BABE HARDY COLLABORATIONS

1915-1926

Babe Hardy's film career began as far back as 1914.  In 1915 he first appeared in a new series of films called POKES & JABBS (starring Walter Stull as Pokes and Bobby Burns as Jabbs).  The films listed on the menu are only those in which Hardy appeared.  For a full list of the films in the series, please refer to the list at the bottom of the page. Towards the end of this series Hardy began playing a character called "Plump" with Billy Ruge taking up the role of "Runt".  Hardy & Ruge broke away from the Pokes & Jabbs series to form their own PLUMP & RUNT series, which ran for 36 films in 1916.  The first film of this series is "This Way Out" (1916), where he took the character name of Plump, though this was still considered part of the P&J series. A year later and Babe teamed with Billy West for a series of films with King Bee.  In 1919, Hardy teamed with Jimmy Aubrey, and later that year began a long association with Larry Semon. For further, more detailed information on Babe Hardy's film career without Stan Laurel, you are encouraged to read Rob Stone's "LAUREL OR HARDY" book.

OLIVER "BABE" HARDY's individual page, which also includes all of his films.

POKES & JABBS Vim Comedies 1915-1916 1915 The Midnight Prowlers Pressing Business Love, Pepper And Sweets Strangled Harmony Speed Kings Mixed And Fixed 1916 This Way Out* Chickens Frenzied Finance Busted Hearts Hired And Fired The Try Out

PLUMP & RUNT Vim Comedies 1916 1916 This Way Out* A Special Delivery A Sticky Affair One Too Many The Serenade Nerve And Gasoline Their Vacation Mamma's Boys A Battle Royal All For A Girl What's Sauce For The Goose The Brave Ones The Water Cure Thirty Days Baby Doll The Schemers Sea Dogs Hungry Hearts Never Again Better Halves A Day At School Spaghetti Aunt Bill The Heroes Human Hounds Dreamy Knights Life Savers Their Honeymoon An Aerial Joyride Sidetracked Stranded Love And Duty The Reformers Royal Blood The Candy Trail The Precious Parcel

with BILLY WEST King Bee 1917-1918 1917 Back Stage The Hero Dough Nuts Cupid's Rival The Villain The Millionaire The Goat The Fly Cop The Chief Cook The Candy Kid The Hobo The Pest The Band Master The Slave 1918 The Stranger Bright And Early The Rogue His Day Out The Orderly The Scholar The Messenger The Handy Man The Straight And Narrow Playmates Beauties In Distress He's In Again * (Bulls Eye) Arrow 1925 Rivals Fiddlin' Around A Day's Vacation

with JIMMY AUBREY Vitagraph 1919-1921 1919 Soapsuds And Sapheads Jazz And Jailbirds Mules And Mortgages Tootsies And Tomales Healthy And Happy Flips And Flops Yaps And Yokels Mates And Models Squabs And Squabbles Bungs And Bunglers Switches And Sweeties 1920 Dames And Dentists Maids And Muslin Squeaks And Squawks Fists And Fodder Pals And Pugs He Laughs Last Springtime The Decorator The Trouble Hunter His Jonah Day The Backyard The Mysterious Stranger 1921 The Nuisance The Blizzard The Tourist

with LARRY SEMON Vitagraph 1919-1924 1919 Dull Care The Head Waiter 1920 The Stage Hand 1921 The Bakery The Rent Collector The Fall Guy The Bell Hop 1922 The Sawmill The Show A Pair Of Kings Golf The Agent The Counter Jumper 1923 No Wedding Bells The Barnyard The Midnight Cabaret The Gown Shop Lightning Love Horseshoes 1924 Trouble Brewing Chadwick The Girl In The Limousine Her Boy Friend Kid Speed 1925 The Wizard Of Oz The Perfect Clown Larry Semon/Pathé 1926 Stop, Look And Listen

