John Halas Movies

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

Animated satire of business practices

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

A lonely man living in a large city buys a life-size sex doll. His relationship with his dream doll causes a certain reaction in the community. A...

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...

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

A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.

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...

An illustrated version of Twa Corbies made as the BFI’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. Enlivened by the distinctive voice of John...

One of a humorous series of films devised to explain in graphic terms the concepts of basic mathematical functions.

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

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

A naïve father makes an embarrassing attempt to explain the facts of life to his son, but he becomes increasingly embarrassed to the point where...

A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

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

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

Cartoon of chicken's adventures while being chased by woodland animal.

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