
Hal Roach
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 films of entertainer Charley Chase, and the Our Gang film comedy series.
Known For | Production |
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Most Rating | 0.04 |
Birthday | 1892-01-13 |
Place of Birth | Elmira, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Harry Eugene Roach , Al Roach , Hal E. Roach, Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr., Harold Eugene Roach Sr., |

1987

Hollywood Uncensored
5.5/8
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards for movies from the early 1920s onwards.
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Hollywood Uncensored

1914

The Squaw Man
6/22
Blamed for the theft of an orphans fund, Captain James Wynnegate flees to the West where he makes a new life with the Indian woman Nat-U-Rich.
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The Squaw Man

1914

The Patchwork Girl of Oz
5/14
Ojo and Unc Nunkie are out of food, so they decide to journey to the Emerald City where they will never starve. Along the way, they meet Mewel, a waif...
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The Patchwork Girl of Oz

1920

Number, Please?
6.6/25
While at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man sees the girl with her new boyfriend. When her dog gets loose in...
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Number, Please?

1914

Samson
10/1
Samson, an Israelite whose enormous strength is legendary, falls in love with Zorah, a Philistine, and marries her, overcoming his father Manoah's obj...
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Samson

1987

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
0/0
Documentary on the various mysteries in Hollywood.
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Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1933

Sons of the Desert
7/238
Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.
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Sons of the Desert

2002

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
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The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shorts, through the 1950s when short subjects virtuall...
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Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

1914

The Magic Cloak of Oz
4.4/14
The fairies of Oz gather in the forest of Burzee one evening and weave a magic cloak that gives the wearer one wish, so long as it has not been stolen...
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The Magic Cloak of Oz

1989

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
7/3
A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.
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Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

1933

Wild Poses
7.8/9
Spanky's parents take their reluctant boy to get his portrait taken by a prissy photographer.
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Wild Poses

2011

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
7.9/16
The lives of Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), on the screen and behind the curtain. The joy and the sadness, the success and the...
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Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

1985

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.6/12
Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...
7/53
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
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And the Oscar Goes To...

1974

Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
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Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, this documentary about "Laurel and Hardy", one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double a...
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Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

2017

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
6.5/4
The story of Italian cinema under Fascism, a sophisticated film industry built around the founding of the Cinecittà studios and the successful birth o...
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Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

1984

Ticket to Hollywood
0/0
Documentary looking at how Hollywood went from a small town to a mega center.
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