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.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: Motion picture production company

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 622 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MVE-47699 16-in. 10/25/1928 The booster Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with talk and clapping Motion picture production company  
Victor MVE-48000 16-in. 10/25/1928 The booster Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mumbling and laughing Motion picture production company  
Victor MVE-49763 16-in. 3/2/1929 That's my wife Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with xylophone Motion picture production company  
Victor MVE-49764 16-in. 3/2/1929 That's my wife Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with xylophone Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51400 12-in. 3/25/1929 Unaccustomed as we are Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51401 12-in. 3/25/1929 Unaccustomed as we are Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51402 12-in. 3/25/1929 Unaccustomed as we are Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51403 12-in. 3/25/1929 Unaccustomed as we are Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51404 12-in. 3/26/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51405 12-in. 3/26/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51406 12-in. 3/26/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51407 12-in. 3/26/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51408 12-in. 3/26/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51409 12-in. 3/26/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51410 12-in. 3/26/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51411 12-in. 3/26/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51412 12-in. 3/26/1929 Unaccustomed as we are Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51413 12-in. 3/26/1929 Unaccustomed as we are Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51414 12-in. 3/26/1929 Unaccustomed as we are Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51415 12-in. 3/26/1929 Unaccustomed as we are Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51416 12-in. 3/26/1929 Unaccustomed as we are Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51417 12-in. 3/26/1929 Unaccustomed as we are Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51418 12-in. 3/27/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51419 12-in. 3/27/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-51420 12-in. 3/27/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
(Results 1-25 of 622 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hal Roach Studios," accessed October 14, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102121.

Hal Roach Studios. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102121.

"Hal Roach Studios." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 October 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102121

External Sources

Wikipedia: Hal Roach Studios

IMDb: Hal Roach Studios

Britannica: Hal Roach Studios

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Hal Roach Studios - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50057234

Wikidata: Hal Roach Studios - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3125893

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/130690728

ISNI: 0000 0001 2285 9703 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000122859703

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/514352

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