Laurel and Hardy filmography
This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laurel filmography and Oliver Hardy filmography .
Laurel (left) and Hardy in Bonnie Scotland (1935)
Laurel and Hardy were a motion picture comedy team whose official filmography consists of 106 films released between 1921 and 1951.[ 1] Together they appeared in 34 silent shorts ,A 45 sound shorts , and 27 full-length sound feature films .B In addition to these, Laurel and Hardy appeared in at least 20 foreign-language versions of their films and a promotional film, Galaxy of Stars (1936), produced for European film distributors.[ 2]
Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892–1957) were established as film comedians prior to their teaming, with Laurel appearing in over 50 silent films and Hardy in over 250. (Hardy also appeared in three sound features without Laurel.)[ 3] Although they first worked together in the film The Lucky Dog (1921), this was a chance pairing and it was not until 1926 when both separately signed contracts with the Hal Roach film studio that they appeared in film shorts together.[ 4] Laurel and Hardy officially became a team the following year with their 11th silent short film, The Second Hundred Years (1927).[ 5] The pair remained with the Roach studio until 1940.[ 6] Between 1941 and 1945, they appeared in eight features and one short for 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .[ 7] After finishing their film commitments, Laurel and Hardy concentrated on stage shows, embarking on a music hall tour of Great Britain .[ 8] In 1950, they appeared in their last film, Atoll K , a French /Italian coproduction.[ 9]
In 1932, Laurel and Hardy's short The Music Box won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film (Comedy) .[ 10] [ 11] In 1960, Laurel was presented with an Academy Honorary Award "for his creative pioneering in the field of cinema comedy."[ 12] In 1992, 1997, 2012 and 2020 respectively, Big Business (1929), The Music Box , Sons of the Desert (1933) and The Battle of the Century (1927) were added to the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[ 11] [ 13] [ 14] For their contributions to cinema, Laurel and Hardy have been awarded separate stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .[ 15] [ 16]
Filmography
Official films
The following is a list of Laurel and Hardy's official filmography as established in Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies by Randy Skretvedt and Laurel and Hardy by John McCabe , Al Kilgore , and Richard W. Bann. Each book lists 105 films and Skredvedt's adds a 106th in its appendix , Now I'll Tell One , a previously lost film that was partly rediscovered.[ 17]
Except where noted, all of these films were photographed in black and white , produced by Hal Roach , and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . Except where noted, all short films are two reels in length. All films produced prior to 1928 are silent and all films made after 1929 are sound . Releases from 1928 are silent except as noted. 1929 releases are identified as silent, all-talkie, or sound films with music and sound effects only.
Release date
Title
Short / feature
Notes
December 1, 1921
The Lucky Dog
Short
Produced by Shiller Productions[ 18] Public Domain
December 13, 1926
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Released by Pathé Exchange Hardy in a supporting role and Laurel in a bit part[ 19] Public Domain
March 13, 1927
Duck Soup
Released by Pathé Exchange[ 19] Based on "Home from the Honeymoon", a sketch written by Arthur J. Jefferson (Stan Laurel's father)[ 19] Public Domain
April 3, 1927
Slipping Wives
Released by Pathé Exchange[ 20] Public Domain
June 12, 1927
Love 'em and Weep
Released by Pathé Exchange[ 19] Public Domain
July 17, 1927
Why Girls Love Sailors
August 28, 1927
With Love and Hisses
Released by Pathé Exchange[ 21] First Laurel and Hardy film where Hardy sports his iconic narrow mustache. Public Domain
September 10, 1927
Sugar Daddies
Public Domain
September 25, 1927
Sailors, Beware!
Released by Pathé Exchange[ 22] Public Domain
October 5, 1927
Now I'll Tell One
Partly lost film[ 17] Public Domain
October 8, 1927
The Second Hundred Years
The first "official" Laurel and Hardy film in which they are presented as a team [ 5] Public Domain
October 15, 1927
Call of the Cuckoo
Laurel and Hardy and Charley Chase in supporting roles[ 23] Public Domain
November 5, 1927
Hats Off
Lost film [ 24] Public Domain
November 20, 1927
Do Detectives Think?
