List of the best James Finlayson movies: Way Out West(1937), A Chump at Oxford(1940), Saps at Sea(1940), Flying Elephants(1928), Do Detectives Think?(1927), Flying Elephants(1928), The Flying Deuces(1939), Raggedy Rose(1926), Bonnie Scotland(1935), Chickens Come Home(1931), The Chimp(1932), Another Fine Mess(1930) ... ...
Comedy, Western
USA
1937
65 Minutes
Mickey Finn
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Sharon Lynne Stanley Fields James Mason James C. Morton Frank Mills Dave Pepper Vivien Oakland Harry Bernard
saloon owner prospector young girl hapless men playful cheeky amusing frenetic wild west saloon countryside gold rush small town friendship deception adventure 19th century
Stanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen.
Comedy
USA
1940
63 Minutes
James Finlayson Forrester Harvey Wilfred Lucas Forbes Murray Frank Baker Eddie Borden Gerald Fielding Gerald Rogers Victor Kendall Charles Hall Peter Cushing
street-sweeper banker lord college student dean valet frenetic unrestrained witty madcap oxford, england university bank amnesia class conflict college friendship underdog transformation rise
As a reward for capturing a bank robber, Stan and Ollie get scholarship to Oxford, but are met with resentment by other students.
Comedy
USA
1940
57 Minutes
Dr. J.H. Finlayson
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Ben Turpin Richard Cramer Eddie Conrad Harry Hayden
factory worker murderer doctor stan ollie friend amusing madcap charming unrestrained ocean docks boat factory mental illness vacation escaped criminals fear rage horns
Oliver suffers a nervous breakdown as a result of working in a horn factory, but when he follows doctor's orders about sea air, he finds an ex-con is aboard.
Comedy
1928
17 Minutes
Saxophonus
Stan Laurel Frank Butler Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Edna Marion
Comedy
1927
19 Minutes
Judge Foozle
Comedy
1928
17 Minutes
Saxophonus
Stan Laurel Frank Butler Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Edna Marion
Comedy
USA
1939
65 Minutes
Jailor
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Jean Parker James Finlayson Reginald Gardiner Charles Middleton Jean Del Val Richard Cramer Michael Visaroff
stan soldier commander dream girl innkeeper ollie amusing madcap paris morocco airplane military base jail inn french foreign legion desertion love triangle execution reincarnation love
Ollie has fallen in love with the innkeeper's daughter in Paris. The only problem - she's very much in love with her husband. To forget her he joins the Foreign Legion with Stan. Bad idea.
Comedy
USA
1926
53 Minutes
Simpson Sniffle
Richard Wallace Mabel Normand Carl Miller Max Davidson James Finlayson Anita Garvin Laura La Varnie Jerry Mandy
Rose, who works for a penny-pinching junk dealer, dreams of romance with wealthy bachelor Ted Tudor.
Comedy
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Sergeant Major Finlayson
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy June Lang James Finlayson Anne Grey David Torrence William Janney James T. Mack Mary Gordon Maurice Black Daphne Pollard
american friend lawyer cousin boyfriend rebel madcap lighthearted quirky scotland jail estate india fort prison break inheritance family friendship impersonation romance
Stan and Ollie mistakenly enlist in the army and find themselves posted to the Northwest Frontier in India on a dangerous mission.
Comedy
1931
25 Minutes
Butler
Comedy
1932
25 Minutes
Ringmaster
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Billy Gilbert James Finlayson Charles Gemora Bobby Burns Baldwin Cooke Estelle Etterre
Comedy
1930
28 Minutes
Colonel Wilberforce Buckshot
Comedy
1931
20 Minutes
A Community Player
While begging for food at an old lady's house, the boys (Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy) overhear the landlord threaten to evict her; not realizing they're hearing a play rehearsal, they decide to sell their car to help her out.
Comedy
1931
25 Minutes
Butler
Comedy
1930
20 Minutes
Meadows
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
88 Minutes
Lord Rocburg
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Dennis King Thelma Todd James Finlayson Lucile Browne Arthur Pierson Henry Armetta Matt McHugh Lane Chandler Nena Quartero
thief lord lady bandit innkeeper bumbler amusing cheeky rousing carriage dance hall cellar italy inn robbery seduction impersonation deception unlikely criminal adventure
Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra Diavolo, a notorious outlaw.
Comedy
1929
20 Minutes
Store Keeper
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Tom Kennedy Sam Lufkin James Finlayson Jack Hill Harry Bernard Jean Harlow
Documentary
1967
99 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Charley Chase Max Davidson James Finlayson
simpleton best friend rival actor filmmaker lighthearted unrestrained new york city hollywood, calif. movie set movie studio filmmaking comedy silent movies stan laurel oliver hardy quest 1920s
A nostalgic look at some of the memorable screen moments of the comedic duo's career, featuring rare silent footage.
