Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "two-reeler"
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. Hog Wild (1930)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Family
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.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Russell Custer, Betty Danko
Votes: 2,229
2. Teacher's Pet (1930)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
Jackie prepares a series of elaborate jokes for his new teacher.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Norman 'Chubby' Chaney, Jackie Cooper, Dorothy DeBorba
Votes: 321
3. Dirty Work (1933)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Hired to sweep the chimney at Professor Noodle's house, the boys wreck the living-room and end-up in the mad scientist's laboratory where they interact with a rejuvenation potion.
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Samuel Adams, Jiggs
Votes: 2,015
4. Thicker Than Water (1935)
Passed | 21 min | Comedy, Short
After an endless cycle of dish washing, Ollie makes a withdrawal, ending up in the hospital after buying a grandfather clock. Only a generous blood transfusion can help him bounce back; however, is modern medicine prepared for the outcome?
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Daphne Pollard, James Finlayson
Votes: 1,587
5. Wrong Again (1929)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Laurel and Hardy work at horse stables where a stallion named Blue Boy is kept. When they hear Gainsborough's famous painting, The Blue Boy, has been stolen, the duo rush to collect the offered reward.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harry Bernard, Josephine Crowell
Votes: 1,005
6. My Wife's Relations (1922)
25 min | Short, Comedy
By accident, Buster and an intimidating woman end up married.
Directors: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Wallace Beery, Monte Collins, Wheezer Dell
Votes: 2,431
7. Pay Day (I) (1922)
TV-G | 21 min | Comedy, Short
After a difficult day at work, a bricklayer tries to enjoy his pay day without his wife knowing.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Phyllis Allen, Mack Swain, Edna Purviance
Votes: 4,879 | Gross: $0.13M
8. The Live Ghost (1934)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
A gruff sea captain, who absolutely detests the word "ghost," is having trouble manning his ship because of the rumor it's...well...haunted. He inveigles Stanley and Oliver into helping him... See full summary »
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Walter Long
Votes: 1,576
9. The Balloonatic (1923)
Not Rated | 22 min | Short, Comedy
A hapless amusement park attendant finds his runaway balloon ride has left him in a strange predicament.
Directors: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, John Brown, Phyllis Haver, Babe London
Votes: 3,251
10. Twice Two (1933)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Stan and Ollie are married to each other's sisters, and plan a dinner party to celebrate their mutual anniversaries.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Baldwin Cooke, Charlie Hall
Votes: 1,503
11. Towed in a Hole (1932)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy is not an easy task.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert
Votes: 2,478
12. Scram! (1932)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Commanded to "scram" out of town by a cantankerous judge, poor vagabonds, Stan and Ollie, slip into something more comfortable to spend the night at a sympathetic inebriate's home; however, is this the right house?
Directors: Ray McCarey, Lloyd French, Jack Lloyd | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Richard Cramer, Arthur Housman
Votes: 1,527
13. The Pawnshop (1916)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Short
Charlie competes with his fellow shop assistant. He is fired by the pawnbroker and rehired. He nearly destroys everything in the shop and himself. He helps capture a burglar. He destroys a client's clock while examining it in detail.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Edna Purviance, John Rand
Votes: 3,712
14. One Good Turn (1931)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy
A kindly old widow serves a free meal to the penniless boys but her greedy landlord wants to evict her for non payment of her mortgage, prompting the boys to come to her rescue.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mary Carr, James Finlayson
Votes: 1,690
15. The Knockout (1914)
TV-G | 27 min | Short, Comedy
To show his girl how brave he is Fatty challenges the champion to a fight. Charlie referees, trying to avoid contact with the two monsters.
Director: Mack Sennett | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Edgar Kennedy, Charles Chaplin, Dan Albert
Votes: 1,493
16. Duck Soup (1927)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
To flee from a tireless Forest Ranger, the shabby vagrants, Stan and Ollie, find refuge at a colonel's mansion that is vacant for the weekend. Soon, a couple of newly-weds arrive in hopes of renting the manor. Where is the rightful owner?
Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Madeline Hurlock, William Austin
Votes: 996
17. Love 'Em and Weep (1927)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Caught between a rock and a hard place, an honest man has to cover for his partner's shenanigans when an old flame threatens to destroy both his career and his marriage with a compromising photograph. Will she spare him?
Directors: Fred Guiol, F. Richard Jones | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, James Finlayson
Votes: 618
18. The Second 100 Years (1927)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
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; however, who are they kidding?
Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Tiny Sandford
Votes: 876
19. Our Wife (1931)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Oliver's plans to marry his hefty sweetheart go awry when the girl's father gets a load of her intended groom. They then elope in a tiny car much too small for their combined dimensions, ... See full summary »
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Eleanor Fredericks
Votes: 1,523
20. Two Tars (1928)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family
At a rail crossing, a small fender-bender incident turns into a major tit-for-tat retaliatory war among various motorists.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Thelma Hill
Votes: 1,562
21. Big Business (1929)
19 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Ollie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual-destruction fights with a disgruntled homeowner.
Directors: James W. Horne, Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Charlie Hall
Votes: 3,403
22. The Kingdom of the Fairies (1903)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy
In this spectacular free adaptation of the popular theatre play "La Biche au Bois", the valiant Prince Bel-Azor pursues a baleful old witch to her impregnable castle, to save the beautiful young Princess Azurine.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Marguerite Thévenard, Bleuette Bernon, André Deed
Votes: 1,835
23. Sailors, Beware! (1927)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
A con artist (Garvin) and her infant son, are unmasked aboard a ship by a steward (Laurel.)
Directors: Fred Guiol, Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Anita Garvin, Chet Brandenburg
Votes: 620
24. Brats (1930)
Passed | 21 min | Comedy, Short, Family
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.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
Votes: 2,282
25. Unaccustomed As We Are (1929)
Passed | 21 min | Comedy, Short
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.
Directors: Lewis R. Foster, Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Mae Busch
Votes: 1,363
26. Mama's Little Pirate (1934)
Approved | 20 min | Family, Short, Comedy
The gang goes after pirate treasure they believe is hidden in a cave.
Director: Gus Meins | Stars: George 'Spanky' McFarland, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Scotty Beckett, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
Votes: 240
27. With Love and Hisses (1927)
Passed | 21 min | Comedy, Short
Dimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, and gets himself and his sergeant in constant trouble
Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Anita Garvin
Votes: 709
28. King for a Day (1934)
TV-G | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
A talented tap dancer who can't get an audition uses his prowess at playing craps to gain ownership of a musical show, making himself the star.
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Bill Robinson, Ernest Whitman, Dusty Fletcher, Babe Matthews
Votes: 198
29. Roast-Beef and Movies (1934)
Passed | 16 min | Short, Comedy, Music
A trio of amateur film makers try to persuade a group of studio executives to exhibit their new movie.
Director: Sam Baerwitz | Stars: George Givot, Curly Howard, Bob Callahan, Albertina Rasch Dancers
Votes: 266
30. Madame Mystery (1926)
21 min | Short, Comedy
A female secret agent has gotten ahold of a new type of explosive gas. She has to avoid the efforts of two men who are trying to steal it. They succeed in doing so, but the gas turns out to be not quite what they expected.
Directors: Richard Wallace, Stan Laurel | Stars: Theda Bara, Oliver Hardy, Tyler Brooke, James Finlayson
Votes: 89
31. The Mysteries of the Chateau de De (1929)
27 min | Documentary, Short
Two masked men playing dice in a bar leave, get in a car, and drive to the ruins of a castle on a hill. There. they find a modern chateau filled with contemporary furniture and abstract art. Time to roll the dice.
Director: Man Ray | Stars: Man Ray, Jacques-André Boiffard, Georges Auric, Le Comte de Beaumont
Votes: 740
32. Me and My Pal (1933)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Family
On his wedding day, Oliver and his best man Stanley become absorbed in a jigsaw puzzle. Eventually the taxi driver, the butler, a policeman and a messenger boy all get involved with the puzzle, making them late for the wedding.
