James Finlayson biography
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The crazy life story of jamesfinlayson.actor - from Larbert tinsmith to Broadway to Hollywood
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Join us at 7:30pm tonight for a presentation via Zoom by Jackie Sutherland "Doctor Behind the Wire - POWs in Singapore". Jackie will talki her parents’ POW experiences 1942 - 1945 and will explain sources for researching people who were in the Far East during the Second World War. Sign up now!
Dr Behind the Wire - POW in Singapore - Jackie Sutherland - Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society
Jackie Sutherland is the eldest daughter of two Far East Prisoners of War. From them, she inherited a love of travel and the environment. Jackie has had a varied and enjoyable career – working with…
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February 16, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Join us at 7:30pm tonight for a presentation via Zoom by Jackie Sutherland "Doctor Behind the Wire - POWs in Singapore". Jackie will talki her parents’ POW experiences 1942 - 1945 and will explain sources for researching people who were in the Far East during the Second World War. Sign up now!
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February 14, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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Wise words from #JamesFinlayson - especially poignant considering his father was a blacksmith...
Source: Hughes, Laurence A. 'The Truth about the Movies by the Stars'. Hollywood Publishers, Inc., 1924. Internet Archive: archive.org/details/trut..., p. 417.
Source: Hughes, Laurence A. 'The Truth about the Movies by the Stars'. Hollywood Publishers, Inc., 1924. Internet Archive: archive.org/details/trut..., p. 417.
February 14, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Wise words from #JamesFinlayson - especially poignant considering his father was a blacksmith...
Source: Hughes, Laurence A. 'The Truth about the Movies by the Stars'. Hollywood Publishers, Inc., 1924. Internet Archive: archive.org/details/trut..., p. 417.
Source: Hughes, Laurence A. 'The Truth about the Movies by the Stars'. Hollywood Publishers, Inc., 1924. Internet Archive: archive.org/details/trut..., p. 417.
Have you bought your #HippFest2026 tickets yet?
You can see #JamesFinlayson in BIG BUSINESS (1929) at the Dobbie Hall, Larbert on 20th February and in WITH LOVE AND HISSES (1927) at the Hippodrome, Bo’ness on 22nd March.
www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/hippfest/
You can see #JamesFinlayson in BIG BUSINESS (1929) at the Dobbie Hall, Larbert on 20th February and in WITH LOVE AND HISSES (1927) at the Hippodrome, Bo’ness on 22nd March.
www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/hippfest/
HippFest
HippFest is Scotland’s first and only festival of silent film with live music, centred in and inspired by Scotland’s first and oldest cinema; featuring exceptional screenings, commissions, workshops, ...
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February 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Have you bought your #HippFest2026 tickets yet?
You can see #JamesFinlayson in BIG BUSINESS (1929) at the Dobbie Hall, Larbert on 20th February and in WITH LOVE AND HISSES (1927) at the Hippodrome, Bo’ness on 22nd March.
www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/hippfest/
You can see #JamesFinlayson in BIG BUSINESS (1929) at the Dobbie Hall, Larbert on 20th February and in WITH LOVE AND HISSES (1927) at the Hippodrome, Bo’ness on 22nd March.
www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/hippfest/
#JamesFinlayson pictured in a trade advert for WHAT HAPPENED TO HARKNESS (1935), a "quota quickie" made at Teddington Studios in London. It was claimed to be his 250th film.
Source: Kinematograph Weekly, vol. 210, no. 1426, 16 Aug 1934, p. 32.
Source: Kinematograph Weekly, vol. 210, no. 1426, 16 Aug 1934, p. 32.
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
#JamesFinlayson pictured in a trade advert for WHAT HAPPENED TO HARKNESS (1935), a "quota quickie" made at Teddington Studios in London. It was claimed to be his 250th film.
Source: Kinematograph Weekly, vol. 210, no. 1426, 16 Aug 1934, p. 32.
Source: Kinematograph Weekly, vol. 210, no. 1426, 16 Aug 1934, p. 32.
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A love letter to the greatest double act in cinema, My Ear Is Full of Milk gathers poets, essayists, and storytellers who have spent a lifetime laughing with, and thinking through, Laurel & Hardy.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A love letter to the greatest double act in cinema, My Ear Is Full of Milk gathers poets, essayists, and storytellers who have spent a lifetime laughing with, and thinking through, Laurel & Hardy.
