Abu and the Poisoned Well (1943)

Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of the conflict Halas & Batchelor were commissioned by the British Government to make four cartoons featuring a young boy Abu and his mule. They were intended to demonstrate in simple visual terms that Britain was a stout friend and the Axis powers a pernicious evil.

Released Jan. 1, 1943 8 min None+

Genres: Animation, Short

Keywords: tmdb.world-war-ii, tmdb.propaganda, tmdb.black-and-white, tmdb.desert-warfare, tmdb.short-film, mdblist.imdb-short

Production Companies: Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films, Ministry of Information, Halas & Batchelor

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: No Language, Arabic