Directing
Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.
A husband sneezes inconsiderately all over the place, until his wife has had enough and leaves him.
A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
A brisk GPO Film Unit promo for the Post Office Savings Bank: pub talk and daydream vignettes tout penny-by-penny thrift, peaking in a playful Norman McLaren passage where household furniture springs to life—selling the idea that “many a little makes a lot.”
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.
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.
“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, a doctor turned actor and filmmaker, co-directed this film, and appears in it as the testy Mr Proctor. This film was produced by John Grierson, often hailed as the father of British documentary. It was made for the General Post Office (GPO) Film Unit, one of the most remarkable creative institutions that Britain has produced. It provided a springboard for many of the best-known and critically acclaimed figures in the British Documentary Movement.” - BFI
Comedy of the theft of a poodle by a villain and the chase after him.
Showing the importance of a thorough induction.
Short road safety film.
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.
Another of Richard Massingham's films about the dangers of sneezing and germ transmission, and what to do with used handkerchiefs
Describes the many by-products resulting from the carbonisation of coal.
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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.
A secretarial pool dream of the ideal civil servant to be their boss.
A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.
Styles of architecture used in the 1951 South Bank Exhibition, London.
Richard Massingham stars in an educational short about ways of conserving household energy.
A short comedy about dentistry by the doctor and (at this point) amateur film-maker Richard Massingham.
