Fable of the Fabrics

Fable of the Fabrics (1942) is a animation, fantasy film directed by Joy Batchelor, John Halas.

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.