Laurel and Hardy filmography

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]

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)

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 (1932) 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 dateTitleShort / featureNotes
December 1, 1921The Lucky DogShortProduced by Shiller Productions[18]
Public Domain
December 13, 192645 Minutes from HollywoodShortReleased by Pathé Exchange
Hardy in a supporting role and Laurel in a bit part[19]
Public Domain
March 13, 1927Duck SoupShortReleased 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, 1927Slipping WivesShortReleased by Pathé Exchange[20]
Public Domain
June 12, 1927Love 'em and WeepShortReleased by Pathé Exchange[19]
Public Domain
July 17, 1927Why Girls Love SailorsShortReleased by Pathé Exchange[19]
Public Domain
August 28, 1927With Love and HissesShortReleased by Pathé Exchange[21]
First Laurel and Hardy film where Hardy sports his iconic narrow mustache.
Public Domain
September 10, 1927Sugar DaddiesShortPublic Domain
September 25, 1927Sailors, Beware!ShortReleased by Pathé Exchange[22]
Public Domain
October 5, 1927Now I'll Tell OneShortPartly lost film[17]
Public Domain
October 8, 1927The Second Hundred YearsShortThe first "official" Laurel and Hardy film in which they are presented as a team[5]
Public Domain
October 15, 1927Call of the CuckooShortLaurel and Hardy and Charley Chase in supporting roles[23]
Public Domain
November 5, 1927Hats OffShortLost film[24]
Public Domain
November 20, 1927Do Detectives Think?ShortFirst film in which the duo appear in their standard costumes
Public Domain
December 3, 1927Putting Pants on PhilipShortTheir first "official" film together as a team.[25]
Public Domain
December 31, 1927The Battle of the CenturyShortOnce partly lost film,[26] but found in 2015.[27]
Public Domain
January 28, 1928Leave 'Em LaughingShort
February 12, 1928Flying ElephantsShort
February 25, 1928The Finishing TouchShort
March 24, 1928From Soup to NutsShort
April 21, 1928You're Darn Tootin'Short
May 19, 1928Their Purple MomentShort
September 8, 1928Should Married Men Go Home?ShortThe first Hal Roach film to bill Laurel and Hardy as a team. Previous appearances together were billed under the Roach "All-Star Comedy" banner.
October 6, 1928Early to BedShort
November 3, 1928Two TarsShort
December 1, 1928Habeas CorpusShortSound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[28]
December 29, 1928We Faw DownShortSound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[29]
January 26, 1929LibertyShortSound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[30]
February 23, 1929Wrong AgainShortSound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[31]
March 23, 1929That's My WifeShortSound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[32]
April 29, 1929Big BusinessShortSilent[33]
Added to the National Film Registry in 1992.[13]
May 4, 1929Unaccustomed As We AreShortSound (all-talking)[34]
May 28, 1929Double WhoopeeShortSilent[35] Features a notable early appearance by Jean Harlow
June 1, 1929Berth MarksShortSound (all-talking)[36]
June 29, 1929Men O' WarShortSound (all-talking)[37]
August 10, 1929Perfect DayShortSound (all-talking)[38]
September 21, 1929They Go BoomShortSound (all-talking)[39]
October 19, 1929Bacon GrabbersShortSound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[40]
November 16, 1929The Hoose-GowShortSound (all-talking)[41]
November 29, 1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929FeatureSound (all-talking)[42]
All-star revue produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[43]
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Picture[44]
December 14, 1929Angora LoveShortSound (music and synchronized sound effects only)[45]
January 4, 1930Night OwlsShort
January 21, 1930The Rogue SongFeatureOperetta film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with Laurel and Hardy in supporting roles
Filmed in Technicolor
Partially lost
Public Domain
February 8, 1930BlottoShortThree reels[46]
March 22, 1930BratsShort
April 26, 1930Below ZeroShort
May 31, 1930Hog WildShort
September 6, 1930The Laurel-Hardy Murder CaseShortThree reels[47]
November 29, 1930Another Fine MessShortThree reels[48]
Remake of Duck Soup
February 7, 1931Be Big!ShortThree reels[49]
February 21, 1931Chickens Come HomeShortThree reels[50]
Remake of Love 'Em and Weep
April 1, 1931The Stolen JoolsShortPresented by National Variety Artists and released by Paramount
Cameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy[51]
Public Domain
April 4, 1931Laughing GravyShort
May 16, 1931Our WifeShort
August 15, 1931Pardon UsFeature
September 19, 1931Come CleanShort
October 31, 1931One Good TurnShort
December 12, 1931Beau HunksShortFour reels[52]
December 26, 1931On the LooseShortStars ZaSu Pitts and Thelma Todd
Cameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy[53]
January 23, 1932HelpmatesShort
March 5, 1932Any Old Port!Short
April 16, 1932The Music BoxShortThree reels[54]
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[55]
Added to the National Film Registry in 1997.[11]
May 21, 1932The ChimpShortThree reels[56]
June 25, 1932County HospitalShort
September 10, 1932Scram!Short
September 23, 1932Pack Up Your TroublesFeature
November 5, 1932Their First MistakeShort
December 31, 1932Towed in a HoleShort
February 25, 1933Twice TwoShort
April 22, 1933Me and My PalShort
May 5, 1933The Devil's BrotherFeatureBased on the opera Fra Diavolo by Daniel Auber[57]
August 3, 1933The Midnight PatrolShort
October 7, 1933Busy BodiesShort
October 28, 1933Wild PosesShortOur Gang film with cameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy[58]
November 25, 1933Dirty WorkShort
December 29, 1933Sons of the DesertFeatureAdded to the National Film Registry in 2012.[14]
January 13, 1934Oliver the EighthShortThree reels[59]
June 1, 1934Hollywood PartyFeatureA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production[60]
Public Domain
June 23, 1934Going Bye-Bye!Short
July 21, 1934Them Thar HillsShort
November 30, 1934Babes in ToylandFeatureBased 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, 1934The Live GhostShort
January 5, 1935Tit for TatShortNominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[62]
February 26, 1935The Fixer UppersShort
August 6, 1935Thicker than WaterShort
August 23, 1935Bonnie ScotlandFeature
February 14, 1936The Bohemian GirlFeatureAdapted from the opera by Michael William Balfe and Alfred Bunn[63]
With Darla Hood
May 11, 1936On the Wrong TrekShortCharley Chase comedy with cameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy[64]
October 30, 1936Our RelationsFeature
April 16, 1937Way Out WestFeature
May 21, 1937Pick a StarFeatureCameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy[65]
May 20, 1938Swiss MissFeature
August 19, 1938Block-HeadsFeatureCameo appearance of Tommy Bond.
October 20, 1939The Flying DeucesFeatureAn RKO Radio Pictures production[66]
Public Domain
February 16, 1940A Chump at OxfordFeatureReleased by United Artists[67]
May 3, 1940Saps at SeaFeatureReleased by United Artists[68]
October 10, 1941Great GunsFeatureA 20th Century Fox production[69]
August 7, 1942A-Haunting We Will GoFeatureA 20th Century Fox production[70]
April 4, 1943Air Raid WardensFeatureA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production[71]
April 17, 1943The Tree in a Test TubeShortOne-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, 1943JitterbugsFeatureA 20th Century Fox production[73]
November 1, 1943The Dancing MastersFeatureA 20th Century Fox production[74]
September 22, 1944The Big NoiseFeatureA 20th Century Fox production[75]
December 6, 1944Nothing but TroubleFeatureA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production[76]
May 18, 1945The BullfightersFeatureA 20th Century Fox production[77]
November 21, 1951Atoll KFeatureA 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
YearEnglishFrenchGermanSpanishItalianEsperanto
1930Night OwlsLadrones
(Thieves)		Ladroni
(Thieves)
Currently lost		Ŝtelistoj
(Thieves)
Currently lost
1930BlottoUne Nuit Extravagante
(An Extravagant Night)		La Vida Nocturna
(The Night Life)
1930BratsLes bons petits diables
(Good Little Devils)
Currently lost		Glückliche Kindheit
(Happy Childhood)
Currently lost		Dos Buenos Chicos
(Two Good Boys)
Currently lost
1930Below ZeroTiembla y Titubea
(Shivering and Shaking)
1930Hog WildPêle-mêle
(Pell-Mell)
Currently lost		Radiomanía
(Radio Mania)
Currently lost
1930Berth Marks and The Laurel-Hardy Murder CaseFeu mon oncle
(My Late Uncle)
Currently lost		Spuk um Mitternacht
(Haunting at Midnight)		Noche de Duendes
(Night of the Goblins)
1930Chickens Come HomePolitiquerias
(Playing at Politics)
1931Be Big! and Laughing GravyLes Carottiers
(The Chiselers)		Los Calaveras
(The Skulls)
Foreign language versions of feature film
YearEnglishFrenchGermanSpanishItalian
1931Pardon UsSous 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]

