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James Finlayson

James Finlayson

27/08/1887- 09/10/1953
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Pardon Us

Pardon Us
6.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 15/08/1931
  • Character: Schoolteacher
It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.

Saps at Sea

Saps at Sea
7.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 29/04/1940
  • Character: Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues.

Our Relations

Our Relations
7.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 15/09/1936
  • Character: Finn
Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.

Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding
6.7/10
Tom and Ellen are asked to perform as a dance team in England at the time of Princess Elizabeth's wedding. As brother and sister, each develops a British love interest, Ellen with Lord John Brindale and Tom with dancer Anne Ashmond.

Bonnie Scotland

Bonnie Scotland
6.7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 23/08/1935
  • Character: Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Stan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things don't quite turn out that way, they unwittingly enlist in the Scottish army and are posted to India.

The Flying Deuces

The Flying Deuces
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyWar
  • Release: 03/11/1939
  • Character: Jailor
Ollie is in love with a woman. When he discovers that she is already married, he tries to kill himself. Of course, the suicide is avoided and the boys join the Foreign Legion to get away from their troubles. Finally, they are arrested for trying to desert the Legion and to escape the firing squad by stealing a plane.

Another Fine Mess

Another Fine Mess
7.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 29/11/1930
  • Character: Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
Two homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective lessees arrive and try to rent it.

Way Out West

Way Out West
7.6/10
Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.

Pick a Star

Pick a Star
5.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 21/05/1937
  • Character: Director
A Cinderella story of a young country girl who comes to Hollywood and achieves movie stardom with the help of a publicity man.

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles
7.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyWar
  • Release: 16/09/1932
  • Character: General
The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed by the enemy during a battle. After the war is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City, where they begin a quest to reunite Eddie's little daughter with her rightful family. The task proves both monumental and problematic as the boys discover just how many people in New York have the last name Smith.

The Devil's Brother

The Devil's Brother
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 05/05/1933
  • Character: Lord Rocburg
Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra Diavolo, a notorious outlaw.

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