Joy Batchelor Movies

  • 1949
    R.A.F.: First Line of Defence

    R.A.F.: First Line of Defence

    R.A.F.: First Line of Defence

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    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...

    R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
  • 1942
    Fable of the Fabrics

    Fable of the Fabrics

    Fable of the Fabrics

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    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...

    Fable of the Fabrics
  • 1959
    The Christmas Visitor

    The Christmas Visitor

    The Christmas Visitor

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    T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

    The Christmas Visitor
  • 1956
    The Candlemaker

    The Candlemaker

    The Candlemaker

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

    The Candlemaker
  • 1964
    Midsummer Nightmare

    Midsummer Nightmare

    Midsummer Nightmare

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

    Midsummer Nightmare
  • 1943
    Abu and the Poisoned Well

    Abu and the Poisoned Well

    Abu and the Poisoned Well

    01943HD

    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...

    Abu and the Poisoned Well
  • 1948
    Robinson Charley

    Robinson Charley

    Robinson Charley

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

    Robinson Charley
  • 1962
    Hamilton in the Music Festival

    Hamilton in the Music Festival

    Hamilton in the Music Festival

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    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.

    Hamilton in the Music Festival
  • 1949
    Fly About the House

    Fly About the House

    Fly About the House

    01949HD

    Cartoon on the fly nuisance, showing the dangers of food contamination and how the dangers can be minimised by food-protection and cleanliness that...

    Fly About the House
  • 1947
    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

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

    Dolly, Put the Kettle On
  • 1943
    Abu's Dungeon

    Abu's Dungeon

    Abu's Dungeon

    01943HD

    Abu's Dungeon
  • 1966
    Little Tom Thumb

    Little Tom Thumb

    Little Tom Thumb

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    Animated version of the fairy tale. Tom proves himself cleverer than his brothers when he outwits an ogre and returns home with treasure.

    Little Tom Thumb
  • 1949
    Charley's Black Magic

    Charley's Black Magic

    Charley's Black Magic

    01949HD

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

    Charley's Black Magic
  • 1941
    Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard

    Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard

    Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard

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    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...

    Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard
  • 1944
    Christmas Wishes

    Christmas Wishes

    Christmas Wishes

    01944HD

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

    Christmas Wishes
  • 1944
    Cold Comfort

    Cold Comfort

    Cold Comfort

    01944HD

    A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.

    Cold Comfort
  • 2014
    Ode to Joy

    Ode to Joy

    Ode to Joy

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    An introduction to the life and work of Joy Batchelor on the hundredth anniversary of her birth. Joy was a director, animator, producer and designer...

    Ode to Joy
  • 1945
    6 Little Jungle Boys

    6 Little Jungle Boys

    6 Little Jungle Boys

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

    6 Little Jungle Boys
  • 1952
    Coastal Navigation

    Coastal Navigation

    Coastal Navigation

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    A feature length instructional video for the Admiralty on coastal navigation and pilotage.

    Coastal Navigation
  • 1948
    Charley's March of Time

    Charley's March of Time

    Charley's March of Time

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

    Charley's March of Time