Hal Roach Studios scripts and production material
Special Collections
Margaret Herrick Library
© 2014
Title: Hal Roach Studios scripts and production material
Date (inclusive): 1924-1936
Collection number: 440
Creator:
Hal Roach Studios
Extent:
3.6 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Hal Roach Studios scripts and production material, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Walter Reuben, 1999
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.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
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.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files.
Hal Roach Studios
studio records