John Halas Movies

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...

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

A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint...

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

An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower...

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

A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.

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

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...

A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

Cartoon proof that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In this 1940s cinema advert, the tardiness of Signalman Squirrel's breakfast...

Cartoon set to songs from The Moody Blues' titular album.

Instructional cartoon for the Admiralty.

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

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

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

An illustrated version of Twa Corbies made as the BFI’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. Enlivened by the distinctive voice of John...

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

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.

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