List of the best Stan Laurel movies: Block-Heads(1938), Sons of the Desert(1933), Way Out West(1937), Our Relations(1936), Pack Up Your Troubles(1932), March of the Wooden Soldiers(1934), Saps at Sea(1940), The Devil's Brother(1933), Days of Thrills and Laughter(1961), Pardon Us(1931), Raggedy Rose(1926), Bonnie Scotland(1935) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1938
55 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Patricia Ellis Minna Gombell Billy Gilbert James Finlayson
war hero best friend veteran wife neighbor hunter charming hysterical wild apartment france trenches friendship world war i accident modernization adventure rescue 1930s
Stan, who has remained faithfully at his World War I post for twenty years, finally comes home where his best friend, Ollie, takes him in, thus allowing him to discover the many conveniences of the modern world.
Comedy
USA
1933
69 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Charley Chase Mae Busch Dorothy Christy Lucien Littlefield John Elliott Charley Young John Merton William Gillespie Charles McAvoy
husband wife friend veterinarian ruler best friend cheery hilarious madcap lighthearted amusing intense chicago hawaii family home ballroom redemption ship friendship male bonding
When Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way.
Comedy, Western
USA
1937
65 Minutes
Producer
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Sharon Lynne Stanley Fields James Mason James C. Morton Frank Mills Dave Pepper Vivien Oakland Harry Bernard
saloon owner prospector young girl hapless men playful cheeky amusing frenetic wild west saloon countryside gold rush small town friendship deception adventure 19th century
Stanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen.
Comedy
USA
1936
74 Minutes
Screenwriter
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Alan Hale Sidney Toler Daphne Pollard Betty Healy Iris Adrian Lona Andre James Finlayson Arthur Housman Jim Kilganon
Two pairs of long-lost twin brothers experience high jinks involving a valuable ring, cases of mistaken identity, and gangsters.
Comedy
USA
1932
68 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Ray McCarey Oliver Hardy Don Dillaway Mary Carr Tom Kennedy Grady Sutton Jacquie Lyn Billy Gilbert C. Montague Shaw Muriel Evans
soldier friend father grandfather groom banker campy madcap playful military base jail battlefield small town church bank child custody war friendship abandonment imprisonment
Two war veterans help an orphaned child find her grandfather.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
1934
73 Minutes
Stannie Dum
Stan Laurel Charley Rogers Oliver Hardy Charlotte Henry Felix Knight Henry Brandon Jean Darling Johnny Downs Marie Wilson
toy maker girl boy villain hero toy soldier creative amusing madcap toyland cave toy shop shoe toys framed self-sacrifice romance helping others battle love
Opposing the evil Barnaby, Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toyland.
Comedy
USA
1940
57 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Ben Turpin Richard Cramer Eddie Conrad Harry Hayden
factory worker murderer doctor stan ollie friend amusing madcap charming unrestrained ocean docks boat factory mental illness vacation escaped criminals fear rage horns
Oliver suffers a nervous breakdown as a result of working in a horn factory, but when he follows doctor's orders about sea air, he finds an ex-con is aboard.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
88 Minutes
Stanlio
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Dennis King Thelma Todd James Finlayson Lucile Browne Arthur Pierson Henry Armetta Matt McHugh Lane Chandler Nena Quartero
thief lord lady bandit innkeeper bumbler amusing cheeky rousing carriage dance hall cellar italy inn robbery seduction impersonation deception unlikely criminal adventure
Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra Diavolo, a notorious outlaw.
Documentary
USA
1961
93 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Charles Chaplin Ben Turpin Mack Sennett Douglas Fairbanks
actor comedian magician cop amusing engaging city wilderness america actors silent movies historical events adventure rescue quest 1920s
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s. It starts with a 1905 look at French comedy, goes through the 1910s with ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1931
55 Minutes
bootlegger partner warden daughter cellmate prisoner playful madcap prison office cell school field dentist's office prison life prison break prohibition impersonation friendship escape
Two guys end up in prison after attempting to sell beer to a policeman during Prohibition.
Comedy
USA
1926
53 Minutes
Director
Richard Wallace Mabel Normand Carl Miller Max Davidson James Finlayson Anita Garvin Laura La Varnie Jerry Mandy
Rose, who works for a penny-pinching junk dealer, dreams of romance with wealthy bachelor Ted Tudor.
Comedy
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Stanley MacLaurel
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy June Lang James Finlayson Anne Grey David Torrence William Janney James T. Mack Mary Gordon Maurice Black Daphne Pollard
american friend lawyer cousin boyfriend rebel madcap lighthearted quirky scotland jail estate india fort prison break inheritance family friendship impersonation romance
Stan and Ollie mistakenly enlist in the army and find themselves posted to the Northwest Frontier in India on a dangerous mission.
Comedy
USA
1939
65 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Jean Parker James Finlayson Reginald Gardiner Charles Middleton Jean Del Val Richard Cramer Michael Visaroff
stan soldier commander dream girl innkeeper ollie amusing madcap paris morocco airplane military base jail inn french foreign legion desertion love triangle execution reincarnation love
Ollie has fallen in love with the innkeeper's daughter in Paris. The only problem - she's very much in love with her husband. To forget her he joins the Foreign Legion with Stan. Bad idea.
