Joy Batchelor Movies

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

The Baronet of Ruddigore, Sir Despard Murgatroyd, has inherited a family curse which forces him to commit a crime every day — or die in agony....

An animated cartoon on smoking and health. The villain, Old Nick O'Teen, disguises himself as an 18-year-old motorcyclist, the better to lure...

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...

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

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

Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.

Cartoon on the fly nuisance, showing the dangers of food contamination and how the dangers can be minimised by food-protection and cleanliness that...

A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.