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Hal Roach
138 credited titles on WatchWise
Harry Eugene Roach Sr. professionally known as Hal Roach, was an American film and television producer, director, and actor who was active from the 1910s to the 1990s. He is remembered today for producing a number of successes including the Laurel and Hardy franchise, the films of entertainer Charley Chase, and the Our Gang film comedy series.
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Commercial performance
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1.5x return · 23% of films profitable · trending up · little recent work. Weighted toward recent releases (a film counts half as much every 6 years) and toward titles they actually carried.
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