John Halas Movies

An animated cartoon of drawings by young children, who imagine the motor car of today and of the future.

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...

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

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.

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

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

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...

An updated version of Halas and Batchelor's short film, 'The Magic Canvas', with a new electronic score.

An animated short based on the cartoons of Gerard Hoffnung.

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

The first British animated Technicolor film.

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

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 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 humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.

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