3 Movies Directed by Hal Roach

From Hand to Mouth

From Hand to Mouth

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1919-12-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

22 min

Rated:

TV-G

IMDB Ratings:

(639 Reviews)

Fullplot:

As a penniless man worries about how he will manage to eat, he is joined by a young waif and her dog, who are in the same predicament. Meanwhile, across town a dishonest lawyer is working with a gang of criminals, trying to swindle an innocent young heiress out of her inheritance. As the heiress is on her way home from the lawyer's office, she notices the young man and the waif in the midst of their latest problem with the authorities, and she rescues them. Later on, the young man will have an unexpected opportunity to repay her for her kindness.

High and Dizzy

High and Dizzy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1920-07-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

26 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

(646 Reviews)

Director:

Hal Roach

Genres:

ComedyShort

Cast:

Writer:

Frank Terry (story)

H.M. Walker (titles)

Fullplot:

After a long wait, a young doctor finally has a patient come to his office. She is a young woman whose father has brought her to be treated for sleep-walking, but the father becomes annoyed with the doctor, and takes his daughter away. Soon afterward, the young doctor shares in a drinking binge with another doctor who has built a still in his office. After a series of misadventures, the two of them wind up in the same hotel where the daughter and her father are staying, leading to some hazardous predicaments.

Now or Never

Now or Never

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1921-03-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

35 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (489 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyShort

Cast:

Writer:

H.M. Walker (titles)

Sam Taylor (scenario)

Fullplot:

Mary is looking after a young child whose parents have little time for her. So, when Mary travels home to meet her childhood sweetheart, she takes the child with her. Meanwhile, her boyfriend has a mishap on the road, and is tricked out of his money by a tramp. When the tramp then hitches a ride on a train, the boyfriend does so as well. At the station, he meets Mary and the child, and they plan to re-board the train together. But difficulties arise when Mary sees her boss boarding the same train - and there is also the problem that her boyfriend doesn't have a ticket.

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