Hal Roach Studios

American film production studio

Hal Roach Studios was an American motion picture and, through its TV production subsidiary, Hal Roach Television Corporation, television production studio. Known as The Laugh Factory to the World, it was founded by producer Hal Roach and business partners Dan Linthicum and I.H. Nance as the Rolin Film Company on July 23, 1914. The studio lot, at 8822 Washington Boulevard in Culver City, California, United States, was built in 1920, at which time Rolin was renamed to Hal E. Roach Studios. The first series in Hal Roach Studios were the Willie Work comedies, with the first short being Willie Runs the Park.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 322 films (1920–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 65 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1978	Amos Helps Out	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Andy Buys A House	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Andy Gets A Telegram	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Andy Getting Married	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Battle of the century pie fight.	Hal Roach Studios.		16mm		sound
1978	Call Lehigh 4-9900	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Counterfeiters Rent Basement	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Cousin Effie's Will	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Getting Momma Married	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Hospitalization	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Jewelry Store Robbery	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Kingfish Gets Drafted	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Kingfish Has A Baby	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Kingfish's Last Friend	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Kingfish's Secretary	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Leroy Lends A Hand	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Mister Jackson Comes To Town	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Rare Coin	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Abby Berlin	30 min		B&W	sound
1978	Ready Made Family	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min		B&W	sound
1978	Relatives	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Sapphire Disappears	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton,--[s.l.: s.n.], 1953	30 min			sound
1978	Sapphire's Mysterious Admirer	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Sapphire's Sister	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Superfine Brush	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	The Ballet Tickets	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	The Broken Clock	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	The Classified Ad	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	The Eyeglass	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	The Girl Upstairs	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	The Happy Stevenses	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	The Kingfish Buys A Chair	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	The Kingfish Goes To Work	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	The Kingfish Sells A Lot	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	The Lodge Brothers Complain	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	The Piggy Bank	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios: under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren: directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	The Race Horse	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min		B&W	sound
1978	The Winslow Woman	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min		B&W	sound
1978	The Young Girl's Mother	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Traffic Violation	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1978	Vacation Show	produced through the facilities of Hal Roach Studios; under the supervision of Sidney VanKeuren; directed by Charles Barton	30 min			sound
1976	Big business	Blackhawk Films presents ; Hal Roach presents ; supervising director, Leo McCarey ; directed by J. Wesley Horne ; titles by H.M. Walker.	20	16mm	B&W	silent
1972	The Groundstar Conspiracy	Universal Pictures & Hal Roach Studios International	96 min		Color	sound
1970s	Dirty work	Blackhawk Films presents ; Hal Roach Studios, Inc. ; produced by Hal Roach ; directed by Lloyd French.	20	16mm	B&W	sound
1966	A pair of tights	Blackhawk Films presents ; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; supervising director, Leo McCarey ; director, Hal Yates ; titles, H.M. Walker.	20	16mm	B&W	silent
1961	Busy bodies	Blackhawk Films presents ; produced by Hal Roach ; directed by Lloyd French ; written by Stan Laurel.	20	16mm	B&W	sound
1961	Comedy capers. The painless dentist.	Hal Roach Studios.	5:40	16mm		sound
1961	Comedy capers. The waiter.	Hal Roach Studios.	500	16mm		sound
1960	Mischief makers. A quiet sunday!	Hal Roach Studios.		16mm		sound
1960	Mischief makers. Boarding school.	Hal Roach Studios.		16mm		sound
1960	Mischief makers. Galloping ghosts.	Hal Roach Studios.		16mm		sound