A history of the Hal Roach Studios / Richard Lewis Ward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Richard Lewis, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hal Roach Studios--History.

Hal Roach Studios.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale, Illinois : Southern Illinois University Press, 2005.

Summary:

Once labeled the "lot that laugher built," the Hal Roach Studios launched the comedic careers of such screen icons as Harold Lloyd, Our Gang, and Laurel and Hardy.With this stable of stars, the Roach enterprise operated for forty-six years on the fringes of the Hollywood studio system during a golden age of cinema and gained notoriety as a.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. The Rolin Film Company, 1914

3. Lonesome Luke and the Glasses Character, 1915-19

4. Pathécomedies, 1919-27

5. Roach-MGM Short Features, 1927-33

6. The Demise of the Short Subject, 1933-38

Gallery of Illustrations

7. From "A" Pictures to Streamliners, 1938-42

8. Fort Roach, 1943-48

9. The Man Who Bet on Television, 1949-60

10. Conclusion

Filmography: The Films of Hal Roach

Appendix 1: Television Series at the Hal Roach Studios

Appendix 2: Film and Series Synopses

Appendix 3: The Financial Side of the Hal Roach Studios

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 3, 2017).

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ISBN:

0-8093-8806-5

OCLC:

970629839