:''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see

Stan Laurel filmography This is a list of films of Stan Laurel, as an actor without Oliver Hardy. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of ...

and

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.''

Laurel and Hardy were a motion picture comedy team whose official

filmography A filmography is a list of films related by some criteria. For example, an actor's career filmography is the list of films they have appeared in; a director's comedy filmography is the list of comedy films directed by a particular director. The ...

consists of 106 films released between 1921 and 1951. Together they appeared in 34 silent

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, 45 sound shorts, and 27 full-length sound

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s. In addition to these, Laurel and Hardy appeared in at least 20 foreign-language versions of their films and a promotional film, '' Galaxy of Stars'' (1936), produced for European film distributors. Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892–1957) were established as film comedians prior to their teaming, with Laurel appearing in over 50

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

s and Hardy in over 250. (Hardy also appeared in three sound features without Laurel.) Although they first worked together in the film ''

The Lucky Dog ''The Lucky Dog'' (1921) is the first film to include Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy together in a film before they became the famous comedy duo of Laurel and Hardy. Although they appear in scenes together, Laurel and Hardy play independently. ...

'' (1921), this was a chance pairing and it was not until 1926 when both separately signed contracts with the

Hal Roach Harry Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter, ...

film studio that they appeared in film shorts together. Laurel and Hardy officially became a team the following year with their 11th silent short film, '' The Second Hundred Years'' (1927). The pair remained with the Roach studio until 1940. Between 1941 and 1945, they appeared in eight features and one short for

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and

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. After finishing their film commitments, Laurel and Hardy concentrated on stage shows, embarking on a music hall tour of

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. In 1950, they appeared in their last film, ''

Atoll K ''Atoll K'' is a 1951 Franco-Italian co-production film—also known as ''Robinson Crusoeland'' in the United Kingdom and ''Utopia'' in the United States – which starred the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy in their final screen appearance. The film ...

'', a French/

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coproduction. In 1932, Laurel and Hardy's short ''

The Music Box ''The Music Box'' is a Laurel and Hardy short film comedy released in 1932. It was directed by James Parrott, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, which depicts the pair attempting to move a piano up a long f ...

'' won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film (Comedy). In 1960, Laurel was presented with an Academy Honorary Award "for his creative pioneering in the field of cinema comedy." In 1992, 1997, 2012 and 2020 respectively, ''

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'' (1929), ''The Music Box'', '' Sons of the Desert'' (1932) and ''

The Battle of the Century ''The Battle of the Century'' is a 1927 silent short film starring comedy double act Laurel and Hardy, who appeared in 107 films between 1921 and 1951. The film is famous for its use of more than 3,000 cream pies (although the Guinness Book of ...

'' (1927) were added to the United States

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by the

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as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." For their contributions to cinema, Laurel and Hardy have been awarded separate stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Filmography

Official films

The following is a list of Laurel and Hardy's official filmography as established in ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'' by

Randy Skretvedt Randy Skretvedt (born November 1958) is an American film and music scholar, author, lecturer and broadcaster. His 1987 book ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'' (updated in 1996) is the reference standard for Laurel and Hardy fa ...

and ''Laurel and Hardy'' by John McCabe,

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, and Richard R. Bann. Each book lists 105 films and Skredvedt's adds a 106th in its appendix, ''

Now I'll Tell One ''Now I'll Tell One'' is a 1927 silent film starring Charley Chase. The film features Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. However, while both comedians had bit parts, they were still not officially a team, and share no scenes together. The first hal ...

'', a previously

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that was partly rediscovered. Except where noted, all of these films were photographed in black and white, produced by

, and released by

. Except where noted, all short films are two

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in length. All films produced prior to 1928 are silent and all films made after 1929 are

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. Releases from 1928 are silent except as noted. 1929 releases are identified as silent, all-talkie, or sound films with music and sound effects only.

Foreign-language versions

During the early days of sound American motion picture companies often made foreign-language versions of their films. The following is a list of known foreign-language versions of Laurel and Hardy films. Note: A lost German-language version of ''

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 ''The Hollywood Revue of 1929'', or simply ''The Hollywood Revue'', is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was the studio's second feature-length musical, and one of their earliest sound films. Produce ...

'', ''Wir Schalten um auf Hollywood'' (We Switch to Hollywood), was made and released in 1931. Apparently Laurel and Hardy do not appear in it.

Promotional film

Compilation films

References

Notes

Footnotes

Bibliography

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External links

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Laurel and Hardy Magazine
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