Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

June 16, 1890

Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. Laurel began his…

Known For

51 titles
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Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

1933 · 1h 8m · Movie

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.

7.5
2
Way Out West

Way Out West

1937 · 1h 6m · Movie

Stan and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to its rightful owner, but they soon discover that the task is not as easy as it looks.

7.6
3
The Music Box

The Music Box

1932 · 29m · Movie

Like the legendary Sisyphus, deliverymen Laurel and Hardy struggle to push a large crated piano up a seemingly insurmountable flight of stairs.

7.9
4
March of the Wooden Soldiers

March of the Wooden Soldiers

1934 · 1h 17m · Movie

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.

7.1
5
The Flying Deuces

The Flying Deuces

1939 · 1h 9m · Movie

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.

6.7
6
Block-Heads

Block-Heads

1938 · 57m · Movie

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.

7.5
7
A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

1940 · 1h 2m · Movie

As a reward for capturing a bank robber, Stan and Ollie get scholarships to Oxford, but are met with resentment by other students.

7.2
8
Our Relations

Our Relations

1936 · 1h 11m · Movie

Two pairs of long-lost twin brothers experience high jinks involving a valuable ring, cases of mistaken identity, and gangsters.

7.3
9
Busy Bodies

Busy Bodies

1933 · 19m · Movie

Stan and Ollie do battle with inanimate objects, their co-workers, and the laws of physics during a routine work day at the sawmill.

7.6
10
Saps at Sea

Saps at Sea

1940 · 56m · Movie

Oliver suffers a nervous breakdown as a result of working in a horn factory, but after he follows doctor's orders about getting some sea air, he finds an ex-con is aboard.

7.1
11
Pardon Us

Pardon Us

1931 · 56m · Movie

Two guys end up in prison after attempting to sell beer to a policeman during Prohibition.

6.8
12
Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932 · 1h 8m · Movie

Two war veterans help an orphaned child find her grandfather.

7.2
13
Another Fine Mess

Another Fine Mess

1930 · 29m · Movie

Two homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective lessees arrive and try to rent it.

7.3
14
Helpmates

Helpmates

1932 · 21m · Movie

After a messy house party while his wife is away, Oliver asks Stanley to help him clean up the place, but free help isn't always a bargain.

7.7
15
Towed in a Hole

Towed in a Hole

1932 · 21m · Movie

Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy is not an easy task.

7.6
16
Hog Wild

Hog Wild

1930 · 19m · Movie

Ollie can't find his hat, much to the amusement of his wife and maid. Then Ollie and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.

7.5
17
Utopia

Utopia

1951 · 1h 22m · Movie

Stan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with 2 other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an independent nation and problems arise.

5.5
18
Bonnie Scotland

Bonnie Scotland

1935 · 1h 20m · Movie

Stan and Ollie mistakenly enlist in the army and find themselves posted to the Northwest Frontier in India on a dangerous mission.

6.7
19
One Good Turn

One Good Turn

1931 · 20m · Movie

A kindly old widow serves a free meal to the penniless boys but her greedy landlord wants to evict her for non payment of her mortgage, prompting the boys to come to her rescue.

7.1
20
Chickens Come Home

Chickens Come Home

1931 · 30m · Movie

Mr. Hardy is running for mayor but an old flame of ill repute shows up to blackmail him with an old naughty photograph.

7.4
21
Berth Marks

Berth Marks

1929 · 19m · Movie

Taking the train to a show in Pottsville, musicians Stanley and Oliver run into trouble once settled in their sleeping car berth.

6.9
22
Two Tars

Two Tars

1928 · 21m · Movie

At a rail crossing, a small fender-bender incident turns into a major tit-for-tat retaliatory war among various motorists.

7.2
23
Their First Mistake

Their First Mistake

1932 · 21m · Movie

Stan convinces Oliver to adopt a baby to placate his wife, but upon returning home with the infant, they find a process server with a divorce summons, leaving the two buffoons to care for the squealing baby.

7.2
24
Scram!

Scram!

1932 · 20m · Movie

Commanded to "scram" out of town by a cantankerous judge, poor vagabonds, Stan and Ollie, slip into something more comfortable to spend the night at a sympathetic inebriate's home; however, is this the right house?

7.3
25
Great Guns

Great Guns

1941 · 1h 14m · Movie

Laurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer will need them now he's drafted.

6.1
26
Twice Two

Twice Two

1933 · 20m · Movie

Stan and Ollie, married to each other's sisters, plan a dinner party to celebrate their mutual anniversaries.

6.9
27
Me and My Pal

Me and My Pal

1933 · 20m · Movie

On his wedding day, Oliver and his best man Stanley become absorbed in a jigsaw puzzle. Eventually the taxi driver, the butler, a policeman and a messenger boy all get involved with the puzzle, making them late for the wedding.

7.2
28
The Chimp

The Chimp

1932 · 25m · Movie

Two bumbling circus performers inadvertently help drive the circus into ruin and then end up in possession of a flea circus and an oversized chimp.

6.8
29
The Battle of the Century

The Battle of the Century

1927 · 19m · Movie

A scheming fight manager attempts to collect insurance on his puny fighter by causing an accident. Things don't go according to plan, and the situation escalates into a pie-throwing battle of epic proportions.

7.1
30
The Bullfighters

The Bullfighters

1945 · 1h 1m · Movie

Bumbling detective Stan Laurel disguises himself as a famous matador in order to hide from the vengeful Richard K. Muldoon, who spent time in prison on Stan's bogus testimony.

6.2
31
The Midnight Patrol

The Midnight Patrol

1933 · 20m · Movie

Novice policemen Stanley and Oliver, eating lunch in their patrol car, nearly have their spare tire stolen by a thief and his sassy partner. They then miss the broadcast address of a burglary in progress, and Stanley borrows the p...

7.0
32
The Big Noise

The Big Noise

1944 · 1h 14m · Movie

During World War II Stan and Ollie find themselves as improbable bodyguards to an eccentric inventor and his strategically important new bomb.

6.3
33
Unaccustomed As We Are

Unaccustomed As We Are

1929 · 21m · Movie

When Mrs. Hardy refuses to cook supper, Mr. Hardy decides to cook it for himself and Mr. Laurel, but things go wrong during a jealous mix-up with the next-door married couple.

7.0
34
Jitterbugs

Jitterbugs

1943 · 1h 15m · Movie

The boys team up with a likable con man to help a pretty singer's mother who's been taken in by swindlers.

6.2
35
A-Haunting We Will Go

A-Haunting We Will Go

1942 · 1h 7m · Movie

Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.

6.2
36
The Finishing Touch

The Finishing Touch

1928 · 19m · Movie

The boys are contracted to build a house in a day but they have many mishaps and run into trouble with the nearby hospital staff, due to their excessive noise.

7.2