Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Hal Roach Studios
- Extent:
- 3.6 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Hal Roach Studios scripts and production material spans the years 1924-1936 and encompasses 3.6 linear feet. The collection consists of scripts and other production documents, including continuities, dialogue breakdowns, production reports, schedules, and treatments. The majority of these papers are for films starring Charley Chase, but the Boy Friends, Irvin S. Cobb, Harry Langdon, Our Gang, Spats, and the Taxi Boys are also represented.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Hal Roach Studios was a film production company founded in Culver City in 1920. Specializing in comedies, it was the most prolific and durable independent producer of shorts, supplying films to Pathe, MGM, and United Artists.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Walter Reuben, 1999
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- studio records
- Names:
- Hal Roach Studios
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226