Joy Batchelor Movies
- 1954
Animal Farm
Animal Farm71954HD
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and...
- 1964
Automania 2000
Automania 20006.81964HD
An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower...
- 1948
Robinson Charley
Robinson Charley01948HD
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.
- 1959
The Christmas Visitor
The Christmas Visitor5.8331959HD
T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
- 1946
Train Trouble
Train Trouble01946HD
Cartoon proof that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In this 1940s cinema advert, the tardiness of Signalman Squirrel's breakfast...
- 1961
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
The Monster of Highgate Ponds51961HD
The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.
- 2018
Secrets of British Animation
Secrets of British Animation62018HD
BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...
- 1967
Ruddigore
Ruddigore01967HD
For centuries, the Murgatroyd family, the Baronets of Ruddigore, have been under a witch's curse — commit a crime every day, or die in agony....
- 1948
The Magic Canvas
The Magic Canvas71948HD
A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.
- 1943
Abu and the Poisoned Well
Abu and the Poisoned Well01943HD
Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of...
- 1946
A Modern Guide to Health
A Modern Guide to Health01946HD
Modern advice and old-fashioned values combine in this postwar animated health guide from the makers of Animal Farm.
- 1959
Piping Hot
Piping Hot01959HD
An animated film about the history and use of hot water.
- 1948
Your Very Good Health
Your Very Good Health61948HD
In this film Charley demystifies the new state-funded National Health Service, detailing the benefits a free-at-point-of-delivery health service will...
- 1945
Handling Ships
Handling Ships01945HD
Instructional cartoon for the Admiralty.
- 1949
Charley's Black Magic
Charley's Black Magic01949HD
This cartoon propaganda short by Halas & Batchelor sweetens the pill of post-war coal prices by promising jam tomorrow.
- 1948
Charley's March of Time
Charley's March of Time61948HD
Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British...
- 1966
Little Tom Thumb
Little Tom Thumb01966HD
Animated version of the fairy tale. Tom proves himself cleverer than his brothers when he outwits an ogre and returns home with treasure.
- 1943
Abu's Dungeon
Abu's Dungeon01943HD
- 1948
Charley in New Town
Charley in New Town01948HD
Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.
- 1944
Christmas Wishes
Christmas Wishes01944HD
Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.