Love 'Em And Weep (1927)
This is more of a James Finlayson short as opposed to a Laurel & Hardy film. Finlayson is put in a difficult position when an old girlfriend threatens to wreck his career and marriage.
Filming Locations
Los Angeles, California
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610 South Kenmore Avenue, built in 1926 and virtually unchanged today.
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Another view of 610 South Kenmore Avenue.
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1705 Wellington Road, built in 1923 and looking as good today as it did 100 years ago.
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Reverse angle shot looking at the street from 1705 Wellington Road.
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Side view of 1705 Wellington Road.
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The corner of Saint Charles Place and Wellington Road, with 1705 Wellington Road in the background.
Big Business (1929)
Laurel & Hardy selling Christmas trees, with disastrous results!
Filming Locations
Culver City, California
Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California
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3350 Caroline Avenue, Culver City, California
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3404 Caroline Avenue built in 1927. demolished in 2025. Culver City, California
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3404 Caroline Avenue, Culver City, California
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10281 Dunleer Drive built in 1925. Los Angeles, California
The Second 100 Years (1927)
Convicts Laurel and Hardy sneak out of prison dressed as painters.
Filming Locations
Los Angeles, California
Culver City, California
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The south wall of Hal Roach Studios stage #1. Today, 3962 Landmark Street occupies the site.
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1601 Marengo Street, today used as the Los Angeles County morgue (among other uses). The concrete wall seen at the right in the frame from the film still exists today.
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9352 Venice Blvd at Bagley Street. A substantial portion of the Venice Blvd side of the building was removed when Venice Blvd was widened.
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Looking down Culver City's Main Street, with The Culver Hotel visible on the right.
Duck Soup (1927)
There's a big forest fire and a shortage of manpower to fight the fires. Laurel and Hardy try to evade the draft authorities and lead them on a wild chase starting in Culver City and then on to Downtown Los Angeles.
Filming Locations
Culver City, California
Los Angeles, California
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3850 Main Street (built in 1914) in Culver City on the left. The Adams Hotel is visible in the distance, across Culver Blvd. Both buildings have been seen in dozens of films from the 1910s right up through the 1990s.
The more recent photo was taken in 2016, before today's Culver Steps development was built where the Adams Hotel used to be located.
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This is South Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, looking south. The building on the right is 609 South Grand Avenue, built in 1925.
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The corner of Third Street and South Grand Avenue, looking north on South Grand Avenue. Much of the hill seen in the 1927 view was removed in the 1960s.
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Another view of Third Street and South Grand Avenue. The Bunker Hill Urban Renewal Project in the 1950s and 1960s resulted in the removal of the hill, as you can see in the "now" photo on the right.
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South Grand Avenue, looking north just before Fourth Street.
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South Grand Avenue looking south. The cross street at the bottom of the hill is Fifth Street.
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South Grand Avenue, looking north. Fifth Street is visible in the background.
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A wider view looking north on South Grand Avenue towards Fifth Street.
Putting Pants On Philip (1927)
Mr. Hardy's nephew from Scotland (Laurel a.k.a. "Philip") visits Mr. Hardy in America.
Filming Locations
Culver City, California
Los Angeles, California
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Culver Blvd at the corner of Irving Place, with 9608 Culver Blvd at the right in the frame from the film.
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That's the Meralta Theater (built in 1924, demolished in 1983) at the right at 9632 Culver Blvd in the frame from the film. The movie poster in the lobby is for the film "Lonesome Ladies."
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The northeast corner of Culver Blvd and Lafayette Place.
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This is the Main Street entrance to The Culver Hotel. The hotel was built in 1924 and has been beautifully restored.
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A closer look at the Main Street entrance to The Culver Hotel.
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This view shows the Main Street entrance to The Culver Hotel at the left, under the awning, looking across Culver Blvd to Main Street.
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9345 Venice Blvd, built in 1922 and virtually unchanged today.
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This is the view down Main Street looking towards Culver Blvd with The Culver Hotel towering over everything in the distance.
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The opposite side of Main Street, this time at Culver Blvd looking back towards Venice Blvd.
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The view looking down Main Street towards Venice Blvd from in front of 3840 Main Street. All the buildings seen in the film from 1927 are still there today.
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3840-42 Main Street, built in 1923.
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The last scene of the film was filmed on the Hal Roach Studios backlot. Today, this spot is just north of where Carson Street ends at Landmark Street, over the fence to the backyard of the school that occupies a big chunk of what used to be the Hal Roach Studios backlot.
Helpmates (1932)
Ollie has thrown a "wild party" while his wife was out of town, but now Mrs. Hardy is due back home and Mr. Laurel "helps" with the cleanup.
Filming Locations
Culver City, California
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The house visible in the background is 8885 Carson Street, built in 1923 and still there, behind the wall and the trees. The "house" where Laurel & Hardy are standing was actually a set built on the edge of the studio property.
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8880 Carson street is visible in the background. This house was also built in 1923. The addition was built in 1989.
Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
Laurel & Hardy testify against a ruthless criminal who is then sentenced to jail. Fearing for their safety, they decide to leave town immediately.
Filming Locations
Culver City, California
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The City Hall building in Culver City, built in 1928 at 9770 Culver Blvd. When the current City Hall building was constructed and opened in 1995, a replica of the entrance to the old City Hall building was created.
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Another view of the entrance to the City Hall Building.
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One more view of the City Hall entrance.
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Looking west on Culver Blvd from in front of City Hall.
Angora Love (1929)
A goat chases Laurel and Hardy down Main Street in Culver City, California.
Filming Locations
Culver City, California
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3840-42 Main Street, built in 1923.
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3826 Main Street at the right, built in 1920.
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3834 Main Street at the right, built in 1915.
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3848-50 Main Street on the left, built in 1914.
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