John Halas Movies

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 humorous introduction to problem analysis and programming.

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

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...

A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.

For centuries, the Murgatroyd family, the Baronets of Ruddigore, have been under a witch's curse — commit a crime every day, or die in agony....

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

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

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

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...

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...

If you haven’t already been diverted by the history of John Gilpin, or would like to venture that way again, you couldn’t find a better...

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

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