John Halas Movies

  • 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
  • 1961
    For Better, For Worse

    For Better, For Worse

    For Better, For Worse

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    Married to your television? This cartoon gives you an opportunity to re-evaluate your relationship with the gogglebox.

    For Better, For Worse
  • 1949
    Fly About the House

    Fly About the House

    Fly About the House

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    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
  • 1974
    The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

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    D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades must thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power.

    The Three Musketeers
  • 1953
    The Moving Spirit

    The Moving Spirit

    The Moving Spirit

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    A BAFTA award nominated animation tracing the development of the motor car from the original horseless carriage common in the late 19th century to...

    The Moving Spirit
  • 1967
    The Question

    The Question

    The Question

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    This satirical animated short by the renowned Halas & Batchelor Studio asks the big Question. Can the meaning of life be found in religion or...

    The Question
  • 1971
    Animation Has Changed

    Animation Has Changed

    Animation Has Changed

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    Out with the old and in with the new – one of Britain’s leading animation companies pitches its new image with great humour.

    Animation Has Changed
  • 2018
    Secrets of British Animation

    Secrets of British Animation

    Secrets of British Animation

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    BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

    Secrets of British Animation
  • 1990
    A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy

    A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy

    A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy

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

    A Memory of L Moholy-Nagy
  • 1959
    HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape

    HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape

    HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape

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

    HaBa Tales: The Cultured Ape
  • 1959
    Piping Hot

    Piping Hot

    Piping Hot

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

    Piping Hot
  • 1949
    Charley Junior's Schooldays

    Charley Junior's Schooldays

    Charley Junior's Schooldays

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

    Charley Junior's Schooldays
  • 1965
    The Hoffnung Maestro

    The Hoffnung Maestro

    The Hoffnung Maestro

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    The Maestro brings a world of emotions to life interpreted by the orchestra and the animation.

    The Hoffnung Maestro
  • 1944
    Cold Comfort

    Cold Comfort

    Cold Comfort

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

    Cold Comfort
  • 1963
    The Axe and the Lamp

    The Axe and the Lamp

    The Axe and the Lamp

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

    The Axe and the Lamp
  • 1979
    Dream Doll

    Dream Doll

    Dream Doll

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    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...

    Dream Doll
  • 1969
    To Our Children's Children's Children

    To Our Children's Children's Children

    To Our Children's Children's Children

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

    To Our Children's Children's Children
  • 1950
    The Shoemaker and the Hatter

    The Shoemaker and the Hatter

    The Shoemaker and the Hatter

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    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...

    The Shoemaker and the Hatter
  • 1964
    Automania 2000

    Automania 2000

    Automania 2000

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

    Automania 2000
  • 1964
    The Hoffnung Music Academy

    The Hoffnung Music Academy

    The Hoffnung Music Academy

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    An animated short based on the cartoons of Gerard Hoffnung.

    The Hoffnung Music Academy