John Halas Movies

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

Hamilton the elephant is being trained for the circus when he discovers his amazing musical ability; the ringmaster decides to exploit his new-found...

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

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...

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

An animated visual interpretation of the song "Autobahn," by German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk. A fast-paced experimental film which proved to be...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

Instructional cartoon for the Admiralty.

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

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

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

Out with the old and in with the new – one of Britain’s leading animation companies pitches its new image with great humour.

A documentary essay about the unsung animation visionary, John Halas. An Animated Utopia explores his desire "to save the world using animation" and...