Theatrical Short Subjects were widely shown in movie theaters through the 1960s. King of Comedy was Hal Roach, who produced dozens of Our Gang, Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chase films in the 1920s and 30s. Each is available on Mpeg2 or Mpeg4 digital files format.
SILENT ERA SHORTS with musical accompaniment
BOYS WILL BE JOYS (17m/1925) Gang builds their own amusement park.
DERBY DAY (27m/1923) The Gang visits a race track, then stages their own derby.
DOGS OF WAR (27m/1923) The Gang plays war games, then runs around the Hal Roach studio and meets Harold Lloyd.
DOG HEAVEN (32m/1927) Joe's dog is jealous of his crush on Clarabelle.
THE FOURTH ALARM (21m/1926) Gang builds own firehouse, then mixes with a real fire.
GOOD CHEER (15m/1926) Christmas story with multiple Santa Clauses.
HIGH SOCIETY (25m/1924) The Gang disrupts a wealthy household.
MARY, QUEEN OF TOTS (20m/1925) Neglected rich girl Mary visited by four Little Rascals.
MONKEY BUSINESS (25m/1926) Farina befriends an escaped chimp.
NO NOISE (25m/1923) The gang visits Mickey Daniels in the hospital.
THE SPANKING AGE (21m/1928) Mary Ann Jackson and Wheezer throw party for the Gang.
SUNDOWN LIMITED (26m/1924) The Gang visits train yard, then builds their own line.
THUNDERING FLEAS (20m/1926) The Gang brings fleas to a wedding. With Oliver Hardy.
SOUND ERA Our Gang Shorts:
BEAR SHOOTERS
(20m/1930) Jackie, Chubby, Farina and the Gang go camping, but run into poachers and a man in a gorilla suit.
BOUNCING BABIES
(21m/1929) Jackie, Chubby, Wheezer. When Wheezer's new baby brother gets all the attention, he tries to send it back.
BOXING GLOVES
(18m/1929) Joe Cobb, Chubby, Farina. Farina promotes boxing match between Joe and Chubby.
LAZY DAYS
(21m/1929) Jackie, Chubby, Farina. The gang enter their little brothers and sisters in a baby contest.
MOAN AND GROAN INC. (20m/1929) The gang ignores the warning of Edgar Kennedy the Cop and goes exploring in a house haunted by Max Davison.
OUR GANG FOLLIES OF 1938
(22m/1938) While the Gang puts on a show in a barn, Alfalfa dreams he is an opera singer.
PUPS IS PUPS
(19m/1930) Jackie Cooper, Dorothy DeBorba, Chubby Chaney. Gang enters their animals in local pet show. Enters public domain on 1/1/2026.
RAILROADIN'
(19m/1929) Jackie, Chubby, Farina, Jean Darling. The gang gets in trouble at a railroad yard.
SCHOOL'S OUT
(21m/1930) The Gang thinks Miss Crabtree's brother is a suitor and set out to discourage him.
SHIVERING SHAKESPEARE (20m/1929) The gang presents their own fractured version of Quo Vadis? Things go from bad to worse when the neighborhood tough kids disrupt the show. The pie fight is given a new twist in some slow motion sequences.
SMALL TALK
(25m/1929) Jackie, Chubby, Farina. The gang is taken from an orphanage & adopted by society matrons.
A TOUGH WINTER
(21m/1930) The gang creates a huge mess after they get into a taffy-pulling contest. With Stepin Fetchit. Enters public domain on 1/1/2026.
WALDO'S LAST STAND
(11m/1940) Spanky, Darla and the Little Rascals put on a show to sell Waldo's lemonade.
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS
(10m/1930) Chubby Chaney, Jackie Cooper, Farina. The gang foils a robbery. Enters public domain on 1/1/2026.
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. Full Talkie.
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)
Unless noted as "Full Talkie" the shorts have original sound tracks but Intertitles like silent films.
Liberty (1929)
Wrong Again (1929)
That's My Wife (1929)
Big Business (1929)
Unaccustomed as we Are (1929) Full Talkie. 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.
Double Whoopee (1929)
Berth Marks (1929) Full Talkie. Taking the train to a show in Pottsville, musicians Stanley and Oliver run into trouble once settled in their sleeping car berth.
Men O'War (1929) Full Talkie. On shore leave from the Navy, seamen Stanley and Oliver want to treat two attractive single girls to a glass of soda in the park but only have enough change for three sodas.
Perfect Day (1929) Full Talkie. The boys and their wives are preparing for a drive to a Sunday picnic but infighting is ruining their plans and a sudden feud with a next-door neighbor completes the disaster.
They Go Boom (1929) Full Talkie. Stanley's attempts to treat Oliver's cold include dropping a swab down his friend's throat, applying a mustard plaster to his rump, and inflating the air mattress from the gas jet until it has Oliver pressed against the ceiling.
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
The Hoose-Gow (1929) Full Talkie. Swept up in a police raid, Stan and Ollie are sentenced to jail and land in a jail labor camp. The governor visits, accompanied by two flappers, where the duo accidentally create rice pudding for a food fight.
Angora Love (1929)
1930 Laurel & Hardy films enter public domain 1/1/2026:
(All 1930 films are full talkies.)
Night Owls (1930) After far too many break-ins on his watch, policeman Edgar Kennedy approaches Laurel and Hardy to burgle his chief's house so he can catch them.
Ladrones (1930, Night Owls, Spanish version with extra scenes)
Blotto (1930) Stan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his unsuspecting wife's liquor, but she overhears his plans.
Brats (1930) Laurel and Hardy's bid for a quiet evening of checkers and pool is constantly interrupted by their squabbling brats, little Ollie and little Stanley.
La Vida Nocturna (1930, Blotto, Spanish version with extra scenes)
Below Zero (1930) In winter-time, the boys fail to earn any money by playing their musical instruments, but their luck seems to improve when they find a wallet full of money on the street.
Tiembla y Titubea (1930, Below Zero, Spanish version with extra scenes)
Hog Wild (1930) 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.
The Laurel and Hardy Murder Case (1930) In order to claim an inheritance, the boys present themselves at a creaky, bat-filled mansion on a stormy night.
Another Fine Mess (1930) Two homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective lessees arrive and try to rent it.
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
CHARLEY CHASE Silent Era Shorts with public domain music.
Bad Boy (19m/1925)
Bromo and Juliet (23m/1926)
Caretakers Daughter (20m/1925)
Charley My Boy (26m/1926)
Crazy Like a Fox (26m/1926)
Dog Shy (24m/1926)
Fluttering Hearts (27m/1927)
Fraidy Cat (12m/1924)
His Wooden Wedding (20m./1925)
Innocent Husbands (25m./1925)
Isn't Life Terrible (25m./1925)
Long Fliv the King (25m./1926)
Mama Behave (22m./1926)
Mighty Like a Moose (23m./1926)
Mum's the Word (24m./1926)
Uneasy Three (22m./1925)
What Price Goofy? (23m./1925)
CHARLEY CHASE 1929 Sound films:
Crazy Feet (19m/1929) with Thelma Todd, Edgar Kennedy
Leaping Love (21m/1929)
Snappy Sneezer (19m/1929) with Thelma Todd
