John Halas Movies

Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British...

Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the British nation, with occasional interruptions by...

Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of...

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

This a story of a violinist, pianist and cellist as they perform from place-to-place, under very unusual conditions. Every time they play, they...

An animated film about the history and use of hot water.

A classical music performance descends into comedic chaos.

A documentary essay about the unsung animation visionary, John Halas. An Animated Utopia explores his desire "to save the world using animation" and...

Puck is introduced to the twentieth century and is as amused by the contemporary obsession with television as he was by the lovers' antics.

A particularly vicious Father Time with a hit-list in his Book of Doom seeks to wipe out characters brought to life from fabric patterns. This neat...

A young girl rescues a wild bird. She takes it back to the forest, then finds crystals in the mountain...

A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.

A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

Cartoon on the fly nuisance, showing the dangers of food contamination and how the dangers can be minimised by food-protection and cleanliness that...

Cartoon of chicken's adventures while being chased by woodland animal.

An illustrated version of Twa Corbies made as the BFI’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. Enlivened by the distinctive voice of John...

An animated cartoon on smoking and health. The villain, Old Nick O'Teen, disguises himself as an 18-year-old motorcyclist, the better to lure...

The first British animated Technicolor film.

Modern advice and old-fashioned values combine in this postwar animated health guide from the makers of Animal Farm.