Hal Roach Studios

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.

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 CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1937 Topper [Reel 1 of 3] Hal Roach Studios.
1937 Topper [Reels 2 &3] Hal Roach Studios. 1600
1937 Way Out West Hal Roach Studios Inc 1:06:00 16mm B&W sound
1936 The Bohemian Girl Hal Roach Studios Inc 1:02:00 16mm B&W sound
1936 The lucky corner. Hal Roach Studios. 450 16mm B&W sound
1936 Two too young. Hal Roach Studios. 360 16mm B&W sound
1935 Little rascals. The little sinner [Hal Roach Studios?]. 15 16mm B&W sound
1935 The fixer uppers. Hal Roach Productions 0:30:00 16mm B&W sound
1934 Them Thar Hills Hal Roach Studios. 19 min B&W
1933 [Laurel and Hardy compilation : 'Dirty work' and 'Busy bodies'] Hal Roach Studios Inc: Presenter | Ideal Pictures Corporation: Distributor 0:20:00 16mm B&W sound
1933 Mush and milk. ▶ Hal Roach Studios 5:40 16mm sound
1933 Towed in a Hole Hal Roach Studios Inc. 0:21:00 16mm B&W sound
1933 Twice two Hal Roach ; Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer ; director, James Parrott. 21 16mm B&W sound
1932 THEIR FIRST MISTAKE. Hal Roach Studios 2 reels 16mm B&W sound
1931 Be big! Hal Roach Studios. 999 16mm B&W sound
1931 Beau hunks. Hal Roach Studios 0:51:00 16mm B&W sound
1931 Chicken come home Blackhawk Films presents ; a Hal Roach production ; directed by James W. Horne ; dialogue by H.M. Walker. 31 16mm B&W sound
1931 Come Clean BLACK 20 min. 16mm B&W sound
1931 Helpmates Blackhawk Films presents ; produced by Hal Roach ; directed by James Parrott ; dialogue by H.M. Walker. 21 16mm B&W sound
1930 Another fine mess Blackhawk Films presents ; produced by Hal Roach ; directed by James Parrott ; dialogue, H.M. Walker. 29 16mm B&W sound
1930 Hog wild Hal Roach Studios; produced by Hal Roach; directed by James Parrott. 20 16mm B&W sound
1930 Night owls Hal Roach Studios, Inc. ; produced by Hal Roach ; directed by James Parrott. 23 16mm B&W sound
1930 Our Relations Pt. 1 Hal Roach Studios.
1930 Our Relations Pt. 2 Hal Roach Studios.
1930 The Bohemian Girl Pt. 1 Hal Roach Studios.
1930 The Bohemian Girl Pt. 2 Hal Roach Studios.
1930 The first seven years. Hal Roach Studios. 5:40 16mm B&W sound
1930 The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case Blackhawk Films: Distributor | Hal Roach Studios Inc.: Publisher | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor 0:30:00 16mm B&W sound
1930 The Night Owls Hal Roach Studio 800 ft.
1930 Them Thar Hills Hal Roach Studios. 800 ft.
1929 A pair of tights Hal Roach Studio: Publisher 0:20:00 16mm B&W silent
1929 Movie Night Hal Roach Studios Inc 0:17:00 16mm B&W silent
1929 Railroadin' Hal Roach Studios Inc. 16mm B&W sound
1929 That's My Wife Hal Roach Studios Inc 0:20:00 16mm B&W silent
1929 The Hoose gow Hal Roach Studios, Inc. ; produced by Hal Roach ; dialogue by H. M. Walker ; directed by James Parrott. 20 16mm B&W sound
1929 They Go Boom Hal Roach Productions 21 16mm B&W sound
1929 Wrong Again Hal Roach Studios Inc. 20 16mm B&W silent
1928 From Soup to Nuts Hal Roach Studios Inc 0:18:00 16mm B&W silent
1928 Habeas Corpus Hal Roach Studios Inc 0:21:00 16mm B&W silent
1928 Two Tars Eastin Phelan Corporation: Publisher | Hal Roach Studios Inc 21 16mm B&W sound
1927 Flying Elephants Hal Roach Studios Inc 0:20:00 16mm B&W silent
1927 The battle of the century [Blackhawk Films re-creation]. Hal Roach Studios. 16mm sound
1927 With Love and Hisses Hal Roach Studios Inc 0:21:00 16mm B&W silent
1926 Do your duty Hal Roach Studios. 4:00 16mm B&W silent
1926 Madame mystery Hal Roach Studios. 16mm B&W silent
1925 Black cyclone Hal Roach Studios 0:50:00 16mm B&W silent
1925 One Wild Ride Hal Roach Studios. 600 16mm B&W silent
1924 Big moments from little pictures Hal Roach Studios 0:22:00 16mm B&W silent
1924 Don't Park There! Hal Roach Studios Inc 0:19:00 16mm B&W silent
1924 Sittin' Pretty. Hal Roach Studios. 4:00 16mm B&W silent