John Halas Movies

Everyone knows that petroleum comes out of the earth, but the question is how did it get there, and what is it made of? The answer to these questions...

A documentary about John Halas, the Hungarian-Jewish emigre who became the father of British Animation. John is a key figure in British cinema and...

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

Married to your television? This cartoon gives you an opportunity to re-evaluate your relationship with the gogglebox.

Hamilton the elephant is being trained for the circus when he discovers his amazing musical ability; the ringmaster decides to exploit his new-found...

This satirical animated short by the renowned Halas & Batchelor Studio asks the big Question. Can the meaning of life be found in religion or...

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

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...

In this film Charley demystifies the new state-funded National Health Service, detailing the benefits a free-at-point-of-delivery health service will...

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...

Examines in detail Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting, 'Netherlandish Proverbs', which illustrates over 100 proverbs and allegorises a whole...

A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.

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

Feature-length instructional cartoon made for the Home Office and the Fire Brigade.

A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.

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

A trip into a surreal winter garden, a voyage on a stormy sea, a grisly homecoming – there is something for everyone in this “experiment...

The cartoon is one of the Marshall Plan's most popular films. A clash between a shoemaker and a hat maker illustrates the contrasts between...

A BAFTA award nominated film made for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company charting the history of aviation from Daedalus to jets.