John Halas Movies

A lonely man living in a large city buys a life-size sex doll. His relationship with his dream doll causes a certain reaction in the community. A...

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

Animated satire of business practices

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

A political satire, the first film made by Halas and Batchelor.

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

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

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...

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...

An animated short based on the cartoons of Gerard Hoffnung.

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

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...

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

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

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

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

A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

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

In this film Charley demystifies the new state-funded National Health Service, detailing the benefits a free-at-point-of-delivery health service will...

Cartoon tennis match, with players based on Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.