LAUREL & HARDY (1928-1935)

Trying to decypher the complete chronology of Laurel and Hardy films is often a minefield of trying to please the L&H purists and stating the actual facts. For some fans the mere fact that both actors appear in the same film somehow makes that film "a Laurel and Hardy film" - which it obviously isn't. Officially the first film to be released as part of the LAUREL AND HARDY series was Should Married Men Go Home? in September 1928. This was after the 18 films they had already made together between 1927-1928 which were all released under Hal Roach's ALL STAR banner (and this isn't including a few silent shorts they appeared in for Charley Chase, Glenn Tryon and Max Davidson). Hopefully this list will also answer the often discussed and disputed figure of that question: how many films did Laurel & Hardy appear in together? The answer is: 125. Some fans will argue "we don't include this one" or "we do include that one" but the total number is 125. And that is a FACT. Also, you have to take into account that all of the foreign-language films were released with new footage shot exclusively for that version so this makes them all "new" films. Finally, if you include the promotional "The Tree In A Test Tube" then you also have to include "Galaxy Of Stars". You see what I mean about how confusing this can get? 125. SEE ALSO: - Stan Laurel - Oliver Hardy - Laurel & Hardy film Posters

For this list I have included every film Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy appeared in together in the order of release. The films listed in black are those produced by the Hal Roach Studios and were released as part of the official series unless otherwise stated. The Lucky Dog (Oct 10, 1921) [Sun Lite/Reelcraft] 45 Minutes From Hollywood (Dec 26, 1926) [Glenn Tryon] Duck Soup (Mar 20, 1927) [All Stars] Slipping Wives (Apr 17, 1927) [All Stars] Love 'Em And Weep (Jun 12, 1927) [All Stars] Why Girls Love Sailors (Jul 17, 1927) [All Stars] With Love And Hisses (Aug 28, 1927) [All Stars] Sugar Daddies (Sep 10, 1927) [All Stars] Sailors, Beware! (Sep 25, 1927) [All Stars] Now I'll Tell One (Oct 05, 1927) [Charley Chase] The Second 100 Years (Oct 08, 1927) [All Stars] Call Of The Cuckoo (Oct 15, 1927) [Max Davidson] Hats Off! (Nov 05, 1927) [All Stars] Do Detectives Think? (Nov 20, 1927) [All Stars] Putting Pants On Philip (Dec 03, 1927) [All Stars] The Battle Of The Century (Dec 31, 1927) [All Stars] Leave 'Em Laughing (Jan 28, 1928) [All Stars] Flying Elephants (Feb 12, 1928) [All Stars] The Finishing Touch (Feb 25, 1928) [All Stars] From Soup To Nuts (Mar 24, 1928) [All Stars] You're Darn Tootin' (Apr 21, 1928) [All Stars] Their Purple Moment (May 19, 1928) [All Stars] Should Married Men Go Home? (Sep 08, 1928) Early To Bed (Oct 06, 1928) Two Tars (Nov 03, 1928) Habeas Corpus (Dec 01, 1928) We Faw Down (Dec 29, 1928) Liberty (Jan 26, 1929) Wrong Again (Feb 23, 1929) That's My Wife (Mar 23, 1929) Big Business (Ape 20, 1929) Unaccustomed As We Are (May 04, 1929) Double Whoopee (May 18, 1929) Berth Marks (Jun 01, 1929) Men O' War (Jun 29, 1929) Perfect Day (Aug 10, 1929) They Go Boom! (Sep 21, 1929) Bacon Grabbers (Oct 19, 1929) The Hoose-Gow (Nov 16, 1929) The Hollywood Revue Of 1929 (Nov 23, 1929) [MGM feature] Angora