Hal Roach

...are reminiscent of Roach's Laurel and Hardy comedies, produced concurrently. Roach also allowed Kennedy to direct, which resulted in about a dozen comedies. In 1930, Edgar Kennedy was featured by RKO-Pathe in a pair of short-subject...

In this article: Edgar Livingston Kennedy, RKO, Laurel and Hardy, Chopsticks, Keystone Cop, and Cancer

In 1925 Roach hired away Sennett's supervising director, F. Richard Jones. Roach released his films through Pathe until 1927, when he went to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He would change again in 1938 to United Artists. He converted his silent...

In this article: Laurel and Hardy, RHI Entertainment, Our Gang, Harold Lloyd, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Academy Awards, and Qintex

...become a duo until several months after this film was released. It was directed by James Parrott (Charley Chase's brother), produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Pathe. It was shot in 2 reels, but only the second survived. The first is...

In this article: Charley Chase, Now I'll Tell One, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, May Wallace, Pathe, Edna Marion, and James Parrott

Fire Fighters (film) Fire Fighters is a 1922 silent short film, the second entry in Hal Roach's Our Gang (Little Rascals) series. Directed by Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara , the two-reel short was released to theaters in October 1922 by...

In this article: Fire Fighters, Pathe, Our Gang, Robert F. McGowan, and Little Rascals

Young Sherlocks Young Sherlocks is a 1922 silent short subject, the fourth entry in Hal Roach's Our Gang (Little Rascals) series. Directed by Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara, the two-reel short was released to theaters in November 1922 by...

In this article: Young Sherlocks, J.J.J., Tom McNamara, Pathe, Our Gang, Robert F. McGowan, and Little Rascals

...was the leading female star of the Our Gang series during the Pathe silent era. Mary Kornman was the daughter of Hal Roach's still-photo cameraman Gene Kornman. After Peggy Cartwright, who only appeared in four or five Our Gang episodes, Mary...

In this article: Mary Kornman, Our Gang, Mildred Kornman, Mickey Daniels, Cancer, Peggy Cartwright, The Desert Trail, and Pathe

One Terrible Day One Terrible Day is a 1922 silent short film, the first entry in Hal Roach's Our Gang (Little Rascals) series to be released. Directed by Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara , the two-reel short was released to theaters in...

In this article: One Terrible Day, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Peggy Cartwright, Ernie Morrison, Dog, Lincoln Stedman, and William Gillespie

...after several years. Roach signed with MGM but Sennett found himself and Pathe in hard times because the hundreds of exhibitors who had previously rented their shorts had switched to the new MGM or Paramount products. Sennett made a...

In this article: Mack Sennett, Mabel Normand, Pathe, Keystone Cops, Keystone Studios, MGM, Bing Crosby, Trademark, and Academy Award

...the Pup, the most famous Our Gang pet. During this period, Hal Roach ended his distribution arrangement with the Pathe company, instead releasing future products through newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MGM released its first Our Gang comedy...

In this article: Our Gang, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, The Little Rascals, Robert F. McGowan, King World, and Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas