Churchill Films

Churchill Films aka Churchill Media was a producer and distributor of direct-to-video/educational films founded by Robert Churchill (1911-1997)^[1] and Sy Wexler (1916–2005)^[2] in 1948 as Churchill Wexler Film Productions.^[3] They have produced The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1986) based on the 1965 book by Beverly Cleary and many other award-winning children's films.^[4]

Churchill Films was acquired by American Educational Products in 1994.^[3] The Churchill Films catalog is now part of Discovery Education.^[5]

In December 2009, The Jungle (1967), a film distributed by Churchill Films in 16mm for the educational film market, was named to the National Film Registry.^[6]

Filmography

(Incomplete)

Year	Title	Starring	Director	Producer(s)	Runtime	Notes
1967	The Jungle	Charlie "Brown" Davis, Charlie "Brown" Davis, Reginald "Reggie" Ackridge David "Bat" Williams Jimmy "Country" Robinson [7]	Charlie "Brown" Davis, Jimmy "Country" Robinson David "Bat" Williams		22:00	Made under the direction of the Temple University professor Harold Haskins.
1971	Hopscotch	June Foray, Jane Webb, Kimie Calvert, Joan Drake, Barbara Baldwin, Lillian Peel, Faith Peel	Spencer Peel, Alan Zaslove, Robert Churchill[8]	Robert Churchill	12:00
1975	Sooper Goop	Robert Ridgely, Julie McWhirther Fred Wolf	Charles Swenson[9]	Robert Churchill	13:00 10:00 (1989 short version)	The music is composed by Joseph Byrd[10] who is known as a composer and the leader of the short-lived experimental band The United States of America. It was considered for an Academy Award in 1976, which did not make the cut.[11]
1983[12]	Curious George Goes to the Hospital	Ruth Buell, Corey Burton Bobbie Speidel[13]	John Clark Matthews	Robert Churchill, George McQuilkin	15:15	Based on Curious George Goes to the Hospital (1966) by Margret Rey and H. A. Rey.
1984[12]	Curious George	Corey Burton, June Foray[14]			14:33	Based on Curious George (1941) by Margret Rey and H. A. Rey.
1985[12]	Frog and Toad Are Friends	Hal Smith, Will Ryan, Jan Colmar[15]			17:54	Based on Frog and Toad Are Friends (1970) by Arnold Lobel.
	Frog and Toad: Behind the Scenes	John Clark Matthews[16]			9:23	Based on Frog and Toad Are Friends (1985) by Churchill Films
1986 1987 (Home video)[12]	The Mouse and the Motorcycle	Philip Waller, Mimi Kennedy, Thom Sharp[17]	Ron Underwood	George McQuilkin, John Clark Matthews	40:54	Based on The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1970) by Beverly Cleary
1987[12]	Frog and Toad Together	Hal Smith (Toad), Will Ryan (Frog)	John Clark Matthews	Robert Churchill, George McQuilkin	17:34	Based on Frog and Toad Together (1971, 1972) by Arnold Lobel.
1988[12]	Runaway Ralph	Fred Savage, Conchata Ferrell, Sara Gilbert[18]	Ron Underwood	George McQuilkin, John Clark Matthews	40:11	Based on Runaway Ralph (1970) by Beverly Cleary
1989[12]	Morris Goes to School	Will Ryan, Diane Michelle	John Clark Matthews	George McQuilkin	14:37	Based on Morris Goes to School (1970) by Bernard Wiseman.
	Stanley and the Dinosaurs	Will Ryan, Jim Cummings, Corey Burton[19]	John Clark Matthews		15:42	Based on Stanley (1962) by Syd Hoff.
1990[12]	Ralph S. Mouse	Robert Oliveri, Britt Leach, Lou Cutell[20]	Thomas G. Smith	George McQuilkin, John Clark Matthews	41:35	Based on Ralph S. Mouse (1982) by Beverly Cleary
1991[12]	Uncle Elephant	Will Ryan, Pat Musick, June Foray, Corey Burton [21]	John Clark Matthews	John Clark Matthews	25:53	Based on Uncle Elephant (1981) by Arnold Lobel. Made with WGBH Educational Foundation
1992[12]	Mouse Soup	Buddy Hackett, Will Ryan, Hal Rayle, Pat Musick, Dawnn Lewis[22]			25:48	Based on Mouse Soup (1977) by Arnold Lobel.
1993[12]	Commander Toad in Space	Cory Miller, James Murray Bruce Lanoil Mark Hamill Nichelle Nichols Mary McDonald Lewis [23]			23:21	Based on Commander Toad in Space (1980) by Jane Yolen Made for the ABC Weekend Specials TV show
	Morris Has a Cold	Will Ryan, Hal Smith, Pat Musick [24]			13:39	Based on Morris Has a Cold (1978) by Bernard Wiseman