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
1924 SMITHY. Pathe Exchange Inc. 13 16mm B&W silent
1924 The Cake Eater Hal Roach Studios Inc 0:24:00 16mm B&W silent
1924 Tire Trouble. Hal Roach Studios. 1:00 16mm silent
1924 Two Wagons Both Covered Hal Roach Studios Inc 0:20:00 16mm B&W silent
1923 [Unidentified Dippy Do Dads comedy] Hal Roach Studios. 16mm silent
1923 Giants vs. Yanks. Hal Roach Studios. 550 16mm B&W silent
1923 Oranges and Lemons ▶ Hal Roach Studios 16:30 B&W silent
1920 An eastern westerner Hal Roach Studios 23 min 16mm B&W silent
1920 Barnyard Wedding. Hal Roach Studios. 1:00 16mm silent
1920 Get Out and Get Under Hal Roach Studios Inc 25 min 16mm B&W silent
1920 Haunted Spooks Harold Lloyd Corp 25 16mm B&W sound
1920 High and Dizzy Hal Roach Studios Inc 0:22:00 16mm B&W silent
19-- Way out west Blackhawk Films presents ; a Stan Laurel production ; directed by James W. Horne ; screen play, Charles Rogers, Felix Adler, James Parrott. 65 16mm B&W sound
Saps at Sea Pt. 1 Hal Roach Studios.
Saps at Sea Pt. 2 Hal Roach Studios.
BLONDIE. Blondie. Hal Roach Studios. 30 min. 16mm B&W sound
Curtain Time- Arithmetic Sailor Hal Roach Studios.
DUFFY’S TAVERN. Duffy’s Tavern. Hal Roach Studios. 3 reels 16mm B&W sound
Screen Directors Playhouse. Hal Roach Studios. 29 min. 16mm B&W sound
Stop, Thief! © 1jun57; Lp10387. Hal Roach Studios. 30 min. 16mm sound
THE CHARLIE FARRELL SHOW. The Charlie Farrell Show. Hal Roach Studios. 30 min. 16mm B&W sound
What Day Is It? © 6jul56; Lp7474. Hal Roach Studios. 29 min. 16mm sound