John Halas Movies
- 1948
Robinson Charley
Robinson Charley01948HD
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.
- 1978
Max und Moritz
Max und Moritz01978HD
- 1956
The Candlemaker
The Candlemaker31956HD
A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.
- 1944
Cold Comfort
Cold Comfort01944HD
A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.
- 1948
Water for Firefighting
Water for Firefighting01948HD
Feature-length instructional cartoon made for the Home Office and the Fire Brigade.
- 1945
6 Little Jungle Boys
6 Little Jungle Boys61945HD
A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.
- 1963
The Axe and the Lamp
The Axe and the Lamp01963HD
Examines in detail Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting, 'Netherlandish Proverbs', which illustrates over 100 proverbs and allegorises a whole...
- 1990
A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy
A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy01990HD
Documents the life and influence of the Bahaus artist, László Moholy-Nagy.
- 1981
Dilemma
Dilemma5.71981HD
A fully digitized computer-animated film which shows the question whether man will use his inventive abilities for destruction or as the key to...
- 1965
The Hoffnung Maestro
The Hoffnung Maestro01965HD
The Maestro brings a world of emotions to life interpreted by the orchestra and the animation.
- 1956
The History of the Cinema
The History of the Cinema6.31956HD
A humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.
- 1970
Children and Cars
Children and Cars71970HD
An animated cartoon of drawings by young children, who imagine the motor car of today and of the future.
- 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...
- 1941
Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard
Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard01941HD
A colorful cartoon commercial for soap flakes seems the last place that the realities of wartime life should creep in. A clothes cupboard opens to...
- 1938
Music Man
Music Man01938HD
The first British animated Technicolor film.
- 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.
- 1965
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra
The Hoffnung Palm Court Orchestra61965HD
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...
- 1952
Coastal Navigation
Coastal Navigation01952HD
A feature length instructional video for the Admiralty on coastal navigation and pilotage.
- 1969
To Our Children's Children's Children
To Our Children's Children's Children01969HD
Cartoon set to songs from The Moody Blues' titular album.
- 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.