This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laurel filmography and Oliver Hardy filmography.
Laurel and Hardy were a motion picture comedy team whose official filmography consists of 106 films released between 1921 and 1951. Together they appeared in 34 silent shorts, 45 sound shorts, and 27 full-length sound feature films. 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 films 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 (1921), this was a chance pairing and it was not until 1926 when both separately signed contracts with the Hal Roach film studio that they appeared in film shorts together. Wes D. Gehring identifies their first "official" film together as Putting Pants on Philip (1927), William K. Everson identifies The Second Hundred Years (1927) as the first "official" Laurel and Hardy film in which they are presented as a team. Should Married Men Go Home? (1928) was the first Hal Roach film to bill Laurel and Hardy as a team. Previous appearances together were billed under the Roach "All-Star Comedy" banner. The pair remained with the Roach studio until 1940. Between 1941 and 1945, they appeared in eight features and one short for 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. After finishing their film commitments, Laurel and Hardy concentrated on stage shows, embarking on a music hall tour of Great Britain. In 1951, they appeared in their last film, Atoll K, a French/Italian co-production.
In 1932, Laurel and Hardy's short The Music Box 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." Note: Type "Stan Laurel" into the Nominee box and click on search In 1992, 1997, 2012 and 2020 respectively, Big Business (1929), The Music Box, Sons of the Desert (1933) and The Battle of the Century (1927) were added to the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress 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 and Laurel and Hardy by John McCabe, Al Kilgore, and Richard W. Bann. Each book lists 105 films and Skredvedt's adds a 106th in its appendix, Now I'll Tell One, a previously lost film that was partly rediscovered.
Except where noted, all of these films were photographed in black and white, produced by Hal Roach, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Except where noted, all short films are two reels in length. All films produced prior to 1928 are silent and all films made after 1929 are sound. 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.
Release date Title Short / feature Notes Public Domain Status Short Produced by Shiller Productions Public Domain Short Released by Pathé ExchangeHardy in a supporting role and Laurel in a bit part Public Domain Duck Soup Short Released by Pathé ExchangeBased on "Home from the Honeymoon", a sketch written by Arthur J. Jefferson (Stan Laurel's father) Public Domain Slipping Wives Short Released by Pathé Exchange Public Domain Love 'em and Weep Short Released by Pathé Exchange Public Domain Why Girls Love Sailors Short Released by Pathé Exchange Public Domain With Love and Hisses Short Released by Pathé ExchangeFirst Laurel and Hardy film where Hardy sports his iconic narrow mustache. Public Domain Sugar Daddies Short Public Domain Sailors, Beware! Short Released by Pathé Exchange Public Domain Now I'll Tell One Short Partly lost film Public Domain Short William K. Everson identifies this as the first "official" Laurel and Hardy film in which they are presented as a team Public Domain Call of the Cuckoo Short Laurel and Hardy and Charley Chase in supporting roles Public Domain Hats Off Short Lost film Public Domain Do Detectives Think? Short First film in which the duo appear in their standard costumes Public Domain Putting Pants on Philip Short Wes D. Gehring identifies this as their first "official" film together as a team Public Domain Short Once partly lost film, but found in 2015.Added to the National Film Registry in 2020. Public Domain Leave 'Em Laughing Short Public Domain Flying Elephants Short Public Domain Short Public Domain From Soup to Nuts Short Public Domain You're Darn Tootin' Short Public Domain Their Purple Moment Short Public Domain Should Married Men Go Home? Short The first Hal Roach film to bill Laurel and Hardy as a team. Previous appearances together were billed under the Roach "All-Star Comedy" banner. Public Domain Early to Bed Short Public Domain Two Tars Short Public Domain Habeas Corpus Short Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only) Public Domain We Faw Down Short Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only) Public Domain Liberty Short Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only) Public Domain Wrong Again Short Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only) Public Domain That's My Wife Short Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only) Public Domain Big Business Short SilentAdded to the National Film Registry in 1992. Public Domain Unaccustomed As We Are Short Sound (all-talking) Public Domain Double Whoopee Short Silent Features a notable early appearance by Jean Harlow Public Domain Berth Marks Short Sound (all-talking) Public Domain Men O' War Short Sound (all-talking) Public