John Halas Movies
- 1942
Fable of the Fabrics
Fable of the Fabrics01942HD
A particularly vicious Father Time with a hit-list in his Book of Doom seeks to wipe out characters brought to life from fabric patterns. This neat...
- 1954
Power to Fly
Power to Fly71954HD
A BAFTA award nominated film made for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company charting the history of aviation from Daedalus to jets.
- 1970
Painter and Poet No. 2
Painter and Poet No. 201970HD
A trip into a surreal winter garden, a voyage on a stormy sea, a grisly homecoming – there is something for everyone in this “experiment...
- 1950
As Old as the Hills
As Old as the Hills01950HD
Everyone knows that petroleum comes out of the earth, but the question is how did it get there, and what is it made of? The answer to these questions...
- 1961
Hamilton the Musical Elephant
Hamilton the Musical Elephant101961HD
Hamilton the elephant is being trained for the circus when he discovers his amazing musical ability; the ringmaster decides to exploit his new-found...
- 1950
Fowl Play
Fowl Play01950HD
Cartoon of chicken's adventures while being chased by woodland animal.
- 1951
John Gilpin
John Gilpin01951HD
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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
- 1971
Animation Has Changed
Animation Has Changed01971HD
Out with the old and in with the new – one of Britain’s leading animation companies pitches its new image with great humour.
- 1964
Automania 2000
Automania 20006.81964HD
An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower...
- 1945
Handling Ships
Handling Ships01945HD
Instructional cartoon for the Admiralty.
- 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.
- 1956
The History of the Cinema
The History of the Cinema6.31956HD
A humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.
- 1948
Robinson Charley
Robinson Charley01948HD
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.
- 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...
- 1967
Dying for a Smoke
Dying for a Smoke01967HD
An animated cartoon on smoking and health. The villain, Old Nick O'Teen, disguises himself as an 18-year-old motorcyclist, the better to lure...
- 1969
Topology
Topology01969HD
One of a humorous series of films devised to explain in graphic terms the concepts of basic mathematical functions.
- 1938
Music Man
Music Man01938HD
The first British animated Technicolor film.