Charlie Hall

Big-time (so they think) vaudeville stars Stanley and Oliver take the train to Pottsville, their next booking. On board, they bumble into the wrong sleeping compartment, startling a semi-dressed woman. Her irate husband mistakes another passenger for the intruder and starts a coat-ripping free- for-all. The boys spend the rest of the trip trying to squeeze themselves into their cramped single upper berth. (imdb)

Stan purloins his wife's secret bottle of liquor to have a wild night out at the Rainbow club with Ollie. However Mrs Laurel has replaced the booze with a noxious mixture of cold tea, mustard power and other hot ingredients. This doesn't prevent the boys from getting tipsy on the contents! (imdb)

Stanley and Oliver try unsuccessfully to keep their pet dog, "Laughing Gravy" hidden from their grumpy landlord, who throws the pooch out into the snow. The rescue and further attempts to hide the dog result in mayhem, which is interrupted by the arrival of a registered letter informing Stanley that he's inherited a fortune from his rich uncle. There's one catch, though: he has to renounce his friendship with Oliver, who the uncle characterizes as a "nitwit." (imdb)

Among the horses stable hands Stanley and Oliver are tending is a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy." But when they overhear two men talking about a $5000 reward for the return of the stolen "Blue Boy," they miss the part about it being the painting, not the horse... (imdb)

Stanley's attempts to treat Oliver's cold include dropping a swab down his friend's throat, applying a mustard plaster to his rump, and inflating the air mattress from the gas jet until it has Oliver pressed against the ceiling. (imdb)

Stanley and Oliver protest that they were only bystanders to the raid, but are hauled off to a prison labor camp anyway. They procede with their usual mayhem, Stanley getting his pick stuck in Oliver's coat, Oliver chopping down a tree which just happens to contain the guard lookout post... (imdb)

In the dead of winter, street musicians Stanley and Oliver aren't getting much business in a run-down neighborhood, and then their instruments are smashed in a run-in with a formidable woman... (imdb)

Stan and Ollie take a trip into the mountains ('the high multitude') so that Ollie can recover from gout. Bootleggers have dumped their moonshine in the well from which the boys sample their 'healthy' mountain water. Mr Hall, who has left his wife with the boys while he re-fuels his car is not amused at his wife's condition when he returns. (imdb)

Stan & Ollie have set up their own electrical repair store. Unfortunately, for them, the grocery store opposite is run by the man & wife they encountered with in Them Thar Hills (1935). Stan & Ollie go and visit, to offer the hand of friendship, but the grocer soon becomes convinved that Ollie is trying to seduce his wife. The grocer takes his revenge first upon Stan & Ollie and then upon the goods in their shop, with the duo carrying out similar attacks on the grocer and his property. (imdb)

Leaving the dentist's office, where Hardy's teeth have been extracted by mistake, the boys, still under the influence of laughing gas, meet up with a traffic cop (Kennedy) and cause a huge traffic jam. (imdb)

The Hardys, hoping to avoid having the Laurels drop in and spoil their quiet evening, pretend not to be home when the couple inevitably call. But their subterfuge is discovered, and to make the best of it, Stanley and Oliver go out to buy ice cream. On the way, they spot Kate, a woman wanted by the police, jump in the river. They save her, only to have her blackmail them into supporting her, or else she'll claim they tried to kill her. Back home, troubles ensue when the boys try to keep their wi (imdb)

Stanley and Oliver, in their new jobs as footman and doorman at a ritzy hotel, wreak their usual havoc on the guests, including partially undressing a swanky blonde guest and repeatedly escorting a haughty Prussian nobleman into an empty elevator shaft. (imdb)

Old flame (Busch) shows up to blackmail married businessman (Finlayson). He enlists a friend (Laurel) to keep her away from his home and wife. (imdb)

Stan is a new recruit in the army and must undergo the hardships placed upon him by the Sargent (Hardy) and the Captain (Finlayson).

Two convicts repeatedly attempt to escape from prison leading to disastrous consequences for themselves and others around them.

