James Finlayson — Actor (48)
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One of the Smiths (1931) IMDb TMDB
One of the Smiths
director: James Parrott actor: Charley Chase / James Finlayson …
Charley, representing a manufacturer of musical instruments, is sent to investigate why certain mail orders have not been settled. Charley, carrying multiple bulky instruments, boards a train and gives the conductor, the porter, and the passengers a terrible night as he tries to settle into his upper berth. Arriving at his rural destination of Beaver Dam, Charley masquerades as a hillbilly to track down the missing instruments. At the barn dance, he sings "Handsome Jim."
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Unfriendly Enemies (1925) IMDb TMDB
Unfriendly Enemies
director: Stan Laurel actor: James Finlayson / George Rowe …
Finlayson plays an intrepid army cameraman on the battlefield in the world war, and Rowe plays his hapless assistant. Cranking away in no man's land, they take foolish chances and must dodge flying shells, falling down and losing their film repeatedly.
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Our Wife (1931) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Our Wife
director: James W. Horne actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Dick und Doof - Die Braut wird geklaut / Laurel et Hardy - Justes noces …
Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope, and run away to a Justice of the Peace. After typical Laurel and Hardy blundering, they manage to sneak the girl away from her father's house.
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Grand Canyon Trail (1948) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Grand Canyon Trail
director: William Witney actor: Roy Rogers / Jane Frazee …
other title: El tesoro del Gran Cañón
Sintown is just a deserted ghost town until Vanerpool starts looking for silver. Cookie and Roy's partners put $20,000 into the business only to find that the mine is worthless and Vanerpool is bankrupt. Carol comes out to look for silver to save the company, but does not know that their engineer, named Regan, is crooked and wants all the silver for himself. But only Old Ed knows where the mother lode is located.
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Me and My Pal (1933) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Me and My Pal
director: Charley Rogers / Lloyd French actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Dick und Doof als Mitgiftjäger / Laurel et Hardy - Les deux flemmards …
On the morning of his wedding to oil baron Peter Cucumber's daughter, Ollie receives a jigsaw puzzle from Stan as a wedding gift. The boys soon become absorbed in the puzzle. A taxi driver, butler, policeman and messenger boy join in as well.
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The Chimp (1932) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Chimp
director: James Parrott actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Dick und Doof in der Manege / Prenez garde au lion …
Stan and Ollie play bumbling circus performers who inadvertently drive the circus into bankruptcy. The circus can't pay them their wages so they are given a gorilla and a flea circus as payment. Bedlam ensues.
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One Good Turn (1931) WikiData IMDb TMDB
One Good Turn
director: James W. Horne actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Dick und Doof als Retter in der Not / Laurel et Hardy - Les Deux Campeurs …
Down and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with sandwiches. While eating, they overhear the lady's landlord tell her he's going to throw her out because she can't pay her mortgage. They don't realize that the old lady is really rehearsing for a play. Stan and Ollie decide to help the old lady by selling their car. During the auction a drunk puts a wallet in Stan's pocket. Ollie accuses Stan of robbing the old lady, but when the truth is revealed Stan takes revenge on Ollie.
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Men O' War (1929) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Men O' War
director: Lewis R. Foster actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Dick und Doof - Blaue Jungs in Schwierigkeiten / Laurel et Hardy - La flotte est dans le lac …
Sailors Stan and Ollie offer to buy sodas for two women they meet in a park, even though they are short on cash. Luckily Stan wins the jackpot on a slot machine and the boys have enough money to rent a boat to cruise on a lake. They soon tangle with other boaters and everyone ends up in the water.
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The Hoose-Gow (1929) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Hoose-Gow
director: James Parrott actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Laurel & Hardy - Unschuldig hinter Gittern / Laurel et Hardy - Derrière les barreaux …
Stan and Ollie arrive as new inmates at a prison after apparently taking part in a hold-up raid, a raid they tell a prison officer they were only watching. The usual mayhem ensues.
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The Iceman's Ball (1932) IMDb TMDB
The Iceman's Ball
director: Mark Sandrich actor: Bobby Clark / Paul McCullough …
Clark & McCullough are arrested for disturbing the peace. They steal the police car and return it to the station. The new police commissioner believes that they are real policemen and they get back the patrol car. Out on the beat, the duo chase women rather than criminals, just like real cops.
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Madame Sans Jane (1925) IMDb TMDB
Madame Sans Jane
director: James W. Horne actor: Glenn Tryon / Fay Wray …
A young couple want to marry, but the girl's father doesn't like her beau. To separate them, the father arranges to send the girl on a sea voyage along with a female companion. But the beau, dressed as a woman, manages to fool the father into hiring him as the companion, and they all board the ship together.