Marc Wanamaker Presents: The HAL ROACH STUDIOS History

The story of the Hal Roach Studio and the legacy it left as one of the most famous film studios in cinema history, which took place in Culver City. One hundred and four years ago the HAL ROACH FILM COMPANY opened a studio at Washington and National Boulevards. This studio was known as “The Lot the Laughter Built” where screen icons such as Harold Lloyd, Our Gang, Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chase and other comedy stars made Culver City their home. The studio opened in 1920 and closed in the 1959 almost a forty-year run as one of the most successful studios in film history.
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