Stanley and Oliver are adopted by a runaway goat, whose noise and aroma in turn get the goat of their suspicious landlord. (imdb)

Stan and Ollie have a trip planned with their wives to Atlantic City. Just before they leave, Ollie gets a call from a lodge buddy about an invitation to a stag party. Ollie decides to feign illness to get out of going on the trip with the wives and Stan also stays behind to look after Ollie.

A extended alternative-language version of Laurel & Hardy's Chickens Come Home (1931) done in Spanish. (imdb)

This Spanish language film was produced simultaneously with the filming of the two English language Laurel and Hardy shorts Be Big! and Laughing Gravy. The two shorts were edited together into one continuous film. Laurel and Hardy read their lines from cue cards on which Spanish was written phonetically. At the time of early talkies, dubbing was not yet perfected. (imdb)

This film combines the French language versions of two Laurel & Hardy short films, Be Big and Laughing Gravy, into a pseudo-feature in which the actors speak phonetic French. (imdb)

This film was simultaneously produced in English and Spanish language versions. The English language version was Below Zero. To film this Spanish language version, Laurel and Hardy read their lines from cue cards on which Spanish was printed phonetically. At the time of early talkies, dubbing was not yet perfected. (imdb)

The gang decides to go camping with a little bear hunting on the side. A pair of poachers decides to try and scare them off with a gorilla suit but the gang decides to try and capture the gorilla instead. (imdb)

In this short, Will Rogers introduces and concludes the movie. And, then, he acts in different fake versions of highlights from famous movies--such as Douglas Fairbanks as ROBIN HOOD, the bull fighting scene from BLOOD AND SAND as well as a recreation of a KEYSTONE COPS short. (imdb)

Fast Company is the sixteenth short in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" series created by Hal Roach. Many of the boys here want to go swimming but Mickey has to make a delivery. On the way, he encounters a rich boy waiting at a station for his mom and as they get to talking they trade places since Mickey has never seen the inside of a hotel and the rich kid just wants to play. When the rich kid returns to the gang with the goat-pulling wagon... (imdb)

Spanky's mother's pushes him to join a local theater amateur night. (imdb)

An abused chimpanzee escapes from a zoo. On the run, he meets Farina, running away from home and his battling parents. The two become friends and inspire the rest of the gang to put on a show to make money from neighborhood kids. But the chimp has his own idea and runs off creating havoc all over town until chased down by the local cops. (imdb)

Buried Treasure is a 1926 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[1][2] It was the 47th Our Gang short subject released. (en.wikipedia.org)

Mr. and Mrs. Weedle are desperate to find two babies, for their rich uncle has sent them money for years thinking they have children. Now that he's coming into town, the couple must find a pair of babies as soon as possible. The Our Gang kids are ready for the job, but a 27-year old midget is also in the running for the job and he doesn't play fairly. (imdb)

On Christmas Eve, the Gang copes with hardships, helps capture a gang of thieves, and learns that Santa Claus really exists for those who wish fervently enough. (imdb)

Ignoring her father's attempts to counsel her, a young woman races off to a sale at a store. Chased by a motorcycle policeman, she eventually wins him over with the help of a friendly millionaire. Meanwhile, her father desperately needs to retrieve a compromising letter that he once wrote, and he will need help to do it. (imdb)

Harry and Farina promote a boxing match between Joe and Chubby. (imdb)

Harry Sweet stars as a hick Olympic hero who is housed in a high society mansion and causes havoc to the high brow party in progress.

In this Our Gang film, James Finlayson plays the gang's schoolteacher who takes the kids to Europe after winning a local contest. He takes them on a tour of Naples, Pompeii, Rome, the Vatican, Venice, London, and finally Paris, where problems arise on top of the Eiffel Tower.

Little Mother is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Little Mother was the 87th Our Gang short to be released. A silent film, it followed Our Gang's first sound film, Small Talk, on the release schedule. (en.wikipedia.org)

Edgar tries his hand at making pies for Vivien's charity bazaar with predictable results. (imdb)

In their first comedy two-reeler of 1932, vivacious Thelma Todd and fluttery ZaSu Pitts learn that the royal seal of a foreign country has been stolen and promptly set out to catch it -- a sea lion.

