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Hal Roach is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Associate Producer, Music and Cinematography American born on 13 january 1892 at New York City (USA)
Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer and director, and actor from the 1910s to the 1990s, best known today for producing the Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang (later known as The Little Rascals) film comedy series.
(1932)
(Producer)
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Hal Roach
Birth name Harry Eugene Roach
Nationality USA
Birth 13 january 1892 at New York City (USA)
Death 2 november 1992 (at 100 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 13 january 1892 at New York City (USA)
Death 2 november 1992 (at 100 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer and director, and actor from the 1910s to the 1990s, best known today for producing the Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang (later known as The Little Rascals) film comedy series.
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Hal Roach était destiné à une carrière dans les chemins de fer. Il pratique divers métiers, dont celui de livreur de crème glacée.Best films
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Sons of the Desert (1933)
, 1h8Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, Mae Busch, Dorothy Christy, Baldwin Cooke
Roles Bit Part (uncredited)
Rating74%
The film begins at a meeting of the Sons of the Desert, a fraternal lodge (styled to resemble the Shriners) of which both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are members. The organization will be holding its annual convention in Chicago in a week and all members have to take an oath to attend. Stan is reluctant to take the oath, but Oliver goads him into it. Later, on the way home, Stan explains to Oliver his reluctance to take the oath; he is worried that his wife will not let him go to the convention. Oliver tries to reassure Stan his wife has no choice but to let him go because he took a sacred oath. When they get home and Stan accidentally brings up the subject of the convention, however, it turns out Oliver's wife will not let him go as they had already arranged a mountain trip together (which Oliver had forgotten about). Oliver's attempts to exert his authority over his wife only results in him getting several pieces of crockery thrown at him.
Wild Poses (1933)
, 20minutesDirected by Robert F. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films, Children's films
Actors George McFarland, Stymie Beard, Jerry Tucker, Tommy Bond, Emerson Treacy, Gay Seabrook
Roles Studio portrait
Rating67%
Otto Phocus (Franklin Pangborn) is a haughty photographer hellbent on taking a formal portrait of a terrified Spanky (George McFarland). The little guy has been told by the gang that Phocus plans to "shoot" him; thinking the camera is a cannon. This leads Spanky to avoid having his picture taken, and his habit of punching Phocus in the face with regularity.
Pardon Us (1931)
Directed by James Gibbons Parrott
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Prison films, Buddy films
Actors Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Walter Long, June Marlowe, James Finlayson, Wilfred Lucas
Roles Marching Prisoner in Front of Hardy (uncredited)
Rating67%
During Prohibition, beer barons Laurel and Hardy are sent to prison for concocting their own home brew. They are put in a cell with "Tiger" Long, the roughest, toughest and meanest of all inmates. Stan has a loose tooth that causes him to emit a razzberry at the end of every sentence; the inmate interprets this as a coolly defiant attitude and is impressed — nobody else ever stood up to him like that. He and Stan and Ollie become fast friends.
Number, Please? (1920)
, 23minutesDirected by Hal Roach, Fred C. Newmeyer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Hal Roach, Ernie Morrison, Sammy Brooks, Charles Stevenson
Roles Sailor (uncredited)
Rating68%
While at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man (Lloyd) sees the girl (Mildred Davis) with her new boyfriend (Roy Brooks). When her dog gets loose in the park, both suitors have to help her catch it. The girl's uncle, a balloonist, gives her a pass for two in his balloon, provided that her mother approves. She then offers to take along the first of her admirers who is able to get her mother's consent. The girl's new boyfriend races to her house to get the mother's permission, while the young man tries to telephone her. The young man faces crowded phone booths, gossiping operators, a crying baby and other obstacles in his effort to reach the mother first. Racing back to the girl, the two suitors bump into one another and a pickpocket who has just robbed the girl of her purse. The boy is mistaken for the pickpocket and must elude various policemen on his way back to meet the girl.
The Squaw Man (1914)
, 1h14Directed by Oscar Apfel, Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Western
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Dustin Farnum, Red Wing, Monroe Salisbury, Winifred Kingston, Cecil B. DeMille, Hal Roach
Roles Townsman (uncredited)
Rating57%
James Wynnegate (Dustin Farnum) and his cousin, Henry (Monroe Salisbury), upper class Englishmen, have been made trustees for an orphans’ fund. Henry loses money in a bet at a derby and embezzles money from “the fund” to pay off his debts. When war office officials are informed of the money missing from “the fund”, they pursue James, but he successfully escapes to Wyoming. In Wyoming, James rescues Nat-U-Rich (Lillian St. Cyr), daughter to the chief of the Utes tribe, from local outlaw Cash Hawkins (William Elmer). Cash plans on exacting his revenge on James but has his plans thwarted by Nat-U-Ritch who fatally shoots him. Later, James gets into an accident in the mountains and needs to be rescued. Nat-U-Ritch tracks him down and carries him back to safety. As she nurses him back to health, they become lovers and have a child. During an exploration in the Alps, Henry falls off a cliff. Before he succumbs to his injuries, Henry signs a letter of confession proclaiming James’ innocence in the embezzlement. Before Henry's widow Lady Diana (Winifred Kingston) and others arrive at James and Nat-U-Ritch’s residence in Wyoming to tell James about the news, the Sheriff recovers the murder weapon that was used against Cash Hawkins inside of the couples’ residence. Nat-U-Rich, facing the possibilities of losing both her son and her freedom, decides to take her own life.
