Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films Movie Trailers

Piping Hot Trailer (1959)

01 January 1959

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

To Your Health Trailer (1956)

01 January 1956

An animated short outlining the problems with alcohol consumption.

6 Little Jungle Boys Trailer (1945)

15 November 1945

A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.

Hamilton the Musical Elephant Trailer (1961)

12 April 1961

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

Fowl Play Trailer (1950)

16 December 1950

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

Mr. Finley's Feelings Trailer (1956)

01 January 1956

Our animated hero questions his sanity after blowing his top and driving his car into a police station.

The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra Trailer (1965)

09 September 1965

A light hearted look at the various instruments of the orchestra, based on the original cartoons of the late Gerard Hoffnung, satirising musical pomposity.

Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard Trailer (1941)

01 January 1941

A colorful cartoon commercial for soap flakes seems the last place that the realities of wartime life should creep in.

Flurina Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

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

HaBa Tales: The Insolent Matador Trailer (1960)

01 January 1960

Seville's most successful Matador has a secret, which his rival will use against him when he finds out.

A Short Tall Story Trailer (1970)

02 January 1970

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

For Better, For Worse Trailer (1961)

01 January 1961

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

Dustbin Parade Trailer (1942)

01 January 1942

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

Players Trailer (1982)

12 November 1982

Cartoon tennis match, with players based on Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.

Dolly, Put the Kettle On Trailer (1947)

01 April 1947

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

Bolly in A Space Adventure Trailer (1968)

06 June 1968

a short Halas & Batchelor animation about the adventures of Bolly and his friends on imaginary planen

Johann Sebastian Bach in Euro Deutschland Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

Part of Halas and Bachelor's unfinished "Know your Europeans" series by the late John Halas. The film takes an irreverent, funny and - at times downright bizarre look at German history.

Children and Cars Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

An animated cartoon of drawings by young children, who imagine the motor car of today and of the future.