Joy Batchelor Movies
- 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...
- 1970
The Five
The Five01970HD
This highly entertaining animated film begins as a young girl settles down into bed to sleep after coming home from a party. One of her feet...
- 1938
Music Man
Music Man01938HD
The first British animated Technicolor film.
- 1953
The Moving Spirit
The Moving Spirit01953HD
A BAFTA award nominated animation tracing the development of the motor car from the original horseless carriage common in the late 19th century to...
- 1962
Hamilton in the Music Festival
Hamilton in the Music Festival01962HD
Hamilton the elephant loves playing music with his trunk. When he is fired from the circus he does odd jobs till he gets his big break.
- 1948
The Magic Canvas
The Magic Canvas71948HD
A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.
- 1949
Farmer Charley
Farmer Charley01949HD
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...
- 1952
The Figurehead
The Figurehead71952HD
A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint...
- 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...
- 1950
The Shoemaker and the Hatter
The Shoemaker and the Hatter01950HD
The cartoon is one of the Marshall Plan's most popular films. A clash between a shoemaker and a hat maker illustrates the contrasts between...
- 1959
The Christmas Visitor
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T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
- 1943
Abu's Dungeon
Abu's Dungeon01943HD
- 1954
Down a Long Way
Down a Long Way01954HD
A BAFTA award nominated animation looking at the development of oil prospecting techniques since the 19th century.
- 1949
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence01949HD
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...
- 1948
Charley's March of Time
Charley's March of Time61948HD
Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British...
- 1942
Filling the Gap
Filling the Gap01942HD
This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.
- 1966
Little Tom Thumb
Little Tom Thumb01966HD
Animated version of the fairy tale. Tom proves himself cleverer than his brothers when he outwits an ogre and returns home with treasure.
- 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.
- 1944
Cold Comfort
Cold Comfort01944HD
A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.
- 2014
Ode to Joy
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An introduction to the life and work of Joy Batchelor on the hundredth anniversary of her birth. Joy was a director, animator, producer and designer...