Portrait of Hal Roach

Production

Hal Roach

Career

Active from 1915 to 1994, with a break from 1942 to 1993, busiest in 1916 with 34 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Safety Last!
Safety Last!
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 103 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hal Roach Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    1.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    1.8, average 4.7
  • Mystery
    1.4, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 17
  • Family-Friendly 15
  • Slapstick Comedy 15
  • Silent Comedy 14
  • Silent Film 13
  • Nostalgic 12
  • Nostalgic Charm 10
  • Physical Humor 10
  • Early Cinema 10
  • Slapstick Humor 8
  • Silent Film Era 8
  • Physical Gags 7

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

596
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles
The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D
The Best of The Little Rascals in 3D (2012)

Producer

The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular
The Little Rascals: Scary Spooktacular (2011)

Producer

2000s

3 titles
Our Gang - Little Rascals Greatest Hits
Our Gang - Little Rascals Greatest Hits (2001)

Producer

Our Gang - Little Rascals Varieties
Our Gang - Little Rascals Varieties (2001)

Producer

Our Gang - Comedy Festival
Our Gang - Comedy Festival (2001)

Producer

1990s

1 title
The Our Gang Story
The Our Gang Story (1994)

Writer

1960s

2 titles · average score 59
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy
The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy (1967)

Producer

One Million Years B.C.
One Million Years B.C. (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

Associate Producer

1940s

17 titles · average score 56
Calaboose
Calaboose (1943)

Executive Producer

About Face
About Face (1942)

Producer

Dudes Are Pretty People
Dudes Are Pretty People (1942)

Producer

The McGuerins from Brooklyn
The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942)

Executive Producer

Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchid (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer

Flying with Music
Flying with Music (1942)

Producer

Road Show
Road Show (1941)
GoodWatch score 38

Director, Producer

Topper Returns
Topper Returns (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

Producer

Broadway Limited
Broadway Limited (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer

Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer

One Million B.C.
One Million B.C. (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Director

Turnabout
Turnabout (1940)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

1930s

155 titles · average score 68
The Housekeeper's Daughter
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Captain Fury
Captain Fury (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert (1933)
GoodWatch score 88

as Bit Part (uncredited)

The Devil's Brother
The Devil's Brother (1933)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Producer

Choo-Choo!
Choo-Choo! (1932)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Writer

Spanky
Spanky (1932)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer

Chickens Come Home
Chickens Come Home (1931)
GoodWatch score 70

Story, Producer

The Pajama Party
The Pajama Party (1931)

Director

On the Loose
On the Loose (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Producer

Brats
Brats (1930)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer, Story

Men of the North
Men of the North (1930)

Director

The Rogue Song
The Rogue Song (1930)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

1920s

263 titles · average score 63
Perfect Day
Perfect Day (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Producer

Unaccustomed as We Are
Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

Pass the Gravy
Pass the Gravy (1928)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer, Producer

Do Detectives Think?
Do Detectives Think? (1927)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer, Producer

The Battle of the Century
The Battle of the Century (1927)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Writer

Safety Last!
Safety Last! (1923)
GoodWatch score 90

Producer, Writer

Scorching Sands
Scorching Sands (1923)

Director, Producer

Grandma's Boy
Grandma's Boy (1922)
GoodWatch score 67

Story, Producer

Dr. Jack
Dr. Jack (1922)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Story

Our Gang
Our Gang (1922)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Story

Among Those Present
Among Those Present (1921)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Producer

An Eastern Westerner
An Eastern Westerner (1920)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

1910s

153 titles · average score 58
Ask Father
Ask Father (1919)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Spring Fever
Spring Fever (1919)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Captain Kidd's Kids
Captain Kidd's Kids (1919)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer, Director

I'm on My Way
I'm on My Way (1919)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer, Director

Pay Your Dues
Pay Your Dues (1919)

Director

Bumping Into Broadway
Bumping Into Broadway (1919)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

Young Mr. Jazz
Young Mr. Jazz (1919)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

A Sammy in Siberia
A Sammy in Siberia (1919)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

From Hand to Mouth
From Hand to Mouth (1919)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer, Director

Soft Money
Soft Money (1919)

Director

Clubs Are Trump
Clubs Are Trump (1917)

Producer, Director

Luke's Movie Muddle
Luke's Movie Muddle (1916)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer, Director