Children's Film Foundation filmography

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

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Films

DateTitleDirectorNotesRef(s)
1952The Stolen Plans James Hill Feature film [1] [2]
Our Magazine No.1Jimmy E. EwinsMagazine short [3]
Our Magazine No.2Jimmy E. EwinsMagazine short [4]
Our Magazine No.3Jimmy E. EwinsMagazine short [5]
Our Magazine No.4Jimmy E. EwinsMagazine short [6]
To The Rescue Jacques Brunius Short [7] [8]
Rover Makes GoodJohn DooleyShort [9]
Stable RivalsLeonard ReeveShort [10]
Swift WaterTony ThompsonShort [11]
1953John of the Fair Michael McCarthy Feature film [12] [13]
Our Magazine No.5Jimmy E. EwinsMagazine 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 KidsDon ChaffeyFeature film [20]
Mardi and Monkey Kay Mander Short [21]
The Dog and the Diamonds Ralph Thomas Feature film [22]
Juno Helps OutWilliam HammondShort [23]
The Clue of the Missing ApeJames HillFeature film [24]
The Secret CaveJohn DurstFeature film [25]
A Letter from the Isle of WightBrian SaltShort [26]
A Letter from East AngliaCynthia WhitbyShort [27]
A Letter from WalesGeorge LloydShort [28]
A Good Pull-upDon ChaffeyShort [29]
Watch OutDon ChaffeyShort [30]
1954A Letter from AyrshireJimmy E. EwinsShort [31]
Our Magazine No.6Jimmy E. EwinsMagazine 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
1963Beware of the Dog
1968The Big Catch
1979Big Wheels and Sailor
1955Black in the Face
1979 Black Island
1977 Blind Man's Bluff
1972Blinker's Spy Spotter
1959Blow Your Own Trumpet
1972 The Boy Who Turned Yellow Michael Powell
1974The Boy with Two headsSerial
1983Breakout
1961 Bungala Boys
1967 Calamity the Cow
1974The Camerons
1958The Carrington School MysterySerial
1958 The Cat Gang
1960Caught in the Net
1978The Chiffy KidsSerial
1978ChimpmatesSerial
1966The Christmas Tree
1957Circus Friends
1976The Copter Kids
1967 Countdown to Danger
1970Crime Doesn't Pay
1968 Cry Wolf
1965 Cup Fever David Bracknell
1980 Danger on Dartmoor David Eady
1971Danger Point!
1967Danny the DragonSerial
1965Davy Jones' Locker
1959The Dawn KillerSerial
1964Daylight Robbery
1978Deep Waters
1970Don't Make Me Laugh
1970Dressura
1964Eagle Rock
1976Echo of The Badlands
1970Egghead's Robot
1979Electric Eskimo
1968Escape from the Sea
1976Fern the Red Deer
1961A Film For Maria
1975The Firefighters
1957Five Clues to FortuneSerial
1964 Five Have a Mystery to Solve Serial
1954Five O'Clock Finish
1957 Five on a Treasure Island Serial
1971Five Survive
1966Flash the Sheep Dog
1963The Flood
1955The Flying Eye
1973The Flying Sorcerer
1972Forest Pony
1961Four Winds IslandSerial
1982Friend or Foe
1984Gabrielle and the Doodleman
1967A Ghost of a Chance [33]
1967The Ghost of Monk's IslandSerial
1977 The Glitterball
1964Go Kart Go
1953A Good Pull-up
1968The 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
1979A Horse Called Jester
1975 The Hostages David Eady
1969Hoverbug
1967The Hunch
1960Hunted in Holland
1972I 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]
1972Kadoyng
1957The Kid from Canada Kay Mander [38]
1961The 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]
1962Masters of VenusSerial
1972Mauro the Gypsy
1980The Mine and the Minotaur
1969Mischief
1961The Missing Note
1971Mr Horatio Knibbles
1978Mr Selkie
1961The Monster of Highgate Ponds Alberto Cavalcanti
1959The Mystery in the MineSerial
1954Mystery 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
1978The Pergrine Hunters
1956Peril for the Guy
1962The Piper's Tune
1978Play Safe
1955Playground Express
1984Pop Pirates
1974 Professor Popper's Problem Serial
1983Professor Potter's Magic PotionsSerial
1956Raiders of the RiverSerial
1972 Raising the Roof Michael Forlong
1963The Rescue Squad
1967 River Rivals Serial
1975Robin Hood JuniorLast major acting role for Keith Chegwin as the titular character
1960Rockets in the Dunes
1965Runaway Railway
1958 The Salvage Gang John Krish [43] [41]
1978 Sammy's Super T-Shirt Jeremy Summers [43] [44]
1976Saturday Special
1970 Scramble David Eady
1972Seal Island
1956The Secret of the Forest
1964Seventy Deadly Pills
1971The Ski Wheelers
1967 The Sky Bike Charles Frend [43] [44]
1977Sky Pirates
1974Smokey Joe's Revenge
1958The Soap Box Derby [43] [44]
1966Son of the SaharaSerial
1955 The Stolen Airliner
1953The Stolen Plans
1973Summer Holiday
1956Supersonic SaucerS. G. Fergusson
1971That's All We Need
1955That's An Order
1962They Found a Cave
1983Tightrope to Terror
1955Tim Driscoll's Donkey
1971Time Flies
1958Toto and the Poachers
1956Treasure 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]
1967The Troublesome Double
1976The Unbroken ArrowSerial
1971Up the Creek
1969Up in the Air
1964Valley of the KingsSerial
1953Watch Out
1974What Next?
1974Where's Johnny?
1963Wings of Mystery
1972Wreck Raisers
1963The Young DetectivesSerial
1959 The Young Jacobites John ReeveSerial in 8 episodes [46] [47]
1973The 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

DateTitleOriginal TitleDirectorNotesRef(s)
1947 Bush Christmas Ralph Smart [52]
1951 Kekec Jože GaleDubbed into English from Slovene [53]
1955The Big Fish Dobrodružství Na Zlaté Zátoce  [ fr ] Břetislav Pojar Dubbed into English from Czech [54]
1958Skinny and FattyChibideka monogatari Jukichi Uno Dubbed into English from Japanese [55]
1963Mountain of Fear Srečno, Kekec! Jože GaleDubbed into English from Slovene [56]
1967Tanya and the two gunmenTáňa a dva pistolníci Radim Cvrček  [ cs ]Dubbed into English from Czech [57]
1972 Rangi's Catch Michael Forlong Sponsor and UK distributor [58] [59]

References

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  10. Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "Stable Rivals". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  11. Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "Swift Water". 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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