James Finlayson
James Henderson "Jimmy" Finlayson (August 27, 1887 – October 9, 1953) was a Scottish actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Bald, with a fake moustache, Finlayson had many trademark comic mannerisms and is famous for his squinting, outraged, "double take and fade away" head reaction, and characteristic expression "d'ooooooh", and as the most famous comic foil of Laurel and Hardy.
Foreign Correspondent
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover...
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To Be or Not to Be
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's...
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Royal Wedding
as Cabby (uncredited)Tom and Ellen are asked to perform as a dance team in England at the time of Princess...
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Our Relations
as FinnTwo sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and...
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She-Wolf of London
as Constable (uncredited)A young heiress finds evidence suggesting that at night she acts under the influence of a family...
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Way Out West
as Mickey FinnStan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead...
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The Flying Deuces
as JailorOllie falls in love with a woman. When he discovers she's already married, he unsuccessfully...
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A Chump at Oxford
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)The boys get jobs as a butler and maid-- Stan in drag-- for a dinner party. When that ends in...
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Pardon Us
as SchoolteacherIt's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer...
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Block-Heads
as Man on StairsIt's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France,...
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Saps at Sea
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a...
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Chickens Come Home
as ButlerOllie is running for mayor when an old flame tries to blackmail him with a old photo.
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Angel
as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)While vacationing without her busy British diplomat husband, a married woman falls for another man.
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The Devil's Brother
as Lord RocburgTwo wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra...
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Pack Up Your Troubles
as GeneralThe story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World...
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The Bohemian Girl
as Captain FinnStan and Ollie travel with a band of 18th-century Gypsies holding a nobleman's daughter.
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Big Business
as HomeownerStan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into...
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Bonnie Scotland
as Sgt. Maj. FinlaysonStan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things...
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Our Wife
as Father of the brideOliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans...
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The Hoose-Gow
as GovernorStan and Ollie arrive as new inmates at a prison after apparently taking part in a hold-up raid,...
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Another Fine Mess
as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)Two homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective...
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The Chimp
as RingmasterStan and Ollie play bumbling circus performers who inadvertently drive the circus into...
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The Second Hundred Years
as Browne Van DykeLaurel and Hardy are convicts making an escape from prison.
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Night Owls
as MeadowsPoliceman Edgar Kennedy is told by his chief he better stop a string of burglaries that have...
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Raffles
as Hansom Cab DriverMan about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring...
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Liberty
as Store keeperWhile changing clothes in a getaway car, escaped convicts Stan and Ollie mistakenly put on each...
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Grand Canyon Trail
as SheriffSintown is just a deserted ghost town until Vanerpool starts looking for silver. Cookie and...
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The Toast of New York
as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New...
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One Good Turn
as A Community PlayerDown and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with...
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Thicker Than Water
as Auction ManagerOliver's in trouble with his wife after missing a payment on their furniture, having given the...
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Two Sisters from Boston
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in...
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With Love and Hisses
as Captain BustleDimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, and gets himself and his sergeant in constant...
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Hollywood
as James FinlaysonAngela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa....
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Love 'Em and Weep
as Titus TillsburyTitus Tillsbury is a successful businessman who is visited by a blackmailing old flame. He...
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All Over Town
as MacDougalTwo vaudevillian comedians try to stage a show in a theatre that has a reputation for being...
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Sugar Daddies
as Oil tycoon Cyrus BrittleAfter a night of carousing, a rich oil tycoon awakes to find that he was married the night...
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Do Detectives Think?
as Judge FoozleAn escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to...
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Zeb vs. Paprika
as Major Glanders BottsStan Laurel as a harness racing jockey who must win a big race.
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The Dawn Patrol
as Field SergeantWorld War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is...
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The Big Parade of Comedy
as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
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Hollywood Cavalcade
as Keystone CopStarting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she...
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Flying Elephants
as SaxophonusCavemen Stan and Ollie vie for the affections of a stone-age beauty.
