John Halas Movies

The cartoon is one of the Marshall Plan's most popular films. A clash between a shoemaker and a hat maker illustrates the contrasts between...

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

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

Documents the life and influence of the Bahaus artist, László Moholy-Nagy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

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 fully digitized computer-animated film which shows the question whether man will use his inventive abilities for destruction or as the key to...

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

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

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...

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

A humorous introduction to problem analysis and programming.

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...