The classic Laurel and Hardy silent comedies have been falling into the Public Domain! On Jan. 1, 2026, all films released before 1931 will be in public domain worldwide. We will be adding to this list as we acquire more.
Each silent film has public domain music for use on Youtube or your website or TV channel. Each has been uploaded to Youtube without © claims. These are original Festival Films restorations and are not copied from others. Films are available in Mpeg2 or Mpeg4 digital files.
Silent era (pre-1929) Laurel & Hardy Classics
45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926) Hal Roach short starring Glenn Tryon. Both Laurel and Hardy appear briefly but not as a comedy team.
Putting Pants on Philip (1927) Pompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Ollie), greets his nephew from Scotland (Stan), who arrives in kilts. Ollie immediately takes him to a tailor to get fitted for proper pants but his embarrassment never ends.
Sugar Daddies (1927) Rich oil tycoon (Finlayson) awakens one morning, after a night of carousing, to be told that he was married the night before. His lawyer (Laurel) is called in to straighten things out when a blackmail attempt is made. Wild chases through a dance hall and amusement park ensue.
The Second Hundred Years (1927) Thrown in prison for a hundred years, Little Goofy and Big Goofy finally break free, posing as an anarchic duo of undercover painters. Soon, the boys wind up in a private party as visiting French dignitaries...!
Leave 'Em Laughing (1928) In the dead of night, a terrible toothache wakes up poor Stan, and after a series of home-made remedies, Ollie takes him to the dentist. There, ample amounts of laughing gas lead to the perfect mess.
Early to Bed (1928) Oliver inherits a fortune and hires Stan as his butler and proceeds to torment him. Stan finally rebels and goes on a rampage, destroying Oliver's fancy furnishings.
Two Tars (1928) Among the best of Laurel & Hardy's silent movies and one of their 'retribution comedies'. Stan and Ollie are sailors on leave, who pick up a couple of women and then get involved in wrecking vintage automobiles.
Habeus Corpus (1928) Loony scientist hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to get him dead bodies for his experiments. Virtually everything of the film was shot at night at a local cemetery, assuring that there's really a "spooky graveyard" feeling in this two reeler.
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928) When Laurel visits Hardy at home, hi-jinx occur and the Mrs. Hardy orders them out. They go to a golf course where they try to impress two young ladies and wind up in a mud-slinging fight with Edgar Kennedy and other golfers.
The Finishing Touch (1928) 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, and with cop Edgar Kennedy.
From Soup to Nuts (1928) A pair of inexperienced and bumbling waiters are hired for an upper-class dinner party.
Flying Elephants (1928) Laurel & Hardy, in pre-historic times, vie for the hand of the same Stone Age beauty.
You're Darn Tootin' (1928) Members of a municipal band, Stanley and Oliver seem to be always following someone else's lead, rather than that of the temperamental conductor. Soon they're out of a job, as well as their lodgings.
Their Purple Moment (1928) Stan and Ollie hold out money from their paychecks from their shrewish wives so they can enjoy a night out on the town... with predictable results.
We Faw Down (1928) Stan & Ollie attempt to fool their wives by sneaking out to a poker game, but instead get involved with two flirty ladies, one of whom is the girlfriend of a jealous boxer. 1929 Laurel & Hardy Classics (all public domain in 2025)
Liberty (1929)
Wrong Again (1929)
That's My Wife (1929)
Big Business (1929)
Unaccustomed as we Are (1929)
Double Whoopee (1929)
Berth Marks (1929)
Men O'War (1929)
Perfect Day (1929)
They Go Boom (1929)
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
The Hoose-Gow (1929)
Angora Love (1929)
1930 Laurel & Hardy films enter public domain 1/1/2026:
Night Owls (1930)
Ladrones (1930, Night Owls, Spanish)
Blotto (1930)
Brats (1930)
La Vida Nocturna (1930, Blotto, Spanish)
Below Zero (1930)
Tiembla y Titubea (1930, Below Zero, Spanish)
Hog Wild (1930)
The Laurel and Hardy Murder Case (1930)
Another Fine Mess (1930)
Laughing Gravy (1930)
Other Laurel & Hardy sound films in public domain
Tree in a Test Tube (1942) Laurel and Hardy demonstrate the uses of wood in this 11 minute World War II propaganda film. In Color.
The Stolen Jools (1931) Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen. Laurel and Hardy wreck their car in a cameo. Includes dozens of Hollywood stars. Made by the National Vaudeville Artists (NVA) as part of a charity campaign and distributed free to theatres.
MGM Promo Film (1936) 9 min. Laurel and Hardy, with help from Jimmy Finlayson, show scenes from a dozen or more MGM features coming up in 1936. Fascinating and funny promotion short made for French audiences and spoken in French.
The Flying Deuces (1939) Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy join the Foreign Legion so that Ollie can escape a failed romance. They run into old foes Jimmy Finlayson and Charles Middleton.
STAN LAUREL Solo Silent Shorts with public domain Music.
Hustling for Health (1919) After missing his train, Stan Laurel meets a Good Samaritan who invites him back to his home for rest and relaxation. It proves a most arduous vacation but even amidst the angry suffragettes and demanding hosts, Laurel hazards into love.
Oranges and Lemons (1923) After getting into a scuffle with his boss and some co-workers, an orange packer tries to help another co-worker, only to wind up in a conflict with him as well.
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride (1925) In Victorian London the esteemed Dr. Pyckle uses himself as a guinea pig when he experiments with a new drug that changes him into a compulsive prankster.
Get Em Young (1926) Stan Laurel plays a butler who is persuaded to pretend to be a man's wife so that he can inherit a million dollars.
On the Front Page (1926) After being scooped for a scandal story, a reporter has 24 hours to dig up a more scandalous story -- to catch the Countess and her butler in a compromising situation.
Roughest Africa (1923) Stan Laurel and Jimmy Finlayson are two zany explorers who travel to Africa to capture various wildlife.
OLIVER HARDY Solo Silent Shorts with public domain Music.
The Sawmill (1922) Larry Semon tries to win hand of owner's daughter whil escaping bullying foreman Hardy.
The Show (1923) Larry Semon is a harried propman backstage at a theater who must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters that spit nitroglycerine, and a gang planning to rob the theater's payroll. Hardy is the stage manager.
Should Sailors Marry? (1925) Ollie plays a doctor in a Clyde Cook comedy.
Stick Around (1925) Oliver and Bobby Ray are paperhangers employed by a sanitarium to hang up some posters. Chaos Ensues.
Along Came Auntie (1926) Oliver, Glenn Tryon and Vivien Oakland. Woman pretends to be married to first husband to get inheritance from aunt.
Hop To It (1925) Bobby Ray and Oliver Hardy are two bellhops who raise havoc in a posh hotel.
Crazy to Act (1927) Ollie plays millionaire film producer Gordon Bagley who wants to marry Ethel St. John, the leading lady in his latest film.
Oliver is also a supporting actor in these comedy two reelers:
Isn't Life Terrible. 1925 Charley Chase
Bromo and Juliet. 1926 Charley Chase
Long Fliv the King. 1926 Charley Chase
Crazy Like a Fox. 1926 Charley Chase
Thundering Fleas. 1926 Our Gang