The Magic Cloak of Oz (1914)
, 38minutesDirected by J. Farrell MacDonald
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Le pays d'Oz, Children's films
Actors Juanita Hansen, Violet MacMillan, Mildred Harris, Vivian Reed, Vivian Reed, Pierre Couderc
Roles The Cowardly Lion (uncredited)
Rating52%
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)
, 1h21Directed by J. Farrell MacDonald
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Violet MacMillan, Richard Rosson, Pierre Couderc, Bert Glennon, Hal Roach, Vivian Reed
Roles Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot
Rating55%
Samson (1914)
Directed by J. Farrell MacDonald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Films based on the Bible
Actors J. Warren Kerrigan, George Periolat, Lule Warrenton, Kathleen Kerrigan, Cleo Madison, William Worthington
Roles Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)
Rating57%
Samson, un Israélite doté d'une force surhumaine, tombe amoureux d'une Philistine, Zorah, et l'épouse, surmontant les objections de son père Manoach, hostile aux Philistins, ennemis d'Israël. Plus tard, Samson rencontre une autre Philistine, Dalila, qui le fascine. Cette dernière, sollicitée par les Philistins, le séduit et tente de découvrir le secret de sa force….
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Victory Through Air Power (1943)
, 1h5Directed by Hal Roach, H. C. Potter, Charles Monroe Schulz, Clyde Geronimi, Fred Moore, Franklin Thomas, James Algar, Perce Pearce, Jack Kinney
Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary, Animation
Themes Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about technology, Political films, Documentary films about World War II, Children's films
Actors Art Baker
Rating64%
Le fait débute par un rappel historique. Il évoque les controverses liées au Général William Mitchell, pionnier de l'aviation militaire entre 1919 et 1936, année de sa mort. Il militait pour le développement d'une aviation ayant des bombardiers, mais sa hiérarchie croyait en la supériorité de la marine de guerre. En 1925, il fut même rétrogradé comme colonel.
Road Show (1941)
, 1h27Directed by Mickey Rooney, Hal Roach
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis, John Hubbard, Charles Butterworth, Patsy Kelly, Shemp Howard
Rating60%
Business millionaire Drogo Gaines is about to marry his fiancé Helen Newton, but fakes a nervous breakdown before his own wedding because he has cold feet. He overhears Helen talk to her brother and mother about them losing Drogo's fortune if the wedding doesn't go through. This makes Drogo decide to call the wedding off entirely.
One Million B.C. (1940)
, 1h20Directed by Hal Roach, D. W. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Volcanisme, Animaux préhistoriques
Actors Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Lon Chaney, Jr., Conrad Nagel, John Hubbard, Nigel De Brulier
Rating57%
In a modern day prologue, a group of hikers caught in a storm seek shelter in a cave. They encounter an anthropologist (Conrad Nagel, "The Narrator") who interprets prehistoric carvings that introduce the story of a young caveman.
Turnabout (1940)
, 1h23Directed by Hal Roach
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films based on plays
Actors Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis, John Hubbard, William Gargan, Verree Teasdale, Mary Astor
Rating60%
Tim and Sally Willows (John Hubbard and Carole Landis) are a spoiled well-off couple who constantly bicker and cannot agree on anything.
Captain Fury (1939)
, 1h32Directed by Hal Roach, Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Brian Aherne, Victor McLaglen, Paul Lukas, John Carradine, June Lang, Douglass Dumbrille
Rating60%
Captain Michael Fury is an Irish patriot transported to New South Wales for his political involvement. He escapes from the convict colony and lives the life of a bushranger until he's captured by a settler's daughter, Jeanette Dupre. Dupre receives a £100 reward for the capture. Fury is pardoned by the Governor. He reunites with Dupre and they marry.
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
, 1h20Directed by Hal Roach
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joan Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, John Hubbard, William Gargan, George E. Stone, Peggy Wood
Rating60%
This script must be run from the command line
Swiss Miss (1938)
, 1h13Directed by Hal Roach, John G. Blystone, John Sherwood
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Mafia films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Buddy films, Gangster films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Walter Woolf King, Eric Blore, Anita Garvin, Charles Judels
Rating65%
Stan and Ollie are mousetrap salesmen hoping for better business in Switzerland, with Stan's theory that because there is more cheese in Switzerland, there should be more mice.