John Halas Movies

  • 1970
    Painter and Poet No. 3

    Painter and Poet No. 3

    Painter and Poet No. 3

    01970HD

    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...

    Painter and Poet No. 3
  • 1948
    Your Very Good Health

    Your Very Good Health

    Your Very Good Health

    61948HD

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

    Your Very Good Health
  • 1956
    The Candlemaker

    The Candlemaker

    The Candlemaker

    31956HD

    A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.

    The Candlemaker
  • 1964
    The Hoffnung Music Academy

    The Hoffnung Music Academy

    The Hoffnung Music Academy

    01964HD

    An animated short based on the cartoons of Gerard Hoffnung.

    The Hoffnung Music Academy
  • 1949
    Charley's Black Magic

    Charley's Black Magic

    Charley's Black Magic

    01949HD

    This cartoon propaganda short by Halas & Batchelor sweetens the pill of post-war coal prices by promising jam tomorrow.

    Charley's Black Magic
  • 1941
    Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard

    Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard

    Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard

    01941HD

    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...

    Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard
  • 1949
    Charley Junior's Schooldays

    Charley Junior's Schooldays

    Charley Junior's Schooldays

    31949HD

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

    Charley Junior's Schooldays
  • 1949
    Fly About the House

    Fly About the House

    Fly About the House

    01949HD

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

    Fly About the House
  • 1994
    Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

    Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

    Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

    01994HD

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

    Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
  • 1980
    Flying Free

    Flying Free

    Flying Free

    01980HD

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

    Flying Free
  • 1946
    Train Trouble

    Train Trouble

    Train Trouble

    01946HD

    Cartoon proof that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In this 1940s cinema advert, the tardiness of Signalman Squirrel's breakfast...

    Train Trouble
  • 1941
    The Pocket Cartoon

    The Pocket Cartoon

    The Pocket Cartoon

    01941HD

    A political satire, the first film made by Halas and Batchelor.

    The Pocket Cartoon
  • 1938
    Music Man

    Music Man

    Music Man

    01938HD

    The first British animated Technicolor film.

    Music Man
  • 1970
    Children and Cars

    Children and Cars

    Children and Cars

    01970HD

    An animated cartoon of drawings by young children, who imagine the motor car of today and of the future.

    Children and Cars
  • 1961
    For Better, For Worse

    For Better, For Worse

    For Better, For Worse

    01961HD

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

    For Better, For Worse
  • 1960
    HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape

    HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape

    HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape

    01960HD

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

    HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape
  • 1967
    Flurina

    Flurina

    Flurina

    01967HD

    Flurina
  • 1969
    To Our Children's Children's Children

    To Our Children's Children's Children

    To Our Children's Children's Children

    01969HD

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

    To Our Children's Children's Children