Companies: Best Movies & TV Shows/Series by Hal Roach Studios

Hal Roach Studios was an American motion picture and 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 first short being A Duke For A Day. ()

All Providers

My Providers

Netflix

Apple / iTunes Store

Sort by:

625 movies and TV shows/series found (page 1/21):

The Gale Storm Show(1956-1960)

30min per episode | Comedy

2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

The Gale Storm Show is an American sitcom starring Gale Storm. The series premiered on September 29, 1956, and ran until 1960 for 143 half-hour black-and-white episodes, initially on CBS and in its last year on ABC. The Gale Storm Show was co-produced by Independent Television Corporation and Hal Roach Studios. The series was aired under the title Oh, Susanna in syndication.

With Gale Storm

Children of the Corn(1984)

1h 33min | Horror, Thriller

2.8/5 (with 418 votes)

A boy preacher named Isaac goes to a town in Nebraska called Gatlin and gets all the children to murder every adult in town.

Directed by Fritz Kiersch - With Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R. G. Armstrong, John Franklin, Courtney Gains

Safety Last!(1923)

1h 14min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Thriller

3.9/5 (with 200 votes)

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor - With Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Noah Young, Westcott Clarke, Earl Mohan, Sam Lufkin, ...

Public Defender(1954-1955)

30min per episode | Drama

2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.

Racket Squad(1951-1953)

30min per episode | Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime

2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

Racket Squad is an American TV crime drama series starring Reed Hadley as Captain John Braddock, a fictional detective working for the San Francisco, California Police Department. The show aired in syndication for a season before being picked up by CBS for three seasons. The series was filmed at Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, California, and was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris, hence there was a pack of the sponsor's brand on Braddock's desk at the beginning and end of the episode, as well as occasional scenes of him or other characters "lighting up".

With Reed Hadley

Babes in Toyland(1934)

1h 13min | Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy

3.3/5 (with 53 votes)

Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby into marrying Stanley Dum instead of Bo Peep. Enraged, Barnaby unleashes the bogeymen from their caverns to destroy Toyland.

Directed by Gus Meins, Charley Rogers, Gordon Douglas - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Bletcher, Baldwin Cooke, Jean Darling, Scotty Beckett, ...

Way Out West(1937)

1h 4min | Action, Comedy, Western

3.7/5 (with 82 votes)

Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.

Directed by James W. Horne - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Finlayson, Rosina Lawrence, Stanley Fields, The Avalon Boys, ...

A Chump at Oxford(1939)

1h 3min | Comedy

3.5/5 (with 36 votes)

The boys get jobs as a butler and maid (Stan in drag) for a dinner party. When that ends in disaster, they resort to sweeping streets and accidentally capture a bank robber. The thankful bank president sends them to Oxford to get an education. Predictable results ensue.

Directed by Alfred J. Goulding - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Wilfred Lucas, Jimmy Finlayson, Anita Garvin, Charlie Hall, ...

Kids Incorporated(1984-1993)

22min per episode | Drama

3.9/5 (with 5 votes)

Kids Incorporated, also known as Kids Inc., was an American children's television program. It was largely a youth-oriented program with musical performances as an integral part of each and every storyline. The pilot episode was shot in September 1, 1983. The show aired in September 1, 1984 and ended in February 9, 1994. Reruns aired on Disney Channel until May 30, 1996.

With Eric Balfour

Sons of the Desert(1933)

1h 8min | Comedy

3.6/5 (with 103 votes)

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

Directed by William A. Seiter - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, Mae Busch, Dorothy Christy, Baldwin Cooke, ...

Grandma's Boy(1922)

56min | Comedy

3.3/5 (with 17 votes)

A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his home town.

Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer - With Harold Lloyd, Mildred B. Davis, James T. Kelley, May Wallace, Mildred Davis, Noah Young, ...

Pack Up Your Troubles(1932)

1h 8min | Comedy, War

3.5/5 (with 25 votes)

The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed by the enemy during a battle. After the war is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City, where they begin a quest to reunite Eddie's little daughter with her rightful family. The task proves both monumental and problematic as the boys discover just how many people in New York have the last name Smith.

Directed by George Marshall, Ray McCarey - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Richard Tucker, Mary Carr, Jimmy Finlayson, Richard Cramer, ...

Ad Protect Your Online Privacy with a VPN

Don't risk your personal information and online activities being exposed to hackers, government surveillance, and other online threats. A VPN encrypts your internet connection and hides your IP, giving you maximum security and privacy. Take control of your online safety, switch to a VPN now. Choose one of these services to learn more:

Topper(1937)

1h 37min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance / Love

3.5/5 (with 44 votes)

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.

