Most Viewed From Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

A young girl rescues a wild bird. She takes it back to the forest, then finds crystals in the mountain...

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

This a story of a violinist, pianist and cellist as they perform from place-to-place, under very unusual conditions. Every time they play, they...

The Shorts and the Talls just can’t see eye to eye until a mediating fairy arrives to help them make ends meet.

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

An androgynous person is climbing up a swaying tower of humans who hang in the air. Many drop into a sea of flies below them. The flies pick at their...

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...

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

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