Joy Batchelor Movies
- 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.
- 1945
Handling Ships
Handling Ships01945HD
Instructional cartoon for the Admiralty.
- 1949
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.
- 1948
Robinson Charley
Robinson Charley01948HD
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.
- 1942
Filling the Gap
Filling the Gap01942HD
This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.
- 1942
Dustbin Parade
Dustbin Parade01942HD
The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.
- 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.
- 1962
Hamilton in the Music Festival
Hamilton in the Music Festival01962HD
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.
- 1953
The Moving Spirit
The Moving Spirit01953HD
A BAFTA award nominated animation tracing the development of the motor car from the original horseless carriage common in the late 19th century to...
- 1956
The Candlemaker
The Candlemaker31956HD
A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.
- 1950
Fowl Play
Fowl Play01950HD
Cartoon of chicken's adventures while being chased by woodland animal.
- 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.
- 2014
Ode to Joy
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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...
- 1941
Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard
Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard01941HD
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...
- 1959
The Christmas Visitor
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T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
- 1967
Dying for a Smoke
Dying for a Smoke01967HD
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...
- 1945
6 Little Jungle Boys
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A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.
- 1954
Down a Long Way
Down a Long Way01954HD
A BAFTA award nominated animation looking at the development of oil prospecting techniques since the 19th century.
- 1949
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence01949HD
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...