Every Pokes & Jabbs ever made.  Some with Babe, most not. (list courtesy Rob Stone) STERLING: Pokes and Jabs (Sterling, May 13, 1915) WIZARD: The Tangles of Pokes and Jabs (July 05, 1915) Pokes and Jabs in Two for a Quarter (July 12, 1915) Pokes and Jabs in One Busy Day (July 19, 1915) Pokes and Jabs in A Quiet Game (July 26, 1915) Mashers and Smashers (August 02, 1915) Juggling the Truth (August 09, 1915) Clover (August 16, 1915) VIM: Midnight Prowlers, The (November 12, 1915) Pair of Birds, A   (November 19, 1915) Pressing Business (November 26, 1915) Love, Pepper and Sweets (December 03, 1915) Strangled Harmony (December 10, 1915) Speed Kings (December 17, 1915) Mixed and Fixed (December 24, 1915) Ups and Downs(December 31, 1915) This Way Out (January 07, 1916) Chickens (January 14, 1916) Frenzied Finance (January 21, 1916) Busted Hearts (January 28, 1916) Their Getaway (February 04, 1916) High Sign, The (February 11, 1916) Pluck and Luck (February 18, 1916) Love and Lather (February 25, 1916) Artist's Model, The (March 03, 1916) Their Wedding Day (March 10, 1916) Pair of Skins, A  (March 17, 1916) Behind the Footlights (March 24, 1916) Anvils and Actors (March 31, 1916) In the Ring (April 07, 1916) Sleuths, The (April 14, 1916) Hired and Fired (April 21, 1916) Rivals, The (April 28, 1916) Home-Made Pies (May 05, 1916) Pretenders, The (May 12, 1916) Fair Exchange, A (May 19, 1916) Villains and Violins (May 26, 1916) Land Lubbers, The (June 02, 1916) Dollar Down, A  (June 09, 1916) Raid, The (June 16, 1916) For Better or Worse (June 23, 1916) For Value Received (June 30, 1916) Furnished Rooms (July 07, 1916) Great Safe Tangle, The (July 14, 1916) Help! Help! (July 21, 1916) What'll You Have? (July 28, 1916) Wait a Minute (August 04, 1916) Rushing Business (August 11, 1916) Comrades (August 18, 1916) Try-Out, The (August 25, 1916) Reward, The (September 01, 1916) Bag of Trouble, A (September 08, 1916) Payment in Full (September 15, 1916) Man Hunters, The (September 22, 1916) Tangled Ties (September 29, 1916) Strictly Business (October 06, 1916) Watch Your Watch (October 13, 1916) Here and There (October 20, 1916) Frame-Up, The (October 27, 1916) In the Ranks (November 03, 1916) Hot Dogs (November 10, 1916) Good and Proper (November 17, 1916) Money Maid Men (November 24, 1916) Ambitious Ethel (December 01, 1916) Rare Boarder, A (December 08, 1916) What's the Use? (December 15, 1916) Reckless Romeos (December 22, 1916) Property Man, The (December 29, 1916) Green Eyes (January 12, 1917) War Correspondents (January 19, 1917) JAXON: Are Actors People? (June 22, 1917) A Ride For Life (circa June 1917) Military Madness (June 22, 1917) The Rest Cure (circa July 1917)                                   The Pearls of Pauline (circa July 1917)     Ploughing the Clouds (June 22, 1917) Counting Em Up (circa July 1917) The Baggage Man (circa August 1917) Getting the Coin (circa August 1917) Tough Luck (week of August 11, 1917) Love Letters (circa August 1917)                                Play Ball (circa September 1917)                                                Speed Demons (September  14, 1917) The Collectors (circa September 1917) Jolly Tars(circa September 1917) Wild Injuns (circa September 1917)          Deviled Crabs (circa October 1917)           The Triple Cross (circa October 1917) From Bad to Worse (circa October 1917) A Day Off (circa October 1917) How It Happened (circa November 1917) Too Much Alike (November 16, 1917)                                     Barnyard Frolics (circa November 1917) Breaking In (circa November 1917) Blundering Boobs (December 7, 1917) Disappointed Love (December 13, 1917) He's in Again (circa December 1917)                                        How It Worked (circa December 1917) Breaking Into Business (1920) (as a "Bobby Burns Comedy")