Movies: Richard Massingham

  • 1952
    Introducing the New Worker

    Introducing the New Worker (1952)

    Introducing the New Worker

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    Showing the importance of a thorough induction....

    Introducing the New Worker
  • 1953
    The Blakes Slept Here

    The Blakes Slept Here (1953)

    The Blakes Slept Here

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    The story of a family house through four generations...

    The Blakes Slept Here
  • 1947
    Playing in the Road

    Playing in the Road (1947)

    Playing in the Road

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

    Playing in the Road
  • 1949
    Handkerchief Drill

    Handkerchief Drill (1949)

    Handkerchief Drill

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    A husband sneezes inconsiderately all over the place, until his wife has had enough and leaves him....

    Handkerchief Drill
  • 1938
    Mony a Pickle

    Mony a Pickle (1938)

    Mony a Pickle

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    Documentary on savings...

    Mony a Pickle
  • 1943
    Post Haste

    Post Haste (1943)

    Post Haste

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    A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail....

    Post Haste
  • 1945
    Seeing Them Through

    Seeing Them Through (1945)

    Seeing Them Through

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    Documentary short film reporting on the activities of the American Red Cross and the useage made of contributed funds for the previous year. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012....

    Seeing Them Through
  • 1950
    Moving House

    Moving House (1950)

    Moving House

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

    Moving House
  • 1951
    The Silent Order

    The Silent Order (1951)

    The Silent Order

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    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, an...

    The Silent Order
  • 1952
    To the Rescue

    To the Rescue (1952)

    To the Rescue

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

    To the Rescue
  • 1948
    What a Life!

    What a Life! (1948)

    What a Life!

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

    What a Life!
  • 1948
    Jet-Propelled Germs

    Jet-Propelled Germs (1948)

    Jet-Propelled Germs

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

    Jet-Propelled Germs
  • 1948
    Health in Our Time

    Health in Our Time (1948)

    Health in Our Time

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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....

    Health in Our Time
  • 1950
    Help Yourself

    Help Yourself (1950)

    Help Yourself

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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....

    Help Yourself
  • 1945
    Down at the Local

    Down at the Local (1945)

    Down at the Local

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    A narrative tour of different public houses around England....

    Down at the Local
  • 1937
    Daily Round

    Daily Round (1937)

    Daily Round

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    “Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but this Devon postie has some startling ideas about improving efficiency... The inimitable Richard Massingham,...

    Daily Round
  • 1949
    Thirty Miles an Hour

    Thirty Miles an Hour (1949)

    Thirty Miles an Hour

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    Short road safety film....

    Thirty Miles an Hour
  • 1946
    Influenza

    Influenza (1946)

    Influenza

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

    Influenza
  • 1947
    Pedal Cyclists

    Pedal Cyclists (1947)

    Pedal Cyclists

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    Pedal Cyclists
  • 1947
    They Travel By Air

    They Travel By Air (1947)

    They Travel By Air

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

    They Travel By Air