John Halas Movies
- 1949
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence01949HD
First Line of Defence is a short cartoon recruitment film for the RAF created in 1949 by animation duo Halas and Batchelor. The story follows a...
- 1948
Your Very Good Health
Your Very Good Health61948HD
In this film Charley demystifies the new state-funded National Health Service, detailing the benefits a free-at-point-of-delivery health service will...
- 1967
The Question
The Question71967HD
This satirical animated short by the renowned Halas & Batchelor Studio asks the big Question. Can the meaning of life be found in religion or...
- 1953
The Moving Spirit
The Moving Spirit01953HD
A BAFTA award nominated animation tracing the development of the motor car from the original horseless carriage common in the late 19th century to...
- 1948
Charley's March of Time
Charley's March of Time61948HD
Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British...
- 1959
The Christmas Visitor
The Christmas Visitor6.61959HD
T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
- 1961
Hamilton the Musical Elephant
Hamilton the Musical Elephant101961HD
Hamilton the elephant is being trained for the circus when he discovers his amazing musical ability; the ringmaster decides to exploit his new-found...
- 1949
Charley's Black Magic
Charley's Black Magic01949HD
This cartoon propaganda short by Halas & Batchelor sweetens the pill of post-war coal prices by promising jam tomorrow.
- 1960
HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape
HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape01960HD
A musically talented ape is captured in the jungle and taken back to civilisation. However, civilisation proves too uncouth for the cultured ape so...
- 1969
Topology
Topology01969HD
One of a humorous series of films devised to explain in graphic terms the concepts of basic mathematical functions.
- 1944
Cold Comfort
Cold Comfort01944HD
A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.
- 1942
Dustbin Parade
Dustbin Parade01942HD
The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.
- 1947
Dolly, Put the Kettle On
Dolly, Put the Kettle On51947HD
Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.
- 1952
The Owl And The Pussycat
The Owl And The Pussycat51952HD
A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem
- 1978
Max und Moritz
Max und Moritz01978HD
- 1949
Charley Junior's Schooldays
Charley Junior's Schooldays31949HD
A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.
- 1946
Train Trouble
Train Trouble01946HD
Cartoon proof that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In this 1940s cinema advert, the tardiness of Signalman Squirrel's breakfast...
- 1951
John Gilpin
John Gilpin01951HD
If you haven’t already been diverted by the history of John Gilpin, or would like to venture that way again, you couldn’t find a better...
- 1970
Painter and Poet No. 3
Painter and Poet No. 301970HD
Hello darkness my old friend. The four-part “experiment in word, music and paintings” that was made by the BFI for the 1951 Festival of...
- 1942
Filling the Gap
Filling the Gap01942HD
This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.