John Halas Movies

Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.

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

Hamilton the elephant is being trained for the circus when he discovers his amazing musical ability; the ringmaster decides to exploit his new-found...

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

The first British animated Technicolor film.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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