Directed by Norman Z. McLeod - With Constance Bennett, Cary Grant, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Eugene Pallette, Hedda Hopper, ...

Bonnie Scotland(1935)

1h 20min | Comedy

3.5/5 (with 25 votes)

Stan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things don't quite turn out that way, they unwittingly enlist in the Scottish army and are posted to India.

Directed by James W. Horne - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Finlayson, Lionel Belmore, Carlotta Monti, Belle Daube, ...

Topper Returns(1941)

1h 28min | Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance / Love

3.2/5 (with 19 votes)

Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, who was accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealthy friend, Ann Carrington (Landis), the intended victim. With Topper's help, Gail sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results.

Directed by Roy Del Ruth - With Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Carole Landis, Billie Burke, Dennis O'Keefe, Patsy Kelly, ...

Block-Heads(1938)

57min | Comedy, War

3.6/5 (with 49 votes)

It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old chum's picture in the paper and goes to visit Stan who has now been returned to the States and invites him back to his home.

Directed by John G. Blystone - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert, Jimmy Finlayson, Sam Lufkin, Patricia Ellis, ...

The Music Box(1932)

29min | Comedy

3.8/5 (with 88 votes)

The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen's house. Their task is complicated by a sassy nursemaid and, unbeknownst to them, the impatient Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen himself. But the biggest problem is the force of gravity, which repeatedly pulls the piano back down to the bottom of the stairs.

Directed by James Parrott - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert, Charlie Hall, Sam Lufkin

Our Relations(1936)

1h 13min | Comedy

3.6/5 (with 40 votes)

Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.

Directed by Harry Lachman - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sidney Toler, Jimmy Finlayson, Arthur Housman, Dell Henderson, ...

Fireside Theater(1949-1955)

1h per episode | Drama

3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Fred Coe

Another Fine Mess(1930)

29min | Comedy

3.5/5 (with 26 votes)

Two homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective lessees arrive and try to rent it.

Directed by James Parrott - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Finlayson, Thelma Todd, Bobby Burns, Harry Bernard, ...

The Devil's Brother(1933)

1h 30min | Comedy, Music

3.4/5 (with 27 votes)

Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra Diavolo, a notorious outlaw.

Directed by Hal Roach, Charley Rogers - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dennis King, Thelma Todd, Jimmy Finlayson, Arthur Pierson, ...

Swiss Miss(1938)

1h 13min | Comedy, Music

3.1/5 (with 30 votes)

Stan and Ollie are mousetrap salesmen hoping for better business in Switzerland, with Stan's theory that because there is more cheese in Switzerland, there should be more mice.

Directed by John G. Blystone, Hal Roach - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Eric Blore, Anita Garvin, Baldwin Cooke, Walter Woolf King, ...

Of Mice and Men(1939)

1h 46min | Drama

3.7/5 (with 30 votes)

An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.

Directed by Lewis Milestone - With Betty Field, Lon Chaney Jr., Burgess Meredith, Charles Bickford, Noah Beery Jr., Baldwin Cooke, ...

Towed in a Hole(1932)

21min | Comedy

3.7/5 (with 28 votes)

Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy isn't an easy task.

Directed by George Marshall - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert

Saps at Sea(1940)

57min | Comedy

3.4/5 (with 33 votes)

Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues.

Directed by Gordon Douglas - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Richard Cramer, Jimmy Finlayson, Ben Turpin, Charlie Hall, ...

Beau Hunks(1931)

37min | Comedy

3.5/5 (with 23 votes)

Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

Directed by James W. Horne - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charles Middleton, James W. Horne, Billy Bletcher, Charlie Hall, ...

County Hospital(1932)

19min | Comedy

3.5/5 (with 31 votes)

Ollie is in the hospital with a broken leg. When Stan comes to visit him, total chaos ensues.

Directed by James Parrott - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert, Sam Lufkin, Baldwin Cooke, Ham Kinsey, ...

Pardon Us(1931)

56min | Comedy

3.4/5 (with 28 votes)

It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.

Directed by James Parrott - With Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Walter Long, Jimmy Finlayson, Wilfred Lucas, Tiny Sandford, ...

Chickens Come Home(1931)

30min | Comedy

3.5/5 (with 18 votes)

Ollie is running for mayor when an old flame tries to blackmail him with a old photo.

Directed by James W. Horne - With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Thelma Todd, Mae Busch, Jimmy Finlayson, Baldwin Cooke, ...

Berth Marks(1929)