Scratch-As-Catch-Can is a 1932 American short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject

After running their car off the road, a society matron insists that the girls spend the evening at her mansion. (imdb)

Zasu and Thelma are working their way through college by selling magazine subscriptions. Finding little success going door-to-door, the pair decide to use their charms to sell to men at their places of work. (imdb)

A shy cowboy is interested in the local school teacher, but must compete with a bully for her attention. (imdb)

Two aspiring songwriters have a weird nightmare about the jungle. (imdb)

Hugh Drummond goes broke living too high and turns to crime in order to pay his bills. (imdb)

Edgar decides to do a home plumbing job himself. (imdb)

The Blondes and Redheads series, June's father forbids her to see her boyfriend, so she sneaks him into the house disguised as a woman. One of her father's friends, however, falls in love with the mysterious young "woman".

Florence wants to recapture the romance in her marriage and talks a reluctant Edgar into redonning his navy uniform and serenading her.

Edgar starts a trailer vacation with his wife Vivien and father-in-law, but doesn't get far before they are overtaken by two men from the finance company, who repossess the trailer for non-payment. Edgar discovers that Pop had failed to mail the money order he had given him for the payment. He also finds some other items Pop failed to take care of.

Chase lives across on the same apartment floor as his old sweetheart but they just found out about that and their spouses are none too thrilled about it!

Errol's obnoxious father-in-law sends Leon's picture to a matrimonial agency, which causes plenty of confusion when the bride-to-be arrives.

Errol is mistakenly involved in the raid of a burlesque show where he had innocently gone in order to hire some talent, including a fan dancer, for his lodge show.

Zasu inadvertently turns Thelma's vaudeville act into a shambles.

Juror Zasu accidentally swallows a piece of evidence which just happens to be a time bomb.

This film is set in a small Irish town and mostly concerns James Finlayson's attempts to marry a young lady against her will. Nice guy, Stan Laurel, tries to help out but gets thrown in jail for his trouble. What happens next you'll just need to see for yourself.

Willy Worst (Stan Laurel) is turning a local post office upside down and stirs up ill-feelings when trying to send a letter in POSTAGE DUE, a short produced by Hal Roach and directed by a former Keystone Kop.

An old man asks a lawyer to find his missing daughter and a grandson (who turns out to be a very extravagant young man). Starring Stan Laurel (in two roles) and his common-law wife Mae Dahlberg (aka Mae Laurel).

Charley and Thelma are millionaires, each trying to elude suitors who are trying to marry them for their money.

Billy Franey does home brew. "The Janitor" was made during Prohibition, when ANY gags about alcohol (especially the home-brewed variety) would get loud laughs from American cinema audiences.

Marie's inebriated husband refuses to go to bed, so she asks Snub, a homeless man she finds sleeping in the park, to assist.

Billy Gilbert and Billy Bletcher play neighbors who go to a speak easy to see Gilbert's son perform.

Karl Dane & George K. Arthur trading places while dining.

The day starts out fine for Leon, but as it goes on, things start to deteriorate.

Ice-cream vendor Charley gets mixed up with a cute girl and her snotty nephew.

Charley meets his new boss--who has a lovely daughter.

When Billy and Cliff try to help a woman cross a muddy street, they wind up getting soaked. The woman invites them up to her apartment to dry off, but just when they get there her jealous husband shows up.

The husband purchases a new home, which a neighbor quips took just two days to build but a full two years to sell.As soon as the family moves in, things start to fall apart.

Charley intervenes in a fight between Eddie and Thelma inside her small car. Cop Kennedy misinterprets things, and Charley hides in the theatre Thelma is rehearsing in. Charley replaces Eddie as Thelma's partner in an artistic dance act, and makes a fiasco of it.

McDoakes wants to impress his wife.

The girls buy a country home that turns out to be a sand trap.

Patsy inherits a diving suit and a map, so she takes Thelma and a drunken sea captain-turned-plumber on a treasure hunt.

Charley impersonates his double, a man named Bud Martin, unaware that he's a wanted criminal.