Promotional film
Release dateTitleNotes
1936Galaxy of StarsA promotional short film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer only for MGM exhibitors in Europe and Africa, featuring Laurel and Hardy. Rediscovered in 2005.[2]

Compilation films
Release dateTitleNotes
1957The 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).
1960When Comedy Was King* Written, produced, and directed by Robert Youngson.
* Narrated by Dwight Weist.
* Features clips from Big Business (1929).
1961Days of Thrills and Laughter* Written, produced, and directed by Robert Youngson.
* Narrated by Jay Jackson.
196330 Years of Fun* Written, produced, and directed by Robert Youngson.
* Features clips from The Lucky Dog (1921).
1964The 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.
1965Laurel 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).
1966The 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).
1967The 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).
1969The 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).
19704 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).

References

Notes

A.^ "A short film is defined as an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits."[81]

B.^ "Under the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format."[82]

Footnotes
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  2. Seguin, Chris. "Forgotten Laurel & Hardy film emerges on French DVD". The Laurel and Hardy Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  3. Stone 1996, pp. 569–573
  4. Everson 1973, p. 41
  5. Everson 1973, p. 50
  6. Skretvedt 1994, p. 369
  7. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, pp. 393–397
  8. Skretvedt 1994, pp. 414–417
  9. Skretvedt 1994, p. 417
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  18. Stone 1996, p. 420
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  20. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 24
  21. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 26
  22. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 31
  23. Skretvedt 1994, pp. 98–99
  24. Skretvedt 1994, p. 100
  25. Gehring 1990, p. 62.
  26. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 48
  27. Barry, Dan (July 8, 2015). "Comedy's Sweet Weapon: The Cream Pie". New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  28. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 80
  29. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 83
  30. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 87
  31. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 89
  32. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 92
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  37. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 109
  38. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 112
  39. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 115
  40. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 120
  41. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 121
  42. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 126
  43. Skretvedt 1994, pp. 168–169 "two hours of All Singing, All Talking, All-Dancing"
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  47. Skretvedt 1994, p. 198
  48. Skretvedt 1994, p. 206
  49. Skretvedt 1994, p. 209
  50. Everson 1973, p. 106
  51. Skretvedt 1994, p. 213
  52. Everson 1973, p. 119
  53. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 162
  54. Skretvedt 1994, p. 230
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  57. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 233
  58. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 249
  59. Skretvedt 1994, p. 275
  60. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 267
  61. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 277
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  65. Skretvedt 1994, p. 331
  66. Everson 1973, p. 190
  67. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 379
  68. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 385
  69. Everson 1973, p. 198
  70. Skretvedt 1994, p. 384
  71. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 394
  72. Skretvedt 1994, p. 400
  73. Everson 1973, p. 201
  74. Skretvedt 1994, p. 401
  75. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 396
  76. Everson 1973, p. 207
  77. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 395
  78. McCabe, Kilgore & Bann 1975, p. 398
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  80. Skretvedt 1994, p. 467
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