First film in which the duo appear in their standard costumes Public Domain
December 3, 1927
Putting Pants on Philip
Their first "official" film together as a team.[ 25] Public Domain
December 31, 1927
The Battle of the Century
Once partly lost film ,[ 26] but found in 2015.[ 27] Added to the National Film Registry in 2020. Public Domain
January 28, 1928
Leave 'Em Laughing
Public Domain
February 12, 1928
Flying Elephants
February 25, 1928
The Finishing Touch
March 24, 1928
From Soup to Nuts
April 21, 1928
You're Darn Tootin'
May 19, 1928
Their Purple Moment
September 8, 1928
Should Married Men Go Home?
The first Hal Roach film to bill Laurel and Hardy as a team. Previous appearances together were billed under the Roach "All-Star Comedy" banner. Public Domain
October 6, 1928
Early to Bed
Public Domain
November 3, 1928
Two Tars
December 1, 1928
Habeas Corpus
Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[ 28] Public Domain
December 29, 1928
We Faw Down
Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[ 29] Public Domain
January 26, 1929
Liberty
Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[ 30]
February 23, 1929
Wrong Again
Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[ 31]
March 23, 1929
That's My Wife
Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[ 32]
April 29, 1929
Big Business
Silent[ 33] Added to the National Film Registry in 1992.[ 13]
May 4, 1929
Unaccustomed As We Are
Sound (all-talking )[ 34]
May 28, 1929
Double Whoopee
Silent[ 35] . It features a notable early appearance by Jean Harlow
June 1, 1929
Berth Marks
Sound (all-talking)[ 36]
June 29, 1929
Men O' War
Sound (all-talking)[ 37]
August 10, 1929
Perfect Day
Sound (all-talking)[ 38]
September 21, 1929
They Go Boom
Sound (all-talking)[ 39]
October 19, 1929
Bacon Grabbers
Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[ 40]
November 16, 1929
The Hoose-Gow
Sound (all-talking)[ 41]
November 29, 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Feature
Sound (all-talking)[ 42] All-star revue produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [ 43] Nominated—Academy Award for Best Picture [ 44]
December 14, 1929
Angora Love
Short
Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[ 45]
January 4, 1930
Night Owls
January 21, 1930
The Rogue Song
Feature
Operetta film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with Laurel and Hardy in supporting roles Filmed in Technicolor Partially lost Public Domain
February 8, 1930
Blotto
Short
Three reels[ 46]
March 22, 1930
Brats
April 26, 1930
Below Zero
May 31, 1930
Hog Wild
September 6, 1930
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Three reels[ 47]
November 29, 1930
Another Fine Mess
Three reels[ 48] Remake of Duck Soup
February 7, 1931
Be Big!
Three reels[ 49]
February 21, 1931
Chickens Come Home
Three reels[ 50] Remake of Love 'Em and Weep
April 1, 1931
The Stolen Jools
Presented by National Variety Artists and released by Paramount Cameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy[ 51] Public Domain
April 4, 1931
Laughing Gravy
May 16, 1931
Our Wife
August 15, 1931
Pardon Us
Feature
September 19, 1931
Come Clean
Short
October 31, 1931
One Good Turn
December 12, 1931
Beau Hunks
Four reels[ 52]
December 26, 1931
On the Loose
Stars ZaSu Pitts and Thelma Todd Cameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy[ 53]
January 23, 1932
Helpmates
March 5, 1932
Any Old Port!
April 16, 1932
The Music Box
Three reels[ 54] Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film [ 55] Added to the National Film Registry in 1997.[ 11]
May 21, 1932
The Chimp
Three reels[ 56]
June 25, 1932
County Hospital
September 10, 1932
Scram!