Comedy
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Charley Rogers Oliver Hardy Thelma Todd Antonio Moreno Darla Hood Mae Busch James Finlayson William P. Carleton Zeffie Tilbury Harry Bowen
A band of Gypsies are camped outside the walls of Count Arnheim's palace. Oliver's wife kidnaps the Count's daughter Arline, then leaves the child and runs off with her lover, Devilshoof. ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
72 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Della Lind Walter Woolf King Adia Kuznetzoff Eddie Kane Anita Garvin Franz Hug Eric Blore
wife salesman dishwasher composer opera singer chambermaid hilarious endearing lighthearted the alps hotel festival bridge husband/wife relationship get rich quick show business marriage opera quest love
Stanley and Oliver are mousetrap salesmen hoping to strike it rich in Switzerland, but get swindled out of all their money by a cheesemaker. While working off their hotel debt, Oliver falls... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Mary Boland Philip Merivale Henry O'Neill David Leland John Warburton Matthew Boulton Connie Gilchrist Paul Porcasi
Two bumbling servants are hired by a dizzy society matron to cook and serve a meal to visiting royalty.
Comedy
USA
1942
68 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Dante the Magician Sheila Ryan John Shelton Don Costello Elisha Cook Jr.
Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.
Comedy
USA
1943
74 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Vivian Blaine Bob Bailey
musician partner con artist pretty woman stan ollie outlandish amusing lighthearted desert carnival town trailer new orleans riverboat swindling music disguise money chases
The boys team up with a likable con man to help a pretty singer's mother who's been taken in by swindlers.
Comedy
USA
1943
63 Minutes
Stan
stan ollie socialite boyfriend inventor dance instructor amusing madcap california studio inventions insurance fraud accident dance money friendship quest adventure 1940s
Two bumbling dance teachers help an awkward inventor sell his new invention and facilitate his romance with a beautiful socialite.
Comedy
USA
1941
74 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Sheila Ryan Dick Nelson Edmund MacDonald Charles Trowbridge Ludwig Stossel Kane Richmond Mae Marsh Ethel Griffies Paul Harvey
wealthy man gardener chauffeur sergeant photographer aunt madcap cheery mansion training camp photography lab apartment guard house bridge military life wealth servitude impersonation war games romance
Laurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer will need them now he's drafted.
Comedy
UK
1935
21 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Mae Busch Charles Middleton Arthur Housman
Jim Bronton is an insurance investigator, but he's unhappy with his work and gets involved with a gang of arsonists. His conscience is troubling him ...
Comedy
1928
21 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Edgar Kennedy Thelma Hill Ruby Blaine
Stanley and Oliver, two sailors on shore leave, rent a car and go driving with dates but get stuck in a traffic jam. A minor fender-bender starts an escalating series of retaliations that leaves the vehicles in pieces.
Comedy
1930
28 Minutes
Comedy
1930
21 Minutes
bumbler brat father amusing playful spectacular hysterical living room bedroom playroom home staircase rebellion unintended consequences friendship murphy's law relationships game
Comedy
1929
21 Minutes
Stan
Comedy
1928
17 Minutes
Little Twinkle Star
Stan Laurel Frank Butler Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Edna Marion
Comedy
1934
20 Minutes
Screenwriter
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Mae Busch Charles Hall Billy Gilbert
Comedy
1944
74 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Doris Merrick Arthur Space
inventor janitor amateur sleuth neighbor thief niece amusing madcap outlandish household office airplane washington, d.c. theft dangerous mission detective work inventions national security assumed identity underdog
Documentary
1967
99 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Charley Chase Max Davidson James Finlayson
simpleton best friend rival actor filmmaker lighthearted unrestrained new york city hollywood, calif. movie set movie studio filmmaking comedy silent movies stan laurel oliver hardy quest 1920s
A nostalgic look at some of the memorable screen moments of the comedic duo's career, featuring rare silent footage.
Comedy
1932
39 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Gladys Gale Billy Gilbert William Gillespie Charles Hall Lilyan Irene Sam Lufkin
stan & ollie wife professor amusing cheeky hilarious playful los angeles staircase movers daunting task quest adventure 1930s
Gravity, an impatient professor and a sassy nursemaid hinder movers (Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy) trying to deliver a player piano to an upstairs address.
Comedy
1927
19 Minutes
Prize fighter
Comedy
1928
20 Minutes
Stan
Comedy
1931
40 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James W. Horne Charles Middleton Broderick O'Farrell Harry Schultz Charles Hall
Comedy
1929
21 Minutes
Stan
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Charley Young Charles Hall Harry Bernard Edgar Kennedy
Comedy
1931
25 Minutes
Mr. Laurel
Comedy
1930
20 Minutes
Comedy
1928
22 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Anita Garvin Kay Deslys Fay Holderness Lyle Tayo
The boys sneak out for a night on the town, unaware that Mrs. Laurel has substituted her grocery coupons for Stanley's secret stash of mad money.
Comedy
1945
61 Minutes
Stan, Don Sebastian
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Margo Woods Richard Lane
private detective bullfighter agent woman partner criminal amusing madcap unrestrained mexico city arena town hotel nightclub farm look-alikes mistaken identity deception immigration drinking
Detectives Stan (Stan Laurel) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy) go to Mexico on a case, and Stan looks like a famous bullfighter.
Comedy
1927
19 Minutes
Ferdinand Finkleberry
Comedy
1928
17 Minutes
Little Twinkle Star
Stan Laurel Frank Butler Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Edna Marion
Comedy
1929
21 Minutes
Stan
Comedy
1934
20 Minutes
Screenwriter
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Mae Busch Charles Hall Billy Gilbert
Comedy
1943
67 Minutes
Stanley Laurel
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Edgar Kennedy Jacqueline White Stephen McNally Russell Hicks Nella Walker Howard Freeman Donald Meek Henry O'Neill Paul Stanton
stan & ollie air raid warden nazi spy townspeople hysterical playful small town store factory espionage nazism business sabotage deception world war ii quest underdog rescue 1940s
Rejected by the military, a pair of bumblers volunteers their questionable services to an unsuspecting homefront.
Comedy
1932
25 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Billy Gilbert James Finlayson Charles Gemora Bobby Burns Baldwin Cooke Estelle Etterre