1920-1929 November 1920 - Babe and Madelyn divorce. October 1921 - Stan makes the film The Lucky Dog, with Oliver Hardy. November 24, 1921 - Babe marries Myrtle Lee Reeves. February 10, 1924 - Our Gang's Big Business, written by Stan Laurel, is released. May 1925 - Stan becomes a director & writer at Roach Studios. June 27, 1925 - Babe plays the tin man in the silent feature, The Wizard of Oz. July 12, 1925 - Yes, Yes Nanette, is released by Roach. James Finlayson stars with Babe and is directed by Stan. It was his first director's credit for Roach. 1925 - Mae Laurel returns to Australia. February 6, 1926 - Babe signs a contract with Hal Roach, to play supporting roles in Charley Chase and Mabel Norman comedies. August 13, 1926 - Stan marries actress Lois Neilson. December 26, 1926 - 45 Minutes from Hollywood is released. March 13, 1927 - Duck Soup is released. April 3, 1927 - Slipping Wives is released. June 12, 1927 - Love 'Em and Weep is released. July 17, 1927 - Why Girls Love Sailors is released. August 28, 1927 - With Love and Hisses is released. September 10, 1927 - Sugar Daddies is released. September 25, 1927 - Sailors, Beware! is released. October 6, 1927 - The Jazz Singer is the first partial-sound feature to be released. October 8, 1927 - The Second Hundred Years is released. October 15, 1927 - Call of the Cuckoos is released. October 17, 1927 - Hats Off is released. November 20, 1927 - Do Detectives Think is released. December 3, 1927 - Putting Pants on Philip is released. December 31, 1927 - Battle of the Century is released. January 28, 1928 - Leave 'Em Laughing is released. February 12, 1928 - Flying Elephants is released. February 25, 1928 - The Finishing Touch is released. March 24, 1928 - From Soup to Nuts is released. April 7, 1928 - Our Gang's Barnum & Ringling, Inc. hits the big screen. Oliver Hardy appears as a startled drunk. April 21, 1928 - You're Darn Tootin' is released. May 19, 1928 - Their Purple Moment is released. September 8, 1928 - Should Married Men Go Home? is released. October 6, 1928 - Early to Bed is released. November 3, 1928 - Two Tars is released. 1928 - Roach begins to experiment with synchronized music & sound effects. December 1, 1928 - Habeas Corpus is released. December 29, 1928 - We Faw Down is released. January 26, 1929 - Liberty is released. February 23, 1929 - Wrong Again is released. March 23, 1929 - That's My Wife is released. April 20, 1929 - Big Business is released. May 4, 1929 - Unaccustomed As We Are is released as the first Laurel & Hardy talking picture. May 18, 1929 - Double Whoopee is released. June 1, 1929 - Berth Marks is released. June 29, 1929 - Men O'War is released. August 10, 1929 - Perfect Day is released. September 21, 1929 - They Go Boom is released. October 19, 1929 - Bacon Grabbers is released. November 16, 1929 - The Hoose-Gow is released. November 23, 1929 - The Hollywood Review of 1929 is released. December 14, 1929 - Angora Love is the last Laurel & Hardy silent film to be released.   Copyright ©1996-2002 Way Out West. All rights reserved.