September 23, 1932
Pack Up Your Troubles
Feature
November 5, 1932
Their First Mistake
Short
December 31, 1932
Towed in a Hole
February 25, 1933
Twice Two
April 22, 1933
Me and My Pal
May 5, 1933
The Devil's Brother
Feature
Based on the opera Fra Diavolo by Daniel Auber [ 57]
August 3, 1933
The Midnight Patrol
Short
October 7, 1933
Busy Bodies
October 28, 1933
Wild Poses
Our Gang film with cameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy[ 58]
November 25, 1933
Dirty Work
December 29, 1933
Sons of the Desert
Feature
Added to the National Film Registry in 2012.[ 14]
January 13, 1934
Oliver the Eighth
Short
Three reels[ 59]
June 1, 1934
Hollywood Party
Feature
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production[ 60] Public Domain
June 23, 1934
Going Bye-Bye!
Short
July 21, 1934
Them Thar Hills
November 30, 1934
Babes in Toyland
Feature
Based on the operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough Reissued as: March of the Wooden Soldiers , March of the Toys , and Revenge Is Sweet [ 61] Public Domain
December 11, 1934
The Live Ghost
Short
January 5, 1935
Tit for Tat
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film .[ 62]
February 26, 1935
The Fixer Uppers
August 6, 1935
Thicker than Water
August 23, 1935
Bonnie Scotland
Feature
February 14, 1936
The Bohemian Girl
Adapted from the opera by Michael William Balfe and Alfred Bunn [ 63] With Darla Hood
May 11, 1936
On the Wrong Trek
Short
Charley Chase comedy with cameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy[ 64]
October 30, 1936
Our Relations
Feature
April 16, 1937
Way Out West
May 21, 1937
Pick a Star
Cameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy[ 65]
May 20, 1938
Swiss Miss
August 19, 1938
Block-Heads
Cameo appearance of Tommy Bond .
October 20, 1939
The Flying Deuces
An RKO Radio Pictures production[ 66] Public Domain
February 16, 1940
A Chump at Oxford
Released by United Artists [ 67]
May 3, 1940
Saps at Sea
Released by United Artists[ 68]
October 10, 1941
Great Guns
A 20th Century Fox production[ 69]
August 7, 1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
A 20th Century Fox production[ 70]
April 4, 1943
Air Raid Wardens
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production[ 71]
April 17, 1943
The Tree in a Test Tube
Short
One-reel film (in color) produced by the United States Department of Agriculture . Laurel and Hardy, appearing in cameos, made this during the filming of Jitterbugs .[ 72] Public Domain
June 11, 1943
Jitterbugs
Feature
A 20th Century Fox production[ 73]
November 1, 1943
The Dancing Masters
A 20th Century Fox production[ 74]
September 22, 1944
The Big Noise
A 20th Century Fox production[ 75]
December 6, 1944
Nothing but Trouble
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production[ 76]
May 18, 1945
The Bullfighters
A 20th Century Fox production[ 77]
November 21, 1951
Atoll K
A co-production of Les Films Sirius (France ), Franco-London Films (France), and Fortezza Films (Italy ); released in the United Kingdom as Escapade ; reissued in the United States as Robinson Crusoe-Land and Utopia [ 78] Public Domain
Foreign-language versions
During the early days of sound American motion picture companies often made foreign-language versions of their films. The following is a list of known foreign-language versions of Laurel and Hardy films.[ 79]
Foreign language versions of short films
Year
English
French
German
Spanish
Italian
Esperanto
1930
Night Owls
Ladrones (Thieves)
Ladroni (Thieves) Currently lost
Ŝtelistoj (Thieves) Currently lost
Blotto
Une Nuit Extravagante (An Extravagant Night)
La Vida Nocturna (The Night Life)
Brats
Les bons petits diables (Good Little Devils) Currently lost
Glückliche Kindheit (Happy Childhood) Currently lost
Dos Buenos Chicos (Two Good Boys) Currently lost
Below Zero
Tiembla y Titubea (Shivering and Shaking)
Hog Wild
Pêle-mêle (Pell-Mell) Currently lost
Radiomanía (Radio Mania) Currently lost
Berth Marks and The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Feu mon oncle (My Late Uncle) Currently lost
Spuk um Mitternacht (Haunting at Midnight)
Noche de Duendes (Night of the Goblins)
Chickens Come Home
Politiquerias (Playing at Politics)
1931
Be Big! and Laughing Gravy
Les Carottiers (The Chiselers)
Los Calaveras (The Skulls)
Foreign language versions of feature film
Year
English
French
German
Spanish
Italian
1931
Pardon Us
Sous Les Verrous (Under the Locks) Currently lost
Hinter Schloss und Riegel (Under Lock and Key) Only a handful of clips survive
De Bote En Bote (From Cell to Cell)
Muraglie (Walls) Currently lost
Note: A lost German-language version of The Hollywood Revue of 1929 , Wir Schalten um auf Hollywood (We Switch to Hollywood), was made and released in 1931. Apparently Laurel and Hardy do not appear in it.[ 80]
Compilation films
Release date
Title
Notes
1957
The Golden Age of Comedy
* Written, produced, and directed by Robert Youngson . * Narrated by Dwight Weist and Ward Wilson. * Features clips from The Second Hundred Years (1927), The Battle of the Century (1927), You're Darn Tootin' (1928), Two Tars (1928), We Faw Down (1928), and Double Whoopee (1929).