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Moonlight and Noses
as Professor SniffTwo burglars break into the home of an eccentric doctor. The doctor catches them, but offers to...
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Wall Street
as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)A very topical early talkie from low-budget company Columbia Pictures, Wall Street starred Ralph...
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The Perils of Pauline
as Comic ChefFunloving Pearl White, working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance when she "opens" for...
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Men O' War
as Soda jerkSailors Stan and Ollie offer to buy sodas for two women they meet in a park, even though they...
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Oranges and Lemons
as WorkerAfter getting into a scuffle with his boss and some co-workers, an orange packer tries to help...
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Me and My Pal
as Peter CucumberOn the morning of his wedding to oil baron Peter Cucumber's daughter, Ollie receives a jigsaw...
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Brothers Under the Chin
as uncreditedTwin "babies" left at an orphanage bear the same birthmark under the chin. One of them is...
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Thundering Fleas
as Justice of the PeaceThe kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea...
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Pick a Star
as DirectorA Cinderella story of a young country girl who comes to Hollywood and achieves movie stardom...
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The Nickel-Hopper
as RupertDance hall Romeos and an irresponsible father create comic complications in the life of a...
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Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)This short film takes a nostalgic look at the Mack Sennett comedies of the silent cinema era.
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She Sighed by the Seaside
as 1st SuitorLifeguard Ben Turpin tries to keep order at the beach, where tennis players James Finlayson and...
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No Man's Law
as Jack BelcherA wild stallion (Rex the Wonder Horse) becomes the protector of a prospector and his foster...
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Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum InmateMishaps befall a new home owner located next door to an insane asylum.
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Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
as uncreditedExperience Stan and Ollie in their funniest scenes: whether they build a house as construction...
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Mother's Joy
as Baron ButtontopMother's Joy is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.
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Frozen Hearts
as General SappovitchIn the trembling Russian village of Popoffski, a young woman (Katherine Grant) is wooed by a...
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Hats Off
as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.Stan and Ollie are salesmen attempting to sell a washing machine; they fail constantly after...
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Yes, Yes, Nanette
as Hillory, the new husbandNanette sends a letter to her family telling of her new husband, Hillory. When Hillory arrives...
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Young Eagles
as ScottyLieut. Robert Banks, an American aviator on leave in Paris, meets Mary Gordon, a young American...
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Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as Commander's Officer (uncredited)Behind enemy lines, Captain Bob White disguises himself as a woman in order to fool members of...
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Merry Widower
as The HunterJulius loses his wife to Rudy because he's too busy going on hunting trips. But when she...
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Scratch-As-Catch-Can
as uncreditedScratch-As-Catch-Can is a 1932 American short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It was...
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Roughest Africa
as Hans DowneTwo bungling adventures go on a big game hunt in Africa.
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Thieves
as uncreditedPolice officer Edgar Kennedy is warned by his police chief to make arrests to stop a burglary...
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The Soilers
as SmacknamaraDuring the Alaska gold rush, a miner hits the motherlode, but a corrupt sheriff jumps his claim,...
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Wife Tamers
as The WaiterMr. Barry has a huge argument with his wife, and to make her jealous, he asks his valet to set...
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Down on the Farm
as The Sportive Banker with the MortgageThe day starts off as any normal day on Roach's farm, where Teddy, the farmhouse dog, is doing...
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Raggedy Rose
as Simpson SniffleRose, who works for a penny-pinching junk dealer, dreams of romance with wealthy bachelor Ted Tudor.
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The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)Laurel is a Scottish reporter suspected of being a spy by police detective James Finlayson....
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A Man About Town
as Humko, Store DetectiveA feckless young man who wishes to switch from one streetcar to another is told to follow a...
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So This Is Harris!
as Golf ProThe film is a series of comical musical numbers and skits following Phil Harris around, starting...
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For the Defense
as ParrottWilliam Foster is a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing...
