How To Be Eccentric: The Essential Films of Richard Massingham (22 Films) ( Tell Me If It Hurts / Coughs & Sneezes / Jet-propelled Germs / Handkerchief Drill / Another Case of Poisoning / The Cure / The Five Inch Bather / Post Early for Christmas / In Which We Live / Elopement in France / Moving House / What a Life! ) ( An Englishman's Home Down at the Local / An Englishman's Home / Watch Your Meters / Warning to Travellers / Help Yourself / Pool of Contentment / Pedal Cyclists / Pedestrian Crossing / 30 Miles an Hour / Introducing the New Worker )

How To Be Eccentric: The Essential Films of Richard Massingham (22 Films) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Tell Me If It Hurts / Coughs & Sneezes / Jet-propelled Germs / Handkerchief Drill / Another Case of Poisoning / The Cure / The Five Inch Bather / Post Early for Christmas / In Which We Live / Elopement in France / Moving House / What a Life!
Alternate Title: An Englishman's Home Down at the Local / An Englishman's Home / Watch Your Meters / Warning to Travellers / Help Yourself / Pool of Contentment / Pedal Cyclists / Pedestrian Crossing / 30 Miles an Hour / Introducing the New Worker
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
170 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1934 - 1951 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Richard Massingham

Written By:
Richard Massingham

Actors:
Russell Waters ..... Patient
Patrick Ross ..... Dentist
Freda Silcock ..... Nurse
Peter Copley ..... Waiter
Richard Massingham ..... The customer

Synopsis:

HOW TO BE ECCENTRIC: THE ESSENTIAL FILMS OF RICHARD MASSINGHAM: Dr Massingham says... 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 an Hour (1949) | Introducing the New Worker (1951)

During the 1940s, Richard Massingham's face was recognisable to anyone who went to the cinema in Britain. His performances as the well-meaning but bumbling everyman in a series of imaginative shorts provided instruction to the British public on everything from how to cross roads to the correct way to sneeze into a handkerchief and the need to bathe in just five inches of water during the time of wartime rationing. Marked by a wonderfully inventive combination of comedy, instruction, surrealism and whimsy, these films not only starred Massingham, but were also often produced and directed by him. This essential collection, selected from the BFI archives, celebrates this extraordinary figure and reveals him to be one of British cinema's most fascinating and enduring eccentrics. It includes a fully illustrated booklet with essays and full film credits.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 13 April, 2016.