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 301-325 of 622 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MVR-54510 16-in. 11/14/1929 The fighting parson Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54511 16-in. 11/14/1929 The fighting parson Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54522 16-in. 11/27/1929 Night owls Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54523 16-in. 11/27/1929 Night owls Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54524 16-in. 11/27/1929 La drones Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54525 16-in. 11/27/1929 La drones Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54526 16-in. 11/27/1929 La drones Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54527 16-in. 11/27/1929 La drones Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54528 16-in. 12/3/1929 The first seven years Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54529 16-in. 12/3/1929 The first seven years Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54540 16-in. 12/19/1929 When the wind blows Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54541 16-in. 12/19/1929 When the wind blows Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54542 16-in. 12/19/1929 When the wind blows Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54545 16-in. 12/23/1929 The big kick Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54546 16-in. 12/23/1929 The big kick Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54548 16-in. 12/30/1929 Our gang Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Film to disc transfer Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54551 16-in. 1/6/1930 The fighting parson Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film and record Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54563 16-in. 1/20/1930 Blotto Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54564 16-in. 1/20/1930 Blotto Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54565 16-in. 1/20/1930 Blotto Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54566 16-in. 1/24/1930 The shrimp Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54567 16-in. 1/24/1930 The shrimp Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54574 16-in. 1/29/1930 Bear shooters Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54575 16-in. 1/29/1930 Bear shooters Hal Roach Studios Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film Motion picture production company  
Victor MVR-54587 16-in. 2/6/1930 Une nuit extravagante Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Re-recording from film, with orchestra Motion picture production company  
(Results 301-325 of 622 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hal Roach Studios," accessed May 3, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102121.

Hal Roach Studios. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102121.

"Hal Roach Studios." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 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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