1960
When Comedy Was King
* Written, produced, and directed by Robert Youngson . * Narrated by Dwight Weist. * Features clips from Big Business (1929).
1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
* Written, produced, and directed by Robert Youngson . * Narrated by Jay Jackson .
1963
30 Years of Fun
* Written, produced, and directed by Robert Youngson . * Features clips from The Lucky Dog (1921).
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
* Written, produced, and directed by Robert Youngson . * Narrated by Les Tremayne . * Features clips from Hollywood Party (1934) and Bonnie Scotland (1935). * Also known as M.G.M.'s Big Parade of Comedy.
1965
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
* Written, produced, and directed by Robert Youngson . * Narrated by Jay Jackson . * Features clips from Thicker than Water (1935), 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926), Sugar Daddies (1927), The Second Hundred Years (1927), Call of the Cuckoo (1927), Putting Pants on Philip (1927), The Battle of the Century (1927), Leave 'Em Laughing (1928), The Finishing Touch (1928), From Soup to Nuts (1928), You're Darn Tootin' (1928), Two Tars (1928), Habeas Corpus (1928), We Faw Down (1928), Liberty (1929), Wrong Again (1929), and Double Whoopee (1929).
1966
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
* Written by Bill Scott . * Produced by Hal Roach, Jr. , Raymond Rohauer , and Jay Ward . * Narrated by Garry Moore . * Features clips from Perfect Day (1929), Bacon Grabbers (1929), The Hoose-Gow (1929), Blotto (1930), Hog Wild (1930), Chickens Come Home (1931), Come Clean (1931), Beau Hunks (1931), Helpmates (1932), Any Old Port! (1932), The Music Box (1932), Towed in a Hole (1932), Me and My Pal (1933), Busy Bodies (1933), Dirty Work (1933), Sons of the Desert (1933), Going Bye-Bye! (1934), Thicker than Water (1935), The Bohemian Girl (1936), Way Out West (1937), Swiss Miss (1938), and Block-Heads (1938).
1967
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
* Written, produced, and directed by Robert Youngson . * Narrated by Jay Jackson . * Features clips from Sugar Daddies (1927), The Second Hundred Years (1927), Do Detectives Think? (1927), Leave 'Em Laughing (1928), Flying Elephants (1928), You're Darn Tootin' (1928), Should Married Men Go Home? (1928), Early to Bed (1928), Habeas Corpus (1928), That's My Wife (1929), and Angora Love (1929).
1969
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
* Produced and directed by James L. Wolcott. * Features clips from Night Owls (1930), Below Zero (1930), Be Big! (1931), Laughing Gravy (1931), Our Wife (1931), Pardon Us (1931), One Good Turn (1931), County Hospital (1932), Their First Mistake (1932), The Live Ghost (1934), and Our Relations (1936).
1970
4 Clowns
* Written, produced, and directed by Robert Youngson . * Narrated by Jay Jackson . * Features clips from The Second Hundred Years (1927), Putting Pants on Philip (1927), Big Business (1929), Double Whoopee (1929), Two Tars (1928), and Their Purple Moment (1928).
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