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I'm launching my Laurel and Hardy Centenary show at the BFI on Sunday in advance of the jaw-dropping 51-date tour that traverses the UK from February to March - details of that are at www.laurelandhardypresentedbyneilbrand.co.uk
and tickets for the BFI at whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
and tickets for the BFI at whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
Buy cinema tickets for Celebrating 100 Years of Laurel and Hardy with Neil Brand | BFI Southbank
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January 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I'm launching my Laurel and Hardy Centenary show at the BFI on Sunday in advance of the jaw-dropping 51-date tour that traverses the UK from February to March - details of that are at www.laurelandhardypresentedbyneilbrand.co.uk
and tickets for the BFI at whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
and tickets for the BFI at whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
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Welcome to the Public Domain, ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) 🎭
😂 Nothing to do with soup. The Marx Brothers return in this 1930 adaptation of their stage musical. Laughs abound in the public domain.
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#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
😂 Nothing to do with soup. The Marx Brothers return in this 1930 adaptation of their stage musical. Laughs abound in the public domain.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
January 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Welcome to the Public Domain, ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930) 🎭
😂 Nothing to do with soup. The Marx Brothers return in this 1930 adaptation of their stage musical. Laughs abound in the public domain.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
😂 Nothing to do with soup. The Marx Brothers return in this 1930 adaptation of their stage musical. Laughs abound in the public domain.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
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Silent Comedy fans! Don't miss the chance to back this fantastic Snub Pollard BluRay set! 26 rare and restored, gag packed comedies: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ree...
Snub Pollard - silent comedian
A 2-disc Blu-ray set featuring a LOT of rare & restored Snub!
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August 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Silent Comedy fans! Don't miss the chance to back this fantastic Snub Pollard BluRay set! 26 rare and restored, gag packed comedies: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ree...
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The newest David Glass #SilentFilm Kickstarter Project is up and running. This one is all about Snub Pollard. These are always a good project to get behind: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ree...
August 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The newest David Glass #SilentFilm Kickstarter Project is up and running. This one is all about Snub Pollard. These are always a good project to get behind: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ree...
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It's here! Dave Glass's new Kickstarter for restored Snub Pollard comedies has just launched, and I hope you'll dive in and pledge to this important silent film 2-disc set of restorations.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ree...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ree...
Snub Pollard - silent comedian
A 2-disc Blu-ray set featuring a LOT of rare & restored Snub!
www.kickstarter.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It's here! Dave Glass's new Kickstarter for restored Snub Pollard comedies has just launched, and I hope you'll dive in and pledge to this important silent film 2-disc set of restorations.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ree...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ree...
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Say what you will about James Finlayson, but he sure knew how to take an actor headshot.
June 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Say what you will about James Finlayson, but he sure knew how to take an actor headshot.
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Love 'Em and Weep (1927)
Very funny silent comedy short in which a rich businessman enlists a pal to help him keep his wife from finding out about the former lover who is trying to blackmail him
Directed by Fred Guiol
Starring Stan Laurel, James Finlayson, and Mae Busch - BOTD in 1891
Very funny silent comedy short in which a rich businessman enlists a pal to help him keep his wife from finding out about the former lover who is trying to blackmail him
Directed by Fred Guiol
Starring Stan Laurel, James Finlayson, and Mae Busch - BOTD in 1891
June 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Love 'Em and Weep (1927)
Very funny silent comedy short in which a rich businessman enlists a pal to help him keep his wife from finding out about the former lover who is trying to blackmail him
Directed by Fred Guiol
Starring Stan Laurel, James Finlayson, and Mae Busch - BOTD in 1891
Very funny silent comedy short in which a rich businessman enlists a pal to help him keep his wife from finding out about the former lover who is trying to blackmail him
Directed by Fred Guiol
Starring Stan Laurel, James Finlayson, and Mae Busch - BOTD in 1891
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Andy Clyde and James Finlayson are after the same girl in this funny short.
Boy, Oh Boy (1932)
YouTube video by Joseph Blough
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May 30, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Andy Clyde and James Finlayson are after the same girl in this funny short.
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This Wednesday at 7pm the Sons of the Desert return to the Panopticon for an evening of Laurel and Hardy at the very venue Stan Laurel made his debut!
Don't miss out!
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Entry is free however donations are greatly appreciated 🙏🏻
#glasgow
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Don't miss out!
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Entry is free however donations are greatly appreciated 🙏🏻
#glasgow
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April 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This Wednesday at 7pm the Sons of the Desert return to the Panopticon for an evening of Laurel and Hardy at the very venue Stan Laurel made his debut!
Don't miss out!
📽️🍿🎩
Entry is free however donations are greatly appreciated 🙏🏻
#glasgow
@laurelhardynews.bsky.social @whatsonglasgow.bsky.social
Don't miss out!
📽️🍿🎩
Entry is free however donations are greatly appreciated 🙏🏻
#glasgow
@laurelhardynews.bsky.social @whatsonglasgow.bsky.social
Today #JamesFinlayson was finally recognised in his home town of Larbert, where a portrait of him now sits beside his Scottish Film Council plaque in the Dobbie Hall
March 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Today #JamesFinlayson was finally recognised in his home town of Larbert, where a portrait of him now sits beside his Scottish Film Council plaque in the Dobbie Hall
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D'oh!
An interesting event for all Stan and Ollie fans, as Larbert lad James Finlayson takes centre stage.
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An interesting event for all Stan and Ollie fans, as Larbert lad James Finlayson takes centre stage.
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"Remember James Finlayson Event" at Dobbie Hall, Larbert
Tickets are now available for Remember James Finlayson Event at Dobbie Hall, Larbert, Main Street on Sun 9 Mar 2025 at 12:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
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February 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
D'oh!
An interesting event for all Stan and Ollie fans, as Larbert lad James Finlayson takes centre stage.
tinyurl.com/rpc7se6x
An interesting event for all Stan and Ollie fans, as Larbert lad James Finlayson takes centre stage.
tinyurl.com/rpc7se6x
#JamesFinlayson pictured with Thelma Todd and Dennis King at the Empire, Leicester Square, when #LaurelAndHardy film FRA DIAVOLO (1933) had its UK premiere. Sam Eckman was MGM’s managing director in the UK for 25 years.
Source: Kinematograph Weekly, 25 May 1933, p.5.
Source: Kinematograph Weekly, 25 May 1933, p.5.
February 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
#JamesFinlayson pictured with Thelma Todd and Dennis King at the Empire, Leicester Square, when #LaurelAndHardy film FRA DIAVOLO (1933) had its UK premiere. Sam Eckman was MGM’s managing director in the UK for 25 years.
Source: Kinematograph Weekly, 25 May 1933, p.5.
Source: Kinematograph Weekly, 25 May 1933, p.5.
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[Drag performer and male physique photographer Frederic Ko Vert plays a detective who goes undercover to flirt with Jimmy Finlayson in CHASING THE CHASER (1925), directed by Stan Laurel! D’oh! Ko Vert also appeared inexplicably in Larry Semon’s WIZARD OF OZ.]
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYjv...
James Finlayson - Chasing The Chaser (1925) directed by Stan Laurel
YouTube video by Leweegie1960
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January 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
[Drag performer and male physique photographer Frederic Ko Vert plays a detective who goes undercover to flirt with Jimmy Finlayson in CHASING THE CHASER (1925), directed by Stan Laurel! D’oh! Ko Vert also appeared inexplicably in Larry Semon’s WIZARD OF OZ.]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYjv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYjv...
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April 29, 1923: The first movie short from the Hal Roach studio to star Stan Laurel, "The Noon Whistle," is released. The comic performer will not be paired with Oliver Hardy until 1927. "The Noon Whistle" does, however, feature a future Laurel and Hardy player, James Finlayson.
December 6, 2024 at 7:47 AM
April 29, 1923: The first movie short from the Hal Roach studio to star Stan Laurel, "The Noon Whistle," is released. The comic performer will not be paired with Oliver Hardy until 1927. "The Noon Whistle" does, however, feature a future Laurel and Hardy player, James Finlayson.
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Dorothy Mackaill, Jack Oakie, and James Finlayson in a scene from HARD TO GET (1929), directed by William Beaudine
August 28, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Dorothy Mackaill, Jack Oakie, and James Finlayson in a scene from HARD TO GET (1929), directed by William Beaudine