James Finlayson (1887 - 1953)
Scottish-born American actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies| * | August 27, 1887 Falkirk, Scotland, UK | |
| as James Henderson Finlayson | ||
| † | October 9, 1953 Los Angeles, California, USA |
Vintage magazines
Cinearte, nr. 73, July 30 1927
Books with substantial mentioning of James Finlayson
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Glenn Mitchell A-Z of Silent Film Comedy, An Illustrated Companion London, 1998 |
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Leo M. Brooks The Laurel & Hardy Stock Company Hilversum, 1997 |
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| Ronald L. Smith Who's Who in Comedy, Comedians, Comics and Clowns From Vaudeville to Today's Stand-ups New York, Oxford, 1992 |
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Kalton C. Lahue and Sam Gill Clown Princes and Court Jesters South Brunswick and New York - London, 1970 |
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Books with an entry on James Finlayson
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Kay Weniger Das große Personenlexikon des Films, Zweiter Band, C-F Berlin, 2001 |
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Ken D. Jones, Arthur F. McClure, Alfred E. Twomey Character People, The Stalwarts of the Cinema South Brunswick and New York - London, 1976 |
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Books with photograph(s) of James Finlayson
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John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978 |
Films
1919
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1920
Married Life
1921
A Small Town Idol
1922
The Crossroads of New York
1923
Hollywood
Roughest Africa
1924
Brothers Under the Chin
Our Congressman
Near Dublin
1925
The Haunted Honeymoon
1926
Madame Mystery
Raggedy Rose
1927
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
Anything Once
The Second 100 Years
Do Detectives Think?
Call of the Cuckoo
Love 'Em and Weep
Hats Off
Sugar Daddies
With Love and Hisses
No Man's Law
1928
Show Girl
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Lady Be Good
Flying Elephants
Bachelor's Paradise
1929
Liberty
Big Business
Wall Street
The Hoose-Gow
Men O'War
1930
For the Defense
Young Eagles
Feet First
Another Fine Mess
The Dawn Patrol
Don't Leave Home
Night Owls
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Chickens Come Home
Pardon Us
Our Wife
Second Hand Kisses
A Clean-Up on the Curb
False Roomers
One Good Turn
A Melon-Drama
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1932
Thunder Below
Pack Up Your Troubles
The Chimp
The Iceman's Ball
Union Wages
Jitters the Butler
1933
The Devil's Brother
Me and My Pal
1934
The Girl in Possession
1935
Bonnie Scotland
Dick Turpin
Who's Your Father
Thicker Than Water
1936
The Bohemian Girl
Our Relations
1937
The Toast of New York
Way Out West
Wise Girl
Pick a Star
This Way Please
Angel
All Over Town
1938
Carefree
Block-Heads
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
The Great Victor Herbert
Raffles
The Flying Deuces
1940
Foreign Correspondent
A Chump at Oxford
Saