Hal Roach Studios
Hal Roach Studios was an American motion picture and television production studio. Known as The Laugh Factory to the World, it was founded by producer Hal Roach and business partners Dan Linthicum and I.H. Nance as the Rolin Film Company on July 23, 1914. The studio lot, at 8822 Washington Boulevard in Culver City, California, United States, was built in 1920, at which time Rolin was renamed to Hal E. Roach Studios. The first series in Hal Roach Studios were the Willie Work comedies, with first short being A Duke For A Day.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Cinema Television |
| Founded | July 23, 1914 |
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| Defunct | 1961 |
| Fate | Absorbed into Halcyon Studios |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | TV shows Theatrical feature films TV movies Theatrical short films |
| Parent | Quintex Australia Ltd./RHI Entertainment/Hallmark Entertainment/Sonar Entertainment/Halcyon Studios (1988–present) |
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