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 226-250 of 622 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CVR-52017 12-in. 4/17/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52018 12-in. 4/17/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52019 12-in. 4/18/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52020 12-in. 4/18/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52021 12-in. 4/18/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52022 12-in. 4/18/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52023 12-in. 4/18/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52024 12-in. 4/18/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52025 12-in. 4/18/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-52026 16-in. 4/23/1929 The big squawk Gus Arnheim Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-52027 16-in. 4/23/1929 The big squawk Gus Arnheim Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-52028 16-in. 4/23/1929 The big squawk Gus Arnheim Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52029 12-in. 4/24/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52030 12-in. 4/24/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52031 12-in. 4/24/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52032 12-in. 4/24/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52033 12-in. 4/24/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52034 12-in. 4/24/1929 Berth marks Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-52035 16-in. 4/25/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Transfer from film to wax Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-52036 16-in. 4/25/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Transfer from film to wax Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-52037 16-in. 4/25/1929 Small talk Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Transfer from film to wax Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52040 12-in. 4/29/1929 Leaping love Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52041 12-in. 4/29/1929 Leaping love Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52042 12-in. 4/29/1929 Leaping love Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band Motion picture production company  
Victor CVR-52043 12-in. 4/29/1929 Leaping love Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band Motion picture production company  
(Results 226-250 of 622 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hal Roach Studios," accessed May 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102121.

Hal Roach Studios. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102121.

"Hal Roach Studios." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024.

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