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Watch Your Meters (1947)
Character: N/A
Richard Massingham stars in an educational short about ways of conserving household energy.
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Jet-Propelled Germs (1948)
Character: N/A
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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Moving House (1950)
Character: Uncle Bob
Richard Massingham's 'Uncle Bob' character helps his family move house.
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Will Any Gentleman...? (1953)
Character: 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.
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Handkerchief Drill (1949)
Character: Husband
A husband sneezes inconsiderately all over the place, until his wife has had enough and leaves him.
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Coughs and Sneezes (1945)
Character: N/A
This film explains how sneezing in public can spread disease, and shows how using a handkerchief can stop it.
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Tell Me If It Hurts (1934)
Character: Customer
A short comedy about dentistry by the doctor and (at this point) amateur film-maker Richard Massingham.
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The Five-Inch Bather (1942)
Character: The Bather
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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Warning to Travellers (1949)
Character: N/A
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.
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Influenza (1946)
Character: N/A
Public health film, warning of the dangers of this airborne disease through sneezing.
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The Cure (1950)
Character: John Brown
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 Silent Order (1951)
Character: 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.
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Health in Our Time (1948)
Character: N/A
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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Turn the Key Softly (1953)
Character: Bystander
A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
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What a Life! (1948)
Character: Mr. A
Two men, worn down by their dismal daily existence, decide to take action.
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Post Haste (1943)
Character: N/A
A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.
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To the Rescue (1952)
Character: Mr. Polly
Comedy of the theft of a poodle by a villain and the chase after him.
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High Treason (1951)
Character: Music Society member (uncredited)
Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.
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