Lupe Velez Photo

Lupe Velez publicity photo from her early days at the Hal Roach studio. Note the "HR" logo on her top.

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Autographed Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd Photo

This photo of Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd has signatures for both* and was addressed to someone named Bob. It also has been dated 1931.

The back has been stamped "Pitts-Todd Comedies, Hal Roach Studios" and "Please Credit Photo By J. Eldee Hester". 

* The studios commonly sent out movie star photos that were actually autographed by other people who were hired for that purpose. I am not an expert and cannot guarantee the authenticity of these signatures.

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"How To Break A Date" - SCREENLAND December 1928

Here's an item from SCREENLAND which has the picture of Dorothy Coburn clobbering Max Davidson along with pictures of Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Marion Byron, and Anita Garvin.

 

 

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Dorothy Coburn With Max Davidson

A publicity picture from the Hal Roach studios, dating to the late 1920's when both were employed there. Smashing, don't you think?

The background of this picture has been painted out, something which we sometimes see in photos from this period which have been prepared for printing in newspapers.




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LOVE FEVER Photo

LOVE FEVER was a "Boy Friends" comedy which came between the Our Gang comedy LOVE FEVER and the first Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd comedy, LET'S DO THINGS, which had the "Boy Friends" cast in cameo appearances.

The story in LOVE FEVER had it that Thelma Todd was an actress who was rehearsing a play, which involved the gun which is seen in this photo.

Special thanks to Jorge Finkielman for providing us with this photo.




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Hal Roach Studios Exhibit At Museum

The Hollywood Museum in the historic Max Factor building has an exhibit for the Hal Roach studios .

Reblogged from https://www.facebook.com/groups/476197579139769/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THAT NAZTY MENACE

Although Hal Roach had dealings with Mussolini before the war, he made some anti-Axis films after the U.S. entered the war, as well as contributing to the war effort by making training films.

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Hal Roach Studios Publicity

More Hal Roach publicity, along with some related MGM stuff. Roach released through MGM and they had their own short subjects as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hal Roach's short subjects were sometimes billed above the feature they were run with.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The "Dogville" comedies were made by Jules White, later a producer of short subjects at Columbia, including "The Three Stooges". Harry Langdon and Charley Chase worked for him as well as Buster Keaton, who he had directed at MGM.








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