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Don't Weaken!
as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's AssistantA dancing instructor gets involved with a newly rich family.
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Scorching Sands
as JamesThe misadventures of two intrepid explorers in the Egyptian desert.
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One of the Smiths
as Wine Brewer (uncredited)Charley, representing a manufacturer of musical instruments, is sent to investigate why certain...
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MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as ManagerPromo for MGM's upcoming 1935-36 releases hosted by Laurel & Hardy and Jimmy Finlayson. Brief...
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What's the World Coming To?
as The Father-in-LawShort comedy which posits that in a hundred years men's styles will revert to Regency garb, and...
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Two Weeks Off
as Pa WeaverFrances, a salesgirl, is planning a summer vacation at the beach with a girlfriend, who also...
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Short Kilts
as McGregor's SonAs a way to make peace between two feuding Scottish clans, one invites the other over for...
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Flaming Flappers
as uncreditedMother - The hand that rocks the family - and rocks it often! A family comedy.
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Should Tall Men Marry?
as Joe SkittleThis western comedy is about rancher Finlayson's beautiful daughter, Martha Sleeper, who refuses...
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Unfriendly Enemies
as The CameramanFinlayson plays an intrepid army cameraman on the battlefield in the world war, and Rowe plays...
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A Small Town Idol
as J. Wellington JonesSam, a young man in a small town, is accused of being a thief. Unable to prove his...
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The Great Victor Herbert
as LamplighterIn his last film assignment, portly Walter Connolly fills the title role (in more ways than one)...
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Mush and Milk
as Mr. Brown, the bankerWhen Cap's back pension finally comes in, he treats the gang to a day at an amusement park.
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Smithy
as SergeantAfter being discharged from the 372nd infantry, on account of a bean shortage, smithy seeks...
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Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
as Pa SlocumMa and Pa Slocum sell up their thriving packed-lunch business (based on Ma's home cooking, Pa's...
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Show Girl
as Mr. DuganAn aspiring dancer fakes her own kidnapping as a publicity stunt. Her new found fame causes...
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Jus' Passin' Through
as Drunk (uncredited)At Thanksgiving, a tramp arrives in a homeless-hostile town.
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Pick and Shovel
as The ForemanPick and Shovel, also known as The Miner, is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.
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The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
as uncreditedFilm historian Robert Youngson presents a feature-length anthology of rarely seen silent films...
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One Hour Married
as uncreditedA newly-married woman disguises herself as a doughboy in order to stay close to her husband.
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Pitfalls of a Big City
as The Hired ManPitfalls of a Big City is a 1923 short comedy
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Madame Mystery
as Struggling AuthorA female secret agent has gotten ahold of a new type of explosive gas. She has to avoid the...
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The Whole Truth
as Defense lawyerA prosecutor instructs the audience of a courtroom to observe the tearful and slightly...
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Dick Turpin
as JeremyThe adventures of the eighteenth century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary ride to York.
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Welcome Home
as uncreditedFred Prouty and his wife, Nettie, are living happily until the day that his aged father shows up...
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The Gay Nighties
as Mr. Amos PippThis short features two women who run around in their nighties. Paul McCullough spends most of...
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Playing at Politics
as CriadoOllie is running for mayor and an old flame threatens to blackmail him.
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Postage Due
as Postal Inspector HawkeStan does his best to recover a post-card, which he has forgotten to stamp. He attempts the...
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Chasing the Chaser
as Gilroy (the husband)A very good as a faithful husband, whose wife is looking for proof that more than his eyes have...
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Manhattan Monkey Business
as Joyce's FatherWhen Charley can't pay his bill at a restaurant, he is forced to become a waiter.
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Thunder Below
as ScottyStory of an unhappy wife of oil rigger who labors in a Central American oil field. The bored...
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Hard Knocks and Love Taps
as Plato's RivalWhen a well off man from the city arrives in a hick town to woo a wealthy widow, he encounters...
