The $5,000,000 comes directly from the public treasury, with Producer Hal Roach guaranteed 50% of the profits, responsible for 50% of the losses. In return he is sworn to produce no pictures ...

Hal Roach (4 November 1927 – 28 February 2012) was a prominent Irish comedian. He spent over 60 years in show business as a live performer, having also recorded albums, DVDs and was featured in ...

“Lysistrata,” the widely discussed work of Aristophanes which created a furor when presented on the stage a few years ago, is to be pictured by Hal Roach with an all star cast.