John Halas Filmes

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

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 political satire, the first film made by Halas and Batchelor.

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

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...

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

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 lonely man living in a large city buys a life-size sex doll. His relationship with his dream doll causes a certain reaction in the community. A...

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

A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

An animated film about the history and use of hot water.

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

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

Feature-length instructional cartoon made for the Home Office and the Fire Brigade.

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...

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

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...

Hello darkness my old friend. The four-part “experiment in word, music and paintings” that was made by the BFI for the 1951 Festival of...