Richard Massingham
Birth : 1898-01-31, St George's Hanover Square, London, England, UK
Death : 1953-04-01
Stout Man
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.
Bystander
A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
Director
Showing the importance of a thorough induction.
Director
Showing the importance of a thorough induction.
Producer
Comedy of the theft of a poodle by a villain and the chase after him.
Script
Comedy of the theft of a poodle by a villain and the chase after him.
Mr. Polly
Comedy of the theft of a poodle by a villain and the chase after him.
Producer
Styles of architecture used in the 1951 South Bank Exhibition, London.
Narrator (voice)
Filmed shortly after World War II," The Silent Order" records the lives of Trappist monks living inside the 12th-century Monastery of the Holy Cross, Roscrea, County Tipperary, as they quietly go about their business as farmers, scholars, artists, and writers—evoking 10 centuries of a shifting social, political, and religious landscape in the heart of Ireland.
Co-Writer
Richard Massingham directs and stars in this medical short about a man going to any lengths to cure his lumbago.
Director
Richard Massingham directs and stars in this medical short about a man going to any lengths to cure his lumbago.
John Brown
Richard Massingham directs and stars in this medical short about a man going to any lengths to cure his lumbago.
Director
Richard Massingham's 'Uncle Bob' character helps his family move house.
Uncle Bob
Richard Massingham's 'Uncle Bob' character helps his family move house.
Producer
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.
Husband
A husband sneezes inconsiderately all over the place, until his wife has had enough and leaves him.
Producer
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.
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.
Producer
British Ministry of Health information film on the risks of poor food hygeine.
Short road safety film.
Another of Richard Massingham's films about the dangers of sneezing and germ transmission, and what to do with used handkerchiefs
Writer
Two men, worn down by their dismal daily existence, decide to take action.
Mr. A
Two men, worn down by their dismal daily existence, decide to take action.
himself
The eccentric Richard Massingham gives a slapstick-laden lesson about the importance of knowing your national insurance number
Mr. A
Richard Massingham gives a comic demonstration of how to cross the road.
Richard Massingham stars in an educational short about ways of conserving household energy.
Director
Producer
A road safety film on the dangers of playing in the roads of London in 1947.
Director
An industrial film instructing employees in the then-new air travel industry how to deal with problem customers.
A secretarial pool dream of the ideal civil servant to be their boss.
Director
A secretarial pool dream of the ideal civil servant to be their boss.
Director
Director
An introduction to the famous and historic university town, showing the colleges, as well as the place itself.
Director
Documentary short film reporting on the activities of the American Red Cross and the useage made of contributed funds for the previous year.
Director
A narrative tour of different public houses around England.
Director
This film explains how sneezing in public can spread disease, and shows how using a handkerchief can stop it.
This film explains how sneezing in public can spread disease, and shows how using a handkerchief can stop it.
Director
Director
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.
Director
Short public information film.
Director
A public information film written by, directed by and starring Richard Massingham about the need to conserve water during World War II.
The Bather
A public information film written by, directed by and starring Richard Massingham about the need to conserve water during World War II.
Director
Documentary on savings
Director
A short comedy about dentistry by the doctor and (at this point) amateur film-maker Richard Massingham.
Customer
A short comedy about dentistry by the doctor and (at this point) amateur film-maker Richard Massingham.
