# Churchill Films

Churchill Films aka Churchill Media was a producer and distributor of direct-to-video/educational films founded by Robert Churchill (1911-1997) and Sy Wexler (1916–2005) in 1948 as Churchill Wexler Film Productions. 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.
Churchill Films was acquired by American Educational Products in 1994. The Churchill Films catalog is now part of Discovery Education.
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.

## 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 | 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 | Robert Churchill | 12:00 | |
| 1975 | Sooper Goop | Robert Ridgely, Julie McWhirther Fred Wolf | Charles Swenson | Robert Churchill | 13:00 10:00 (1989 short version) | The music is composed by Joseph Byrd 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. |
| 1982 | Curious George Goes to the Hospital | Ruth Buell, Corey Burton Bobbie Speidel | 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 | Curious George | Corey Burton, June Foray | John Clark Matthews | Robert Churchill, George McQuilkin | 14:33 | Based on Curious George (1941) by Margret Rey and H. A. Rey. |
| 1985 | Frog and Toad Are Friends | Hal Smith, Will Ryan, Jan Colmar | John Clark Matthews | Robert Churchill, George McQuilkin | 17:54 | Based on Frog and Toad Are Friends (1970) by Arnold Lobel. |
| 1985 | Frog and Toad: Behind the Scenes | John Clark Matthews | John Clark Matthews | Robert Churchill, George McQuilkin | 9:23 | Based on Frog and Toad Are Friends (1985) by Churchill Films |
| 1986 1987 (Home video) | The Mouse and the Motorcycle | Philip Waller, Mimi Kennedy, Thom Sharp | Ron Underwood | George McQuilkin, John Clark Matthews | 40:54 | Based on The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1970) by Beverly Cleary |
| 1987 | 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 | Runaway Ralph | Fred Savage, Conchata Ferrell, Sara Gilbert | Ron Underwood | George McQuilkin, John Clark Matthews | 40:11 | Based on Runaway Ralph (1970) by Beverly Cleary |
| 1989 | 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. |
| 1989 | Stanley and the Dinosaurs | Will Ryan, Jim Cummings, Corey Burton | John Clark Matthews | George McQuilkin | 15:42 | Based on Stanley (1962) by Syd Hoff. |
| 1990 | Ralph S. Mouse | Robert Oliveri, Britt Leach, Lou Cutell | Thomas G. Smith | George McQuilkin, John Clark Matthews | 41:35 | Based on Ralph S. Mouse (1982) by Beverly Cleary |
| 1991 | Uncle Elephant | Will Ryan, Pat Musick, June Foray, Corey Burton | John Clark Matthews | John Clark Matthews | 25:53 | Based on Uncle Elephant (1981) by Arnold Lobel. Made with WGBH Educational Foundation |
| 1992 | Mouse Soup | Buddy Hackett, Will Ryan, Hal Rayle, Pat Musick, Dawnn Lewis | John Clark Matthews | John Clark Matthews | 25:48 | Based on Mouse Soup (1977) by Arnold Lobel. |
| 1993 | Commander Toad in Space | Cory Miller, James Murray Bruce Lanoil Mark Hamill Nichelle Nichols Mary McDonald Lewis | John Clark Matthews | John Clark Matthews | 23:21 | Based on Commander Toad in Space (1980) by Jane Yolen Made for the ABC Weekend Specials TV show |
| 1993 | Morris Has a Cold | Will Ryan, Hal Smith, Pat Musick | John Clark Matthews | John Clark Matthews | 13:39 | Based on Morris Has a Cold (1978) by Bernard Wiseman |