John Halas Movies

Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.

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

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...

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...

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

Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British...

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...

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...

Instructional cartoon for the Admiralty.

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

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

A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.

The Maestro brings a world of emotions to life interpreted by the orchestra and the animation.

Examines in detail Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting, 'Netherlandish Proverbs', which illustrates over 100 proverbs and allegorises a whole...

This satirical animated short by the renowned Halas & Batchelor Studio asks the big Question. Can the meaning of life be found in religion or...

The first British animated Technicolor film.