John Halas Movies
- 1970
Painter and Poet No. 3
Painter and Poet No. 301970HD
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...
- 1948
Your Very Good Health
Your Very Good Health61948HD
In this film Charley demystifies the new state-funded National Health Service, detailing the benefits a free-at-point-of-delivery health service will...
- 1956
The Candlemaker
The Candlemaker31956HD
A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.
- 1964
The Hoffnung Music Academy
The Hoffnung Music Academy01964HD
An animated short based on the cartoons of Gerard Hoffnung.
- 1949
Charley's Black Magic
Charley's Black Magic01949HD
This cartoon propaganda short by Halas & Batchelor sweetens the pill of post-war coal prices by promising jam tomorrow.
- 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...
- 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.
- 1949
Fly About the House
Fly About the House01949HD
Cartoon on the fly nuisance, showing the dangers of food contamination and how the dangers can be minimised by food-protection and cleanliness that...
- 1994
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom01994HD
Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the British nation, with occasional interruptions by...
- 1980
Flying Free
Flying Free01980HD
An updated version of Halas and Batchelor's short film, 'The Magic Canvas', with a new electronic score.
- 1946
Train Trouble
Train Trouble01946HD
Cartoon proof that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In this 1940s cinema advert, the tardiness of Signalman Squirrel's breakfast...
- 1941
The Pocket Cartoon
The Pocket Cartoon01941HD
A political satire, the first film made by Halas and Batchelor.
- 1938
Music Man
Music Man01938HD
The first British animated Technicolor film.
- 1970
Children and Cars
Children and Cars01970HD
An animated cartoon of drawings by young children, who imagine the motor car of today and of the future.
- 1961
For Better, For Worse
For Better, For Worse01961HD
Married to your television? This cartoon gives you an opportunity to re-evaluate your relationship with the gogglebox.
- 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...
- 1967
Flurina
Flurina01967HD
- 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.