John Halas Movies

Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.

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

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...

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 short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

Cartoon proof that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In this 1940s cinema advert, the tardiness of Signalman Squirrel's breakfast...

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.

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...

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

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

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

Cartoon set to songs from The Moody Blues' titular album.

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

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

A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.

A trip into a surreal winter garden, a voyage on a stormy sea, a grisly homecoming – there is something for everyone in this “experiment...