As the well-meaning, but bumbling everyman in a series of imaginative and iconic short films, Richard Massingham was recognisable to anyone who went to the cinema in Britain during the 1940s. Providing instructions to the British public on everything from how to cross the road, the correct way to use a handkerchief and the art of saving water at bath time, Massingham managed to entertain and inform in equal measure. In addition to his charismatic work in front of the camera, Massingham serving as producer and director as well, and his films are acclaimed for their... wonderfully inventive combination of comedy, instruction, surrealism and whimsy. This collection from the BFI celebrates Richard Massingham as one of British cinema's most fascinating and enduring eccentrics, to rank alongside other greats of British cinema history. [show more]
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Collection of short government information films written, directed by and starring Richard Massingham. Among the topics of his educational shorts are how to cross the road, how to sneeze into a handkerchief, how to drive safely and how to bathe safely in five inches of water. The collection includes: 'Dr Massingham Say... Tell Me If It Hurts' (1934), 'Coughs and Sneezes' (1945), 'Jet-Propelled Germs' (1948), 'Handkerchief Drill' (1949), 'Another Case of Poisoning' (1949), 'The Cure' (1950), 'Surviving the War: The Five Inch Bather' (1942), 'Post Early for Christmas' (1943), 'In Which We Live: Being the Life Story of a Suit Told By Itself' (1943), 'Elopement in France' (1944), 'An Englishman's Home... Down at the Local' (1945), 'An Englishman's Home...' (1946), 'Moving House' (1950), 'Post-War Blues: What a Life!: What a Life' (1948), 'Watch Your Meters' (1947), 'Warning to Travellers' (1949), 'Help Yourself' (1950), 'Post-War Blues: The Daily Grind: Pool of Contentment' (1946), 'Pedal Cyclists' (1947), 'Pedestrian Crossing' (1948), '30 Miles in an Hour' (1949) and 'Introducing the New Worker' (1951).
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