Dolly, Put the Kettle On (1947)
Genre : Animation
Runtime : 2M
Director : John Halas, Joy Batchelor
Synopsis
Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.
A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore are the only people standing between the aliens and world domination... which could be bad news for the Earth.
Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.
After the controversial disappearance of their Chief Medical Officer, a shadowy bio genetics company is under siege by the FBI for secretly cloning humans. Amidst the chaos, Molgen’s head mercenary Holt is sneaking out the last living clone, a young woman named Lily to a mysterious buyer. Holt has hired The Driver, accompanied by a heavily armed squadron of fellow Molgen mercenaries, to evade the authorities and deliver Lily and himself to the buyer. The journey takes an unexpected turn and Holt is forced to take matters into his own hands, as the driver once again demonstrates his mettle and extraordinary driving skills.
A woman is forced to rediscover her humanity in an increasingly digital world.
Three young musicians and three female singers strive for success, competing each other. But love gets in their way.
Telemachus, an unhappy old man, still lives with his sister, whom he expects to restore so that he marries the woman he loves. In the end, he is persuaded by a friend to put an ad in the newspaper to find her bridegroom, without mentioning her real age and highlighting her dowry. Finally, two bridal candidates appear: A retired and a Greek-Argentine landowner...
Senkuu discovers an alternative way to revive petrified people–using Snickers! By feeding this chocolate to someone who has been petrified, that person will instantly revive just to have a taste of a Snickers bar. With this discovery, Senkuu uses Snickers to revive the famous comedian Kouki Kusanagi.
Cartoon illustrating the golden rules for brewing a good cup of tea.
Monkey portrays various historical figures as he attempts to make the perfect cup of tea in the Kenya tea farms and then safely take it across the world to England for the Queen.
Animated cinema advertisement produced for Horlick's by George Pal.
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 concept for a cartoon washing powder commercial can be credited to Alexander Mackendrick, who worked at the J Walter Thompson advertising agency before making films at Ealing and then Hollywood.
Animated cinema ad for E.T. Green's feeds. Bella is a farmer who is as mean as get out so her livestock find their own way to help themselves. One hungry hen improves her lot by shoplifting and starts an animal crime wave. While the adventurous hen grows fat the other livestock conspire to burgle a nearby farm.
Part of Esso's series of "Car-tune" advertising. The dog works as a garage owner nearby the beach, and is disrupted by an annoying salesman whose car incidentally breaks down. Luckily, he finds his solution in Esso petrol.
An honest man puts an ad looking for a room to rent in an honest house and receives five peculiar answers.
Part of Esso's series of "Car-tune" advertising. A cartoon dog's car runs out of gas in the snow. Conveniently, a snowball pulls the car and a stranded female cat over to a petrol station.
Together Again is a three-minute film featuring a husband trying to reach his wife, who has dementia, by navigating a stormy sea. With him is another person who represents Admiral Nurses, whose specialist knowledge and skills are used to help keep families that are affected by dementia closer.
Probably the best-known advertising film for Bata, where joke and irony meet commercial purposes. Tires are sent from rural countryside to the turmoil of the city to serve progress.