Love (Dec 14, 1929) Night Owls (Jan 04, 1930) Ladrones (1930) [foreign-language] Blotto (Feb 08, 1930) La Vida Nocturna (1930) [foreign-language] Une nuite extravagante (1930) [foreign-language] Brats (Mar 22, 1930) Gluckliche Kindheit (1930) [foreign-language] Les Bons Petits Diables (1930) [foreign-language] Below Zero (Apr 26, 1930) Tiembla y Titubea (1930) [foreign-language] The Rogue Song (May 10, 1930) [MGM feature] Hog Wild (May 31, 1930) Radiomanía (1930) [foreign-language] Pêle-Mêle (1930) [foreign-language] The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (Sep 06, 1930) Noche de duendes (1930) [foreign-language] Spuk um Mitternacht (1930) [foreign-language] Feu Mon Oncle (1930) [foreign-language] Another Fine Mess (Nov 29, 1930) Be Big! (Feb 07, 1931) Chickens Come Home (Feb 21, 1931) Politiquerias (1931) [foreign-language] The Stolen Jools (Apr 04, 1931) [National Variety Artists] Laughing Gravy (Apr 04, 1931) Los Calaveras (1931) [foreign-language] Les Carottiers (1931) [foreign-language] Our Wife (May 16, 1931) Pardon Us (Aug 15, 1931) [feature] Los Presidiarios (1931) [foreign-language] Hinter Schloss Und Riegel (1931) [foreign-language] Sous Les Verrous (1931) [foreign-language] Muraglie (1931) [foreign-language] Come Clean (Sep 19, 1931) One Good Turn (Oct 31, 1931) Beau Hunks (Dec 12, 1931) On The Loose (Dec 26, 1931) [Pitts & Todd] Helpmates (Jan 23, 1932) Any Old Port! (Mar 05, 1932) The Music Box (Apr 16, 1932) The Chimp (May 21, 1932) County Hospital (Jun 25, 1932) Scram! (Sep 10, 1932) Pack Up Your Troubles (Sep 17, 1932) [feature] Their First Mistake (Nov 05, 1932) Towed In A Hole (Dec 31, 1932) Twice Two (Feb 25, 1933) Me And My Pal (Apr 22, 1933) The Devil's Brother (May 05, 1933) [feature] The Midnight Patrol (Aug 03, 1933) Busy Bodies (Oct 07, 1933) Wild Poses (Oct 28, 1933) [Our Gang] Dirty Work (Nov 25, 1933) Sons Of The Desert (Dec 29, 1933) [feature] Oliver The Eighth (Jan 13, 1934) Hollywood Party (May 24, 1934) [MGM feature] Going Bye-Bye! (Jun 23, 1934) Them Thar Hills (Jul 21, 1934) Babes In Toyland (Nov 30, 1934) [feature] The Live Ghost (Dec 08, 1934) Tit For Tat (Jan 05, 1935) The Fixer Uppers (Feb 09, 1935) Thicker Than Water (Aug 06, 1935) Bonnie Scotland (Aug 23, 1935) [feature] Galaxy Of Stars (1936) [MGM promotional] The Bohemian Girl (Feb 14, 1936) [feature] On The Wrong Trek (Apr 18, 1936) [Charley Chase] Our Relations (Oct 30, 1936) [feature] Way Out West (Apr 16, 1937) [feature] Pick A Star (May 21, 1937) [All Stars feature] Swiss Miss (May 20, 1938) [feature] Block-Heads (Aug 19, 1938) [feature] The Flying Deuces (Oct 20, 1939) [RKO Radio Pictures feature] A Chump At Oxford (Feb 16, 1940) [feature] Saps At Sea (May 03, 1940) [feature] Great Guns (Oct 10, 1941) [20th Century Fox feature] The Tree In A Test Tube (early 1942) [promotional] A-Haunting We Will Go (Aug 07, 1942) [20th Century Fox feature] Air Raid Wardens (Apr 04, 1943) [MGM feature] Jitterbugs (Jun 05, 1943) [20th Century Fox feature] The Dancing Masters (Nov 19, 1943) [20th Century Fox feature] The Big Noise (Sep 22, 1944) [20th Century Fox feature] Nothing But Trouble (Dec 06, 1944) [MGM feature] The Bullfighters (May 18, 1945) [20th Century Fox feature] Atoll K (Oct 25, 1951) [Franco London/Fortezza/Sirius feature]