John Halas Movies

Out with the old and in with the new – one of Britain’s leading animation companies pitches its new image with great humour.

A fully digitized computer-animated film which shows the question whether man will use his inventive abilities for destruction or as the key to...

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...

An animated short based on the cartoons of Gerard Hoffnung.

Cartoon set to songs from The Moody Blues' titular album.

This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.

An updated version of Halas and Batchelor's short film, 'The Magic Canvas', with a new electronic score.

The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.

Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.

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

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

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

Charley, a mechanic, inherits a half-share in a farm run by his cousin and he soon has his dream of an idyllic country life rudely shattered by hard...

A musically talented ape is captured in the jungle and taken back to civilisation. However, civilisation proves too uncouth for the cultured ape so...

Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.

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...

A humorous introduction to problem analysis and programming.

Instructional cartoon for the Admiralty.

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...