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 451-475 of 622 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MVR-54999 16-in. 8/25/1930 Ladroni Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVE-55728 16-in. 7/26/1929 Cat, dog and co. Norbert Ludwig ; William H. Reitz Motion picture soundtrack : Traps,with organ effects Motion picture production company  
Victor MVE-55729 16-in. 7/26/1929 Cat, dog and co. Norbert Ludwig ; William H. Reitz Motion picture soundtrack : Traps,with organ effects Motion picture production company  
Victor MVE-55754 16-in. 8/6/1929 Saturday's lesson Norbert Ludwig ; William H. Reitz ; J. Wolf Motion picture soundtrack : Organ and traps Motion picture production company  
Victor MVE-55755 16-in. 8/6/1929 Saturday's lesson Norbert Ludwig ; William H. Reitz ; J. Wolf Motion picture soundtrack : Organ and traps Motion picture production company  
Victor MVE-55757 16-in. 8/6/1929 Bacon grabbers Norbert Ludwig ; William H. Reitz ; J. Wolf Motion picture soundtrack : Organ and traps Motion picture production company  
Victor MVE-55758 16-in. 8/6/1929 Bacon grabbers Norbert Ludwig ; William H. Reitz ; J. Wolf Motion picture soundtrack : Organ and traps Motion picture production company  
Victor MVE-55791 16-in. 8/14/1929 Angora love Norbert Ludwig Motion picture soundtrack : Organ solo, with effects (2 traps) Motion picture production company  
Victor MVE-55792 16-in. 8/14/1929 Angora love Norbert Ludwig Motion picture soundtrack : Organ solo, with effects (2 traps) Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61101 16-in. 8/25/1930 Ladroni Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61102 16-in. 8/25/1930 Ladroni Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61103 16-in. 8/26/1930 Ladroni Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61104 16-in. 8/30/1930 Helping Grandma Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61105 16-in. 8/30/1930 Helping Grandma Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61132 16-in. 9/19/1930 Lo ordeno el doctor Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61133 16-in. 9/19/1930 Lo ordeno el doctor Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61134 16-in. 9/19/1930 Lo ordeno el doctor Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61137 16-in. 9/26/1930 Looser than loose Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61138 16-in. 9/26/1930 Looser than loose Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61139 16-in. 9/30/1930 Love business Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61140 16-in. 9/30/1930 Love business Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61145 16-in. 10/14/1930 High C's Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61146 16-in. 10/14/1930 High C's Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61147 16-in. 10/14/1930 High C's Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-61148 16-in. 10/15/1930 Una cana al aire Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
(Results 451-475 of 622 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hal Roach Studios," accessed May 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102121.

Hal Roach Studios. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102121.

"Hal Roach Studios." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 27 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.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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