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.

Films

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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	Sarah Erulkar
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

More information Date, Title ...

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 [fr]	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 [cs]	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)

External links

With Children's Film Foundation (CFF) (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
Children's Film and Television Foundation - Home Page - Children's Film and Television Foundation official website

References

[1]
Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "The Stolen Plans". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[2]
British Film Institute. "The Stolen Plans". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
[3]
British Film Institute. "Our Magazine No.1". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[4]
British Film Institute. "Our Magazine No.2". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[5]
British Film Institute. "Our Magazine No.3". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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British Film Institute. "Our Magazine No.4". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "To The Rescue". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[8]
British Film Institute. "To The Rescue". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[9]
Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "Rover Makes Good". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[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.
[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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British Film Institute. "John of the Fair". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[14]
British Film Institute. "Our Magazine No.5". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[15]
British Film Institute. "Bouncer Breaks Up!". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[16]
Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "Heights of Danger". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[17]
British Film Institute. "Heights of Danger". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[18]
Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "Johnny on the Run". 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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British Film Institute. "Johnny on the Run". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "Skid Kids". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[21]
Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "Mardi and Monkey". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
[22]
Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "The Dog and the Diamonds". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
[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.
[24]
Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "The Clue of the Missing Ape". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
[25]
Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "The Secret Cave". 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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[27]
British Film Institute. "A Letter from East Anglia". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
[28]
British Film Institute. "A Letter from Wales". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
[29]
British Film Institute. "A Good Pull-up". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
[30]
British Film Institute. "Watch Out". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
[31]
British Film Institute. "A Letter from Ayrshire". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
[32]
Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "Adventure in the Hopfields". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[33]
"A Ghost of a Chance". BFI Collections. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15.
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"Children's Film Foundation Collection Volume Five: Runaways". Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
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"CFTF Films Catalogue (M)". Retrieved 2014-12-29.
[40]
"CFTF Films Catalogue (N)". Retrieved 2014-12-29.
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[42]
"CFTF Films Catalogue (O)". Retrieved 2014-12-29.
[43]
"CFTF Films Catalogue (S)". Retrieved 2014-12-29.
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"Children's Film Foundation Collection Volume Two: The Race Is On". Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
[45]
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[46]
Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "The Young Jacobites". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
[47]
British Film Institute. "The Young Jacobites". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
[48]
Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "The Zoo Robbery". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
[49]
British Film Institute. "The Zoo Robbery". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
[50]
Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "4D Special Agents". CFTF Films Catalogue. Borehamwood: Children's Film and Television Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
[51]
"Our Exploits at West Poley (1985)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
[52]
British Film Institute. "Bush Christmas". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
[53]
British Film Institute. "Kekec". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
[54]
British Film Institute. "Dobrodružství Na Zlaté Zátoce". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
[55]
British Film Institute. "Chibideka monogatari". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
[56]
British Film Institute. "Srečno, Kekec!". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute.
[57]
British Film Institute. "Táňa a dva pistolníci". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
[58]
Children's Film and Television Foundation (2006). "Rangi's Catch". 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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British Film Institute. "Rangi's Catch". Collections Search BFI. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2025.

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