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A Punch in the Nose
as uncreditedA troupe of actors stranded in a small town take job as recreation directors in a sanitarium and...
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Hard to Get
as Pa MartinA dress shop employee falls in love with a millionaire.
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Jack Frost
as Wicked Man from the Wicked CityJack Frost is a silent comedy short
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Thundering Landlords
as The LandlordThundering Landlords is a 1925 short
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Courtship of Miles Sandwich
as Miles SandwichThe story of the first Thanksgiving is re-imagined as a father tells it to his son.
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Dollar Dizzy
as House DetectiveCharley and Thelma are millionaires, each trying to elude suitors who are trying to marry them...
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Seeing the World
as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacherIn this Our Gang film, James Finlayson plays the gang's schoolteacher who takes the kids to...
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Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
as Dean of Pinkham UniversityThe crotchety dean of Pinkham University blames the "bad behavior of the school's female...
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White Wings
as Dental PatientPursued by the law, a street cleaner finds refuge by impersonating a dentist.
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Mary, Queen of Tots
as Radio ActorA couple makes dolls modeled on neighborhood kids. A gardener at a mansion buys four of them for...
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Innocent Husbands
as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)Despite his faithfulness, Melvin is always under suspicion by wife Mame. Complications erupt...
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The Haunted Honeymoon
as uncreditedThe Haunted Honeymoon is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Guiol and Ted...
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Don't Tell Everything
as Lawyer GoldblumMax and his son Asher are invited to a party, where Max meets a rich widow, but Asher keeps...
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Near Dublin
as Sir PatrickSir Patrick attempts to marry a young lady against her will. Nice guy Stan Laurel tries to help...
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Hasty Marriage
as Kitty's FatherIt's in three distinct segments. The first and probably best involves Charley, his girlfriend,...
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Wide Open Spaces
as Jack McQueenWide Open Spaces is a 1924 Western silent film starring Stan Laurel.
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The Caretaker's Daughter
as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)The two-reel silent film comedy The Caretaker's Daughter was distributed by Pathe in 1925....
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Madame Sans Jane
as uncreditedA young couple want to marry, but the girl's father doesn't like her beau. To separate them, the...
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The Noon Whistle
as uncreditedStan is a lazy employee at a lumber company. Much of the first portion of the film has to do...
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Nature in the Wrong
as Voice of lion (uncredited)Charley, hoping to find cultured people in his ancestry in order to be suitable to Muriel's...
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Sure-Mike!
as The FloorwalkerVermuda, a saleswoman in a department store, is very late for work. She relies on a ruse to fool...
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Here We Go Again
as Plato's RivalWhen a well off man from the city arrives in a hick town to woo a wealthy widow, he encounters...
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Anything Once!
as Mabel's BossANYTHING ONCE! is a Cinderella story. Mabel works in a tailor shop, pressing clothes and...
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California or Bust
as Campground neighborAfter their house is blown away by a twister, a farmer and his wife decide to move to...
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The Crossroads of New York
as LawyerA young man from the country travels to the city to find his fortune. Although he has a letter...
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Forgotten Sweeties
as uncreditedThurston's former sweetheart has married a big brute, and they move in down the hall from him.
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Lady Be Good
as Trelawney WestTwo engaged vaudeville magicians quarrel and go their separate ways.
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Trying to Get Along
as The Beauty Parlor OperatorCafé de Luxe's owner comes back to his restaurant after a vacation.
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Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
as The Hired ManWhere's My Wandering Boy This Evening? is a comedy short released in 1923
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A Tough Winter
as uncreditedAn ice-cold Snub adopts a gamin and her brother; A mean landlord seeking rent complicates...
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Fast Freight
as Spooky Wall PaintingFast Freight is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film. It was the 85th Our Gang short that...
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His Silent Racket
as JamesJames Finlayson manages to con Charley into becoming his partner in a failing dry cleaning shop...
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