Comedy
USA
1938
55 Minutes
Man on stairs
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Patricia Ellis Minna Gombell Billy Gilbert James Finlayson
war hero best friend veteran wife neighbor hunter charming hysterical wild apartment france trenches friendship world war i accident modernization adventure rescue 1930s
Stan, who has remained faithfully at his World War I post for twenty years, finally comes home where his best friend, Ollie, takes him in, thus allowing him to discover the many conveniences of the modern world.
Comedy
USA
1937
62 Minutes
MacDougal
Ole Olsen Chic Johnson Mary Howard Harry Stockwell Franklin Pangborn James Finlayson Eddie Kane Stanley Fields D'Arcy Corrigan Lew Kelly John Sheehan
Two zanies try to stage a show in a theater that has a reputation for being being jinxed.
Comedy
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Captain Finn
Stan Laurel Charley Rogers Oliver Hardy Thelma Todd Antonio Moreno Darla Hood Mae Busch James Finlayson William P. Carleton Zeffie Tilbury Harry Bowen
A band of Gypsies are camped outside the walls of Count Arnheim's palace. Oliver's wife kidnaps the Count's daughter Arline, then leaves the child and runs off with her lover, Devilshoof. ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1930
70 Minutes
Scotty
Charles Rogers Jean Arthur Paul Lukas Stuart Erwin Virginia Bruce Gordon De Main James Finlayson Frank Ross Jack Luden Freeman Wood George Irving
Lt. Robert Banks (Charles Rogers) shoots down and captures a German ace and is betrayed by the woman he loves.
Drama
USA
1930
62 Minutes
Parrott
William Powell Kay Francis Scott Kolk William B. Davidson John Elliott Thomas E. Jackson Harry Walker James Finlayson Charles West Charles Sullivan
William Powell plays William Foster, a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters. He's adept at keeping them out of jail, winning ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1936
74 Minutes
Finn
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Alan Hale Sidney Toler Daphne Pollard Betty Healy Iris Adrian Lona Andre James Finlayson Arthur Housman Jim Kilganon
Two pairs of long-lost twin brothers experience high jinks involving a valuable ring, cases of mistaken identity, and gangsters.
Western
USA
1948
67 Minutes
Sheriff
Roy Rogers Jane Frazee Andy Devine Robert Randall Roy Barcroft Charles Coleman Emmett Lynn Ken Terrell James Finlayson
engineer roy rogers prospector henchman secretary fortune hunter cheery rousing suspenseful wild west ghost town mining town mine mining prospecting deception investigation treasure hunting impersonation pursuit
Sintown is just a deserted ghost town until Vanderpool starts looking for silver. Cookie and Roy's partners put $20,000 into the business only to find that the mine is worthless and ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1932
68 Minutes
Stan Laurel Ray McCarey Oliver Hardy Don Dillaway Mary Carr Tom Kennedy Grady Sutton Jacquie Lyn Billy Gilbert C. Montague Shaw Muriel Evans
soldier friend father grandfather groom banker campy madcap playful military base jail battlefield small town church bank child custody war friendship abandonment imprisonment
Two war veterans help an orphaned child find her grandfather.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
96 Minutes
Betty Hutton John Lund Billy De Wolfe William Demarest Constance Collier Frank Faylen William Farnum Snub Pollard Creighton Hale Chester Conklin James Finlayson
woman starlet director best friend mentor actor hilarious endearing inspiring new york city stage movie set hollywood, calif. movie studio sweatshop silent movies rags to riches show business second chance friendship
The real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to fame in silent serials.
Comedy
USA
1930
83 Minutes
Harold Lloyd Robert McWade Lillian Leighton Barbara Kent Alec B. Francis Noah Young Henry Hall Arthur Housman Willie Best Buster Phelps Leo Willis
clerk secretary wealthy woman wealthy man neighbor janitor hilarious madcap charming honolulu store street airplane cruise ship san francisco courtship class conflict mistaken identity romance adventure
An ambitious shoe salesman who unknowingly meets his boss's daughter and tells her he is a leather tycoon has to try to hide his true circumstances.
Biography
USA
1939
84 Minutes
Allan Jones Mary Martin Walter Connolly Lee Bowman Susanna Foster Judith Barrett Jerome Cowan John Garrick Pierre Watkin Richard Tucker Hal K. Dawson
husband singer composer doctor opera singer wife emotional melodramatic small town new york city switzerland opera house stage show business troubled marriage fame doomed romance mentorship victor herbert love
A fictionalized version of famous opera composer Victor Herbert where he witnesses the romance, stardom, parenthood, and troubled experiences of his star singers.
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
72 Minutes
David Niven Olivia de Havilland Dudley Digges Dame May Whitty Douglas Walton Lionel Pape E.E. Clive Peter Godfrey Margaret Seddon Gilbert Emery Hilda Plowright
Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1937
70 Minutes
Miriam Hopkins Ray Milland Walter Abel Henry Stephenson Alec Craig Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Betty Philson Marianna Strebly Margaret Dumont Jean De Briac Ivan Lebedeff
Snooty heiress decides to track down her dead sister's kids, who are living a Bohemian life with their uncle in Greenwich Village. Once she finds them, she discovers that the Bohemian life ... See full summary »