Domain Perfect Day Short Sound (all-talking) Public Domain They Go Boom! Short Sound (all-talking) Public Domain Bacon Grabbers Short Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only) Public Domain Short Sound (all-talking) Public Domain Feature Sound (all-talking)All-star revue produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "two hours of All Singing, All Talking, All-Dancing"Nominated—Academy Award for Best Picture Note: Type "The Hollywood Revue" into the Film Title box and click on search Public Domain Angora Love Short Sound (music and synchronized sound effects only) Public Domain Night Owls Short Public Domain Feature Operetta film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with Laurel and Hardy in supporting rolesFilmed in TechnicolorPartially lost Public Domain Blotto Short Three reels Public Domain Brats Short Public Domain Below Zero Short Public Domain Hog Wild Short Public Domain Short Three reels Public Domain Another Fine Mess Short Three reelsRemake of Duck Soup Public Domain Be Big! Short Three reels Chickens Come Home Short Three reelsRemake of Love 'Em and Weep Short Presented by National Variety Artists and released by ParamountCameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy Public Domain Laughing Gravy Short Our Wife Short Pardon Us Feature Come Clean Short One Good Turn Short Beau Hunks Short Four reels On the Loose Short Stars ZaSu Pitts and Thelma ToddCameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy Helpmates Short Any Old Port! Short Short Three reelsAcademy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Note: Type "The Music Box" into the Film Title box and click on searchAdded to the National Film Registry in 1997. Short Three reels County Hospital Short Scram! Short Pack Up Your Troubles Feature Their First Mistake Short Towed in a Hole Short Twice Two Short Me and My Pal Short Feature Based on the opera Fra Diavolo by Daniel Auber Short Busy Bodies Short Wild Poses Short Our Gang film with cameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy Dirty Work Short Sons of the Desert Feature Added to the National Film Registry in 2012. Oliver the Eighth Short Three reels Hollywood Party Feature A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production Going Bye-Bye! Short Them Thar Hills Short Babes in Toyland Feature Based on the operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonoughReissued as March of the Wooden Soldiers, March of the Toys, and Revenge Is Sweet Public Domain Short Tit for Tat Short Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Short Thicker than Water Short Bonnie Scotland Feature Feature Adapted from the opera by Michael William Balfe and Alfred BunnWith Darla Hood On the Wrong Trek Short Charley Chase comedy with cameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy Our Relations Feature Way Out West Feature Pick a Star Feature Cameo appearances by Laurel and Hardy Swiss Miss Feature Block-Heads Feature Cameo appearance of Tommy Bond. Feature An RKO Radio Pictures production Public Domain Feature Released by United Artists Saps at Sea Feature Released by United Artists Great Guns Feature A 20th Century Fox production A-Haunting We Will Go Feature A 20th Century Fox production Air Raid Wardens Feature A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production Short One-reel film (in color) produced by the United States Department of Agriculture. Laurel and Hardy, appearing in cameos, made this during the filming of Jitterbugs. Public Domain Jitterbugs Feature A 20th Century Fox production Feature A 20th Century Fox production Feature A 20th Century Fox production Nothing but Trouble Feature A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production Feature A 20th Century Fox production Atoll K Feature A co-production of Les Films Sirius (France), Franco-London Films (France), and Fortezza Films (Italy); released in the United Kingdom as Escapade; reissued in the United States as Robinson Crusoe-Land and Utopia Public Domain
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.
+ Foreign language versions of short filmsYearEnglishFrenchGermanSpanishItalianEsperanto1930Night Owls Ladrones Ladroni Ŝtelistoj1930BlottoUne Nuit Extravagante La Vida Nocturna 1930BratsLes bons petits diablesGlückliche KindheitDos Buenos Chicos 1930Below Zero Tiembla y Titubea 1930Hog WildPêle-mêle Radiomanía 1930Berth Marks and The Laurel-Hardy Murder CaseFeu mon oncleSpuk um Mitternacht (in Germany) Drei Millionen Dollar (lost version in Austria) Noche de Duendes 1931Be Big! and Laughing GravyLes Carottiers Los Calaveras 1931Chickens Come Home Politiquerias + Foreign language versions of feature filmYearEnglishFrenchGermanSpanishItalian1931Pardon UsSous Les Verrous Hinter Schloss und Riegel De Bote En Bote Muraglie
Note: A lost German-language version of The Hollywood Revue of 1929, 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 Release date Title Notes 1936 Galaxy of Stars A promotional short film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer only for MGM exhibitors in Europe and Africa, featuring Laurel and Hardy. Rediscovered in 2005.
Compilation films