Laurel and Hardy Movies: Release Order

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1931 - 195121 Films24h 20m3.5 Average

Laurel and Hardy's feature films represent a golden age of slapstick comedy, with the funny duo appearing in 21 standalone comedies over two decades. Each film presents Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy as different characters in various scenarios, from period pieces to contemporary settings, maintaining only their iconic bumbling personas and flawless comedic timing.

This release order showcases their evolution from early talkies through their peak years at Hal Roach Studios to their later work at different studios. While the films don't connect narratively, watching in release order provides the best sense of their artistic development and the changing landscape of Hollywood comedy.

There is 1 other watch order available – see the link up above.

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Pardon Us poster

Pardon Us

19311h 8m3.6
Director: James Parrott
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, June Marlowe, Wilfred Lucas, James Finlayson

During Prohibition, Stan and Ollie find themselves in prison after Stan accidentally sells their homemade beer to a police officer.

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Pack Up Your Troubles

19321h 8m3.8
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Don Dillaway, Jacquie Lyn, Mary Carr

Stan and Ollie return from World War I with a mission to reunite their fallen friend's daughter with her family in New York City. Their noble quest becomes hilariously complicated when they discover just how many people share the common surname Smith.

3
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Sons of the Desert

19331h 5m4
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Dorothy Christy, Charley Chase

Stan and Ollie lie to their wives about taking a health cruise when they're actually sneaking off to attend their lodge convention, leading to predictable comedic complications.

4
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The Devil's Brother

19331h 30m3.8
Director: Hal Roach
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dennis King, Thelma Todd, Arthur Pierson

Two bumbling would-be bandits unknowingly join the service of a nobleman who secretly leads a double life as the infamous outlaw Fra Diavolo.

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Babes in Toyland

19341h 18m3.5
Director: Gus Meins
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charlotte Henry, Henry Brandon, Felix Knight

Laurel and Hardy star as toymaker's assistants who must help Mother Peep save her shoe-shaped home from the villainous Barnaby in this whimsical musical fantasy based on the classic operetta.

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The Bohemian Girl

19361h 11m3.3
Director: Charley Rogers
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Thelma Todd, Antonio Moreno, Darla Hood

Stan and Ollie join a band of 18th-century Gypsies who are caring for a nobleman's daughter in this classic Laurel and Hardy comedy adventure.

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Our Relations

19361h 13m4
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Betty Brown, Daphne Pollard, Alan Hale

Two sailors encounter a series of comedic mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twin brothers in this classic Laurel and Hardy comedy where the duo plays dual roles.

8
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Way Out West

19371h 4m4.1
Director: James W. Horne
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Rosina Lawrence, James Finlayson, Sharon Lynn

Stan and Ollie attempt to deliver a gold mine deed to a deceased prospector's daughter, but must outwit her scheming guardian who wants the valuable claim for himself.

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9
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Swiss Miss

19381h 13m3.4
Director: John G. Blystone
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Grete Natzler, Walter Woolf King, Eric Blore

Stan and Ollie travel to Switzerland as mousetrap salesmen, believing the country's abundance of cheese will mean plenty of mice to catch.

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Block-Heads

193857m4
Director: John G. Blystone
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Patricia Ellis, Minna Gombell, Billy Gilbert

Stan Laurel has been patrolling WWI trenches for 20 years, unaware the war ended, until Oliver Hardy discovers him and brings him home in this classic comedy duo adventure.

11
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The Flying Deuces

19391h 9m3.5
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker, Reginald Gardiner, Charles Middleton

When Ollie's romantic hopes are crushed, he and Stan join the French Foreign Legion to escape their troubles, only to find themselves in even more comedic misadventures trying to desert.

12
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A Chump at Oxford

19401h 1m3.9
Director: Alfred J. Goulding
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Forrester Harvey, Wilfred Lucas, Forbes Murray

After accidentally capturing a bank robber while working as street sweepers, Stan and Ollie are rewarded with a trip to Oxford University where their bumbling antics disrupt the prestigious academic environment.

13
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Saps at Sea

194057m3.9
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Richard Cramer, Ben Turpin

Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory where Ollie develops violent reactions to horn sounds, prompting his doctor to recommend a peaceful sea voyage. Their attempt at a restful trip predictably leads to comedic chaos.

14
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Great Guns

19411h 14m3.1
Director: Monty Banks
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sheila Ryan, Dick Nelson, Edmund MacDonald

Laurel and Hardy enlist in the army to follow their employer who has been drafted, despite being completely unsuited for military life.

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A-Haunting We Will Go

19421h 8m3.2
Director: Alfred L. Werker
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dante, Sheila Ryan, John Shelton

Stan and Ollie become entangled with con artists and a friendly magician in a comedy of errors involving mistaken coffins that leads to hilarious chaos.

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Jitterbugs

19431h 15m3.1
Director: Malcolm St. Clair
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Vivian Blaine, Robert Bailey, Douglas Fowley

Laurel and Hardy find themselves caught up in a wartime scam involving fake gasoline pills, but soon switch sides to help a young woman recover money stolen from her family.

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The Dancing Masters

19431h 3m3.2
Director: Malcolm St. Clair
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Trudy Marshall, Robert Bailey, Matt Briggs

Laurel and Hardy run a ballet school and become entangled with an inventor in this classic comedy. The duo's misadventures lead to their typical slapstick chaos and comedic mishaps.

18
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The Big Noise

19441h 14m3.2
Director: Malcolm St. Clair
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Doris Merrick, Arthur Space, Veda Ann Borg

During World War II, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy become unlikely bodyguards protecting an eccentric inventor and his important new bomb from enemy agents.

19
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Nothing But Trouble

19441h 9m3.2
Director: Sam Taylor
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mary Boland, Philip Merivale, Henry O'Neill

Two incompetent servants are hired by a scatterbrained socialite to prepare and serve a meal for visiting royalty, leading to comedic mishaps.

20
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The Bullfighters

19451h 1m3
Director: Malcolm St. Clair
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Margo Woode, Richard Lane, Carol Andrews

Bumbling detective Stan Laurel disguises himself as a famous matador to hide from a vengeful enemy who was wrongfully imprisoned due to Stan's faulty testimony.

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21
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Utopia

19511h 22m2.9
Original Title: Atoll K
Director: Léo Joannon
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Suzy Delair, Max Elloy, Félix Oudart

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy find themselves stranded on a remote South Pacific island in this classic comedy adventure.