John Halas Movies

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

A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.

Married to your television? This cartoon gives you an opportunity to re-evaluate your relationship with the gogglebox.

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

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...

Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of...

A colorful cartoon commercial for soap flakes seems the last place that the realities of wartime life should creep in. A clothes cupboard opens to...

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

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

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

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

A humorous introduction to problem analysis and programming.

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

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...

The first British animated Technicolor film.

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...

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

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

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...