Directors: Charley Rogers, Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Marion Bardell
Votes: 1,540
33. Their First Mistake (1932)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Stan convinces Oliver to adopt a baby to placate his wife, but upon returning home with the infant, they find a process server with a divorce summons, leaving the two buffoons to care for the squealing baby.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Billy Gilbert
Votes: 1,616
34. Bumping Into Broadway (1919)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Short
Young playwright spends his last cent to pay the rent of struggling actress in a theatrical boarding house. Pursuing her, he winds up at a gambling club, where he wins big, just before a police raid.
Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, 'Snub' Pollard, Helen Gilmore
Votes: 1,392
35. Convict 13 (1920)
Not Rated | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.
Directors: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Sybil Seely, Joe Roberts, Edward F. Cline
Votes: 3,568
36. Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
After testifying in court against a dangerous criminal, the boys plan to skip town, but the criminal escapes prison and comes after them.
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Walter Long
Votes: 1,530
37. Hats Off (1927)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Handymen (Laurel & Hardy) deliver a cumbersome washing machine to a house fronted by a huge flight of stairs.
Director: Hal Yates | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Anita Garvin, Dorothy Coburn
Votes: 140
38. Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
The Merry Maiden's tough captain sets his sights on the love-smitten Willie Brisling's charming fiancée and kidnaps her. Now, she is a prisoner of love. Will the adulterous sea captain get away with cheating?
Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Viola Richard, Anita Garvin
Votes: 557
39. The Cure (1917)
Unrated | 24 min | Short, Comedy
An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Henry Bergman
Votes: 3,892
40. That's My Wife (1929)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Oliver stands to inherit a large fortune from his rich Uncle Bernal, with the condition that he be happily married. But when Mrs. Hardy walks out just before Uncle Bernal is due for a visit... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Aubrey, Harry Bernard
Votes: 811
41. On the Loose (1931)
20 min | Comedy, Short
The girls, tired of being taken to Coney Island by all the local boys, meet up with two Englishmen who offer to take them on a date--to Coney Island.
Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd
Votes: 476
42. Below Zero (1930)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Family
In winter-time, the boys fail to earn any money by playing their musical instruments in a bad neighborhood but their luck seems to improve when they find a wallet full of money on the street.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Bobby Burns, Baldwin Cooke
Votes: 1,898
43. The Pooch (1932)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
The gang tries to save Petey from the dogcatcher.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Sherwood Bailey, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Dorothy DeBorba, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Votes: 231
44. Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
Passed | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Mishaps befall a new home owner located next door to an insane asylum.
Director: Clyde Bruckman | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Max Davidson, Spec O'Donnell
Votes: 641
45. High Sea Blues (1927)
Short, Comedy
Only the first reel is known to survive. Bill and Jennie marry over his aunt's objections. As the couple leaves on their honeymoon, his aunt shows up to chaperon. A luggage mix-up causes jealousy and suspicion.
Director: Stephen Roberts | Stars: Al St. John, Lucille Hutton, Estelle Bradley, Phil Dunham
46. Captain Kidd's Kids (1919)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
After a wild bachelor party, our hero finds himself aboard a sailing vessel where he encounters numerous adventures. In a dream sequence, he fantasizes that the ship is seized by a band of female pirates.
Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, 'Snub' Pollard, Fred C. Newmeyer
Votes: 538
47. Night Owls (1930)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
After far too many break-ins on his watch, an ineffective policeman approaches the unsuspecting vagabonds, Laurel and Hardy, with a preposterous proposition; one that would get him off the hook. But, are the boys up to the task?
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, James Finlayson
Votes: 1,781
48. Flying Elephants (1928)
Passed | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Laurel & Hardy, in pre-historic times, vie for the hand of the same Stone Age beauty.
Directors: Frank Butler, Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dorothy Coburn, Budd Fine
Votes: 676
49. Long Fliv the King (1926)
Passed | 22 min | Short, Comedy
A princess must find a husband in 24 hours or forfeit her throne. She quickly marries a condemned man--but the man is pardoned.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Oliver Hardy, Martha Sleeper, Max Davidson
Votes: 198
50. The Fixer Uppers (1935)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
A serious case of emotional neglect brings door-to-door Christmas cards salesmen, Stan and Ollie, at the house of an inconsolable wife who is convinced that her artist husband doesn't love her anymore.
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Arthur Housman
Votes: 1,359