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Hal Roach
Director 1892 - 1992

Hal Roach

Elmira, New York, USA

Harry Eugene Roach Sr. professionally known as Hal Roach, was an American film and television producer, director, and actor who was active from the 1910s to the 1990s. He is remembered today for producing a number of successes including the Laurel and Hardy franchise, the... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

8 titles
Road Show

Road Show

Hal Roach 1941 1h 27m

Rich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. There he befriends Colonel Carraway, and together they escape, catching a ride with a beautiful blonde who proves to be Penguin Moore, carnival owner.

One Million B.C.

One Million B.C.

Hal Roach, Hal Roach, Jr. 1940 1h 20m 7.0

One Million B.C. is a 1940 American fantasy film produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by United Artists. It is also known by the titles Cave Man, Man and His Mate, and Tumak.

The Devil's Brother

The Devil's Brother

Hal Roach 1933 1h 30m 8.0

Derubati dei loro averi, Stanlio e Ollio decidono di darsi al brigantaggio. Incontrano Fra' Diavolo, il peggior bandito di tutti i tempi, e rischiano di venire impiccati dal brigante.

Unaccustomed As We Are

Unaccustomed As We Are

Hal Roach, Lewis R. Foster 1929 21m

Laurel and Hardy try to entertain a female neighbor, unbeknown to Hardy’s wife.

Flying Elephants

Flying Elephants

Frank Butler, Hal Roach 1928 17m

Cavemen Stan and Ollie vie for the affections of a stone-age beauty.

Sailors, Beware!

Sailors, Beware!

Hal Roach, Hal Yates 1927 20m

A con artist and a midget dressed as her infant son, are unmasked aboard a ship by a steward.

Haunted Spooks

Haunted Spooks

Hal Roach, Alfred J. Goulding 1920 25m

After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking for a stooge to stand in as a groom in order to secure an inheritance for his client (Davis). The inheritance is a house, which her scheming uncle "haunts" so that he can scare them off and claim the property.

Luke's Movie Muddle

Luke's Movie Muddle

Hal Roach 1916 10m

Lonesome Luke has a movie theater and also works the box office and as an usher. He has to put up with, among other things, an incompetent projectionist who falls asleep all the time. Complications ensue.

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