1947)
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Richard Massingham stars in an educational short about ways of conserving household energy....
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- 1950
Help Yourself (1950)
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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....
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- 1950
Moving House (1950)
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Richard Massingham's 'Uncle Bob' character helps his family move house....
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- 1949
Handkerchief Drill (1949)
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A husband sneezes inconsiderately all over the place, until his wife has had enough and leaves him....
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- 1949
Warning to Travellers (1949)
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Advice for post-war British holidaymakers on how to comply with new Treasury legislation on taking money abroad, presented in comic style by Richard Massingham....
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- 1944
Elopement in France (1944)
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- 1943
Post Haste (1943)
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A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail....
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