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1. Animal Farm (1954)
Approved | 72 min | Animation, Drama
A successful farmyard revolution by the resident animals vs. the farmer goes horribly wrong when the victors create a new tyranny among themselves.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas | Stars: Gordon Heath, Maurice Denham
Votes: 19,037
2. Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The continuing animated adventures of Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Swee'pea and Popeye.
Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Jackson Beck
Votes: 13,938
3. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 218
4. Cinerama Holiday (1955)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary
Travelogue featuring an American couple traveling in Europe and a European couple traveling in the U.S, with the emphasis on the cinematography which was viewed on a special curved screen with three projectors.
Directors: Robert L. Bendick, Philippe De Lacy | Stars: John Marsh, Betty Marsh, Fred Troller, Beatrice Troller
Votes: 147 | Gross: $26.16M
5. The Owl and the Pussycat (1952)
6 min | Animation, Short
Musical story of the Owl that falls in love, proposes, buys a ring and marries the Pussy-cat, animated to the tune of the nonsense words of Edward Lear's poem.
Directors: Brian Borthwick, John Halas
Votes: 32
6. Dodo, the Kid from Outer Space (1965)
5 min | Animation, Family, Sci-Fi
A series about the adventures of DoDo, a humanoid alien from the planet Hena Hydro who settled on Earth. He was described in the narration as pixie-like. He was "short and slender, with ... See full summary »
Votes: 38
7. Ruddigore (1966)
54 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
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. Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, the rightful heir, has... See full summary »
Director: Joy Batchelor | Stars: John Reed, David Palmer, Kenneth Sandford, Ann Hood
Votes: 52
8. The Candlemaker (1957)
13 min | Animation, Short
A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas
Votes: 139
9. Automania 2000 (1963)
9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower satisfying the public's ever-increasing... See full summary »
Director: John Halas | Star: Ed Bishop
Votes: 234
10. The Monster of Highgate Ponds (1961)
59 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A group of children befriend a monster.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: Rachel Clay, Michael Wade, Terry Raven, Ronald Howard
Votes: 137
11. Robinson Charley (1948)
9 min | Animation, Short
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain's economics. Meet Charley, the portrait of a nation. At the end of the 1940s the Central ... See full summary »
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas | Stars: Max Adrian, Harold Berens, Dorothy Summers, Geoffrey Sumner
Votes: 8
12. Charley's Black Magic (1949)
10 min | Animation, Short
This cartoon propaganda short by Halas and Batchelor sweetens the pill of post-war coal prices by promising jam tomorrow.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas | Star: Harold Berens
Votes: 6
13. We've Come a Long Way (1951)
10 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Directors: Allan Crick, Bob Privett
15. Charley's March of Time (1948)
9 min | Animation, Short
Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British citizens.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas | Stars: Harold Berens, Geoffrey Sumner
Votes: 26
16. The Figurehead (1952)
7 min | Animation, Short
Director: Allan Crick | Stars: Robert Beatty, Allan Crick, Digby Turpin
Votes: 16
17. The Christmas Visitor (1959)
7 min | Short, Animation, Family
T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Director: John Halas
Votes: 132
18. Farmer Charley (1949)
10 min | Animation, Short
In the sixth in the series, Charley is excited when he inherits a half share in a farm, but does not realize what hard work this is going to be.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas | Stars: Harold Berens, Stephen Jack
19. Dustbin Parade (1942)
9 min | Animation, Short
The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas
Votes: 28
21. Hans en die Rooinek (1961)
87 min | Comedy
In order to prove who is more superior, an Afrikaans-speaker and English-speaker undertake a 300-mile race on foot from Durban to Johannesburg.
Director: Jamie Uys | Stars: Bob Courtney, Jamie Uys, Wynona Cheyney, Emsie Botha
Votes: 9
22. The Magic Canvas (1948)
10 min | Animation, Short
The Magic Canvas is an abstract cartoon done to alternative Jazz that tells the story of human's duality.
Director: John Halas
Votes: 27
23. Filling the Gap (1942)
6 min | Animation, Short
This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas
Votes: 9
24. The History of the Cinema (1956)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A humorously semi-factual account of the history of cinema.
Director: John Halas | Star: Maurice Denham
Votes: 36
26. Train Trouble (1943)
8 min | Animation, Short
A short animated commercial for Kellog's Corn Flakes, as being a good way for the British to start their day.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas
27. Charley Junior's Schooldays (1949)
9 min | Animation, Short
A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas | Star: Max Adrian
Votes: 19
30. Heinz Rühmann erzählt Märchen (1975)
48 min | Animation, Family
Heinz Rühmann tells the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault.
Director: Joy Batchelor | Star: Heinz Rühmann
31. Children and Cars (1970)
8 min | Animation, Short
An animated cartoon of drawings by young children, who imagine the motor car of today and of the future.
Director: John Halas | Star: Ed Bishop
Votes: 11
36. The Five (1970)
6 min | Animation, Short, Music
The ordeal of five toes on one of the feet of a young girl who decides to wear uncomfortable shoes.
Director: Joy Batchelor
Votes: 12
37. Your Very Good Health (1947)
9 min | Animation, Short
Charley the character from "New Town" is back again in "Your Very Good Health" a British produced animation explaining the benefits of a National Health Service.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas | Stars: Jack Train, Harold Berens, Geoffrey Sumner, Dorothy Summers
Votes: 29
38. New Schools (1947)
10 min | Animation, Short
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas | Stars: Harold Berens, Dorothy Summers, Jack Train
39. Down a Long Way (1954)
16 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Director: Bob Privett | Stars: Maurice Denham, Duncan McIntyre
40. Hamilton the Musical Elephant (1961)
10 min | Animation, Short
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.
Director: John Halas | Star: Lionel Murton
Votes: 17
42. Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard (1941)
5 min | Animation, Short
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas
46. Flu-ing Squad (1951)
90 min | Animation
Thinking about home improvements? Why not try getting your house to pop a couple of pills? In this cinema ad it works far better than any lick of paint. The producers at Halas and Batchelor... See full summary »
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas
47. Charley in New Town (1948)
10 min | Animation, Short
New Town is a British produced animation about urban development and all it's aspect.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas | Stars: Jack Train, Harold Berens, Dorothy Summers
Votes: 31
48. Animal, Vegetable, Mineral (1957)
11 min | Animation, Short
Director: Louis Dahl | Star: Maurice Denham
50. Hamilton in the Music Festival (1962)
9 min | Animation, Short
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.
Director: John Halas