Richard Massingham
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 2.801 |
Birthday | 1898-01-31 |
Place of Birth | St George's Hanover Square, London, England, UK |
Also Known As |
1952
To the Rescue
6/1
Comedy of the theft of a poodle by a villain and the chase after him.
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To the Rescue
1952
Introducing the New Worker
0/0
Showing the importance of a thorough induction.
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Introducing the New Worker
1948
What a Life!
0/0
Two men, worn down by their dismal daily existence, decide to take action.
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What a Life!
1949
Handkerchief Drill
6/2
A husband sneezes inconsiderately all over the place, until his wife has had enough and leaves him.
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Handkerchief Drill
1949
Thirty Miles an Hour
0/0
Short road safety film.
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Thirty Miles an Hour
1951
Facts and Fancies
0/0
Describes the many by-products resulting from the carbonisation of coal.
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Facts and Fancies
1943
Post Haste
0/0
A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.
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Post Haste
1947
Agricultural Holiday Camps
0/0
The effortlessly comic abandons the stress of his city job to work on a farm.
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Agricultural Holiday Camps
1943
In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself
0/0
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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In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself
1945
Coughs and Sneezes
6/1
This film explains how sneezing in public can spread disease, and shows how using a handkerchief can stop it.
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Coughs and Sneezes
1946
Influenza
0/0
Public health film, warning of the dangers of this airborne disease through sneezing.
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Influenza
1948
Health in Our Time
0/0
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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Health in Our Time
1934
Tell Me If It Hurts
0/0
A short comedy about dentistry by the doctor and (at this point) amateur film-maker Richard Massingham.
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Tell Me If It Hurts
1946
Pool of Contentment
0/0
A secretarial pool dream of the ideal civil servant to be their boss.
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Pool of Contentment
1950
Moving House
0/0
Richard Massingham's 'Uncle Bob' character helps his family move house.
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Moving House
1942
The Five-Inch Bather
0/0
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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The Five-Inch Bather
1949
Warning to Travellers
0/0
Advice for post-war British holidaymakers on how to comply with new Treasury legislation on taking money abroad, presented in comic style by Richard M...
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Warning to Travellers
1947
Watch Your Meters
0/0
Richard Massingham stars in an educational short about ways of conserving household energy.
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Watch Your Meters
1950
The Cure
0/0
Richard Massingham directs and stars in this medical short about a man going to any lengths to cure his lumbago.
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The Cure
1948
Pedestrian Crossing
0/0
Richard Massingham gives a comic demonstration of how to cross the road.
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Pedestrian Crossing
1948
Jet-Propelled Germs
0/0
Another of Richard Massingham's films about the dangers of sneezing and germ transmission, and what to do with used handkerchiefs
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Jet-Propelled Germs
1953
Turn the Key Softly
6.2/13
A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
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Turn the Key Softly
1953
Will Any Gentleman...?
5.6/5
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 wo...
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Will Any Gentleman...?
1948
What's In a Number
0/0
National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.
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What's In a Number
1951
The Silent Order
0/0
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,...
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