Movies: Richard Massingham
- 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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- 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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- 1952
Brief City (1952)
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Styles of architecture used in the 1951 South Bank Exhibition, London....
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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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- 1938
Mony a Pickle (1938)
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Documentary on savings...
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- 1945
Down at the Local (1945)
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A narrative tour of different public houses around England....
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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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- 1952
To the Rescue (1952)
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Comedy of the theft of a poodle by a villain and the chase after him....
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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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- 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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- 1946
Women After the War (1946)
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A provoking film on the place of women....
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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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- 1949
Another Case of Poisoning (1949)
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British Ministry of Health information film on the risks of poor food hygeine....
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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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- 1953
The Blakes Slept Here (1953)
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The story of a family house through four generations...
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- 1941
Dangers in the Dark (1941)
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“During the Second World War, blackout regulations were imposed to make it harder for enemy aircraft to find their targets over Britain. This plunged parts of the country into darkness and made travelling by road especially dangerous. It was hoped th...
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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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- 1944
Piccadilly Roundabout (1944)
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Shops, clubs, theatres, traffic in the Piccadilly Circus, Pall Mall and Regent Street areas....
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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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- 1946
Influenza (1946)
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Public health film, warning of the dangers of this airborne disease through sneezing....
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