Joy Batchelor 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 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...

A BAFTA award nominated animation tracing the development of the motor car from the original horseless carriage common in the late 19th century to...

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

A feature length instructional video for the Admiralty on coastal navigation and pilotage.

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.

Puck is introduced to the twentieth century and is as amused by the contemporary obsession with television as he was by the lovers' antics.

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

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...

Instructional cartoon for the Admiralty.

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...

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...

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

The first British animated Technicolor film.

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...

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

This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.