John Halas Movies

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...

Modern advice and old-fashioned values combine in this postwar animated health guide from the makers of Animal Farm.

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...

This cartoon propaganda short by Halas & Batchelor sweetens the pill of post-war coal prices by promising jam tomorrow.

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

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.

D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades must thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power.

A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

A humorous introduction to problem analysis and programming.

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

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

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

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...

Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the British nation, with occasional interruptions by...

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

A musically talented ape is captured in the jungle and taken back to civilisation. However, civilisation proves too uncouth for the cultured ape so...

A BAFTA award nominated film made for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company charting the history of aviation from Daedalus to jets.

No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.