Children's Film Foundation filmography

This article is a list of films produced, distributed or sponsored by the Children's Film Foundation.

Films

Date Title Director Notes Ref(s)
1952 The Stolen Plans James Hill Feature film [1][2]
Our Magazine No.1 Jimmy E. Ewins Magazine short [3]
Our Magazine No.2 Jimmy E. Ewins Magazine short [4]
Our Magazine No.3 Jimmy E. Ewins Magazine short [5]
Our Magazine No.4 Jimmy E. Ewins Magazine short [6]
To The Rescue Jacques Brunius Short [7][8]
Rover Makes Good John Dooley Short [9]
Stable Rivals Leonard Reeve Short [10]
Swift Water Tony Thompson Short [11]
1953 John of the Fair Michael McCarthy Feature film [12][13]
Our Magazine No.5 Jimmy E. Ewins Magazine short [14]
Bouncer Breaks Up! Don Chaffey Short [15]
Heights of Danger David Eady Feature film [16][17]
Johnny on the Run Lewis Gilbert Feature film [18][19]
Skid Kids Don Chaffey Feature film [20]
Mardi and Monkey Kay Mander Short [21]
The Dog and the Diamonds Ralph Thomas Feature film [22]
Juno Helps Out William Hammond Short [23]
The Clue of the Missing Ape James Hill Feature film [24]
The Secret Cave John Durst Feature film [25]
A Letter from the Isle of Wight Brian Salt Short [26]
A Letter from East Anglia Cynthia Whitby Short [27]
A Letter from Wales George Lloyd Short [28]
A Good Pull-up Don Chaffey Short [29]
Watch Out Don Chaffey Short [30]
1954 A Letter from Ayrshire Jimmy E. Ewins Short [31]
Our Magazine No.6 Jimmy E. Ewins Magazine short
Adventure in the Hopfields John Guillermin Feature film [32]
1958 The Adventures of Hal 5 Don Sharp
1959 The Adventures of Rex Leonard Reeve 5-part serial
1961 Ali and the Camel Henry Geddes 8-part serial
1970 All at Sea Kenneth Fairbairn
1966 Ambush at Devil's Gap David Eastman 6-part serial
1972 Anoop and the Elephant David Eady
1974 Avalanche Frederic Goode
1976 The Battle of Billy's Pond
1963 Beware of the Dog
1968 The Big Catch
1979 Big Wheels and Sailor
1955 Black in the Face
1979 Black Island
1977 Blind Man's Bluff
1972 Blinker's Spy Spotter
1959 Blow Your Own Trumpet
1972 The Boy Who Turned Yellow Michael Powell
1974 The Boy with Two heads Serial
1983 Breakout
1961 Bungala Boys
1967 Calamity the Cow
1974 The Camerons
1958 The Carrington School Mystery Serial
1958 The Cat Gang
1960 Caught in the Net
1978 The Chiffy Kids Serial
1978 Chimpmates Serial
1966 The Christmas Tree
1957 Circus Friends
1976 The Copter Kids
1967 Countdown to Danger
1970 Crime Doesn't Pay
1968 Cry Wolf
1965 Cup Fever David Bracknell
1980 Danger on Dartmoor David Eady
1971 Danger Point!
1967 Danny the Dragon Serial
1965 Davy Jones' Locker
1959 The Dawn Killer Serial
1964 Daylight Robbery
1978 Deep Waters
1970 Don't Make Me Laugh
1970 Dressura
1964 Eagle Rock
1976 Echo of The Badlands
1970 Egghead's Robot
1979 Electric Eskimo
1968 Escape from the Sea
1976 Fern the Red Deer
1961 A Film For Maria
1975 The Firefighters
1957 Five Clues to Fortune Serial
1964 Five Have a Mystery to Solve Serial
1954 Five O'Clock Finish
1957 Five on a Treasure Island Serial
1971 Five Survive
1966 Flash the Sheep Dog
1963 The Flood
1955 The Flying Eye
1973 The Flying Sorcerer
1972 Forest Pony
1961 Four Winds Island Serial
1982 Friend or Foe
1984 Gabrielle and the Doodleman
1967 A Ghost of a Chance [33]
1967 The Ghost of Monk's Island Serial
1977 The Glitterball
1964 Go Kart Go
1953 A Good Pull-up
1968 The Great Pony Raid
1984 Haunters of the Deep Andrew Bogle [34][35]
1968 Headline Hunters
1972 Hide and Seek David Eady [34][36]
1980 High Rise Donkey Michael Forlong
1975 Hijack! Michael Forlong
1978 A Hitch in Time
1979 A Horse Called Jester
1975 The Hostages David Eady
1969 Hoverbug
1967 The Hunch
1960 Hunted in Holland
1972 I Had a Hippopotamus
1971 The Johnstown Monster Olaf Pooley
1970 Junket 89 Peter Plummer Linda Robson and Pauline Quirke, from Anna Scher Children's Theatre[37]
1972 Kadoyng
1957 The Kid from Canada Kay Mander [38]
1961 The Last Rhino
1968 Lionheart Michael Forlong
1968 The Magnificent Six and a Half Serial
1974 The Man from Nowhere James Hill Ronald Adam and Jennie Linden [39][35]
1962 Masters of Venus Serial
1972 Mauro the Gypsy
1980 The Mine and the Minotaur
1969 Mischief
1961 The Missing Note
1971 Mr Horatio Knibbles
1978 Mr Selkie
1961 The Monster of Highgate Ponds Alberto Cavalcanti
1959 The Mystery in the Mine Serial
1954 Mystery on Bird Island
1962 Night Cargoes Ernest Morris 8-part serial [40]
1976 Night Ferry David Eady [40][41]
1976 Nosey Dobson Michael Alexander [40]
1968 On the Run Pat Jackson [42]
1976 One Hour to Zero Jeremy Summers [42]
1956 One Wish Too Many John Durst [42]
1966 Operation Third Form David Eady [42][41]
1973 Paganini Strikes Again
1978 The Pergrine Hunters
1956 Peril for the Guy
1962 The Piper's Tune
1978 Play Safe
1955 Playground Express
1984 Pop Pirates
1974 Professor Popper's Problem Serial
1983 Professor Potter's Magic Potions Serial
1956 Raiders of the River Serial
1972 Raising the Roof Michael Forlong
1963 The Rescue Squad
1967 River Rivals Serial
1975 Robin Hood Junior Last major acting role for Keith Chegwin as the titular character
1960 Rockets in the Dunes
1965 Runaway Railway
1958 The Salvage Gang John Krish [43][41]
1978 Sammy's Super T-Shirt Jeremy Summers [43][44]
1976 Saturday Special
1970 Scramble David Eady
1972 Seal Island
1956 The Secret of the Forest
1964 Seventy Deadly Pills
1971 The Ski Wheelers
1967 The Sky Bike Charles Frend [43][44]
1977 Sky Pirates
1974 Smokey Joe's Revenge
1958 The Soap Box Derby [43][44]
1966 Son of the Sahara Serial
1955 The Stolen Airliner
1953 The Stolen Plans
1973 Summer Holiday
1956 Supersonic Saucer S. G. Fergusson
1971 That's All We Need
1955 That's An Order
1962 They Found a Cave
1983 Tightrope to Terror
1955 Tim Driscoll's Donkey
1971 Time Flies
1958 Toto and the Poachers
1956 Treasure at the Mill
1963 Treasure in Malta 6-part serial
1972 The Trouble with 2B Peter K. Smith 6-part serial, follow-on from Junket 89 above,[37] also Anna Scher Theatre [45]
1967 The Troublesome Double
1976 The Unbroken Arrow Serial
1971 Up the Creek
1969 Up in the Air
1964 Valley of the Kings Serial
1953 Watch Out
1974 What Next?
1974 Where's Johnny?
1963 Wings of Mystery
1972 Wreck Raisers
1963 The Young Detectives Serial
1959 The Young Jacobites John Reeve Serial in 8 episodes [46][47]
1973 The Zoo Robbery John Black and Matt McCarthy [48][49]
1981 4D Special Agents Harold Orton Won the 1982 Diploma of Honour at Gijón International Film Festival [50]
1985 Terry on the Fence Frank Godwin Adapted from a novel by Bernard Ashley [45][36]
Out of the Darkness John Krish [42][35]
Our Exploits At West Poley [51]

As UK distributor

Date Title Original Title Director Notes Ref(s)
1947 Bush Christmas Ralph Smart [52]
1951 Kekec Jože Gale Dubbed into English from Slovene [53]
1955 The Big Fish Dobrodružství Na Zlaté Zátoce Břetislav Pojar Dubbed into English from Czech [54]
1958 Skinny and Fatty Chibideka monogatari Jukichi Uno Dubbed into English from Japanese [55]
1963 Mountain of Fear Srečno, Kekec! Jože Gale Dubbed into English from Slovene [56]
1967 Tanya and the two gunmen Táňa a dva pistolníci Radim Cvrček Dubbed into English from Czech [57]
1972 Rangi's Catch Michael Forlong Sponsor and UK distributor [58][59]
  • Danger on the Danube; original: Négyen az árban (1961)
  • The Intruders (1969)
  • The Mysterious Wreck; original (German): Das Geheimnisvolle Wrack (1954)
  • Ptisi Dolitat Do Nas (1971)

References

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  12. ^ Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "John of the Fair". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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  23. ^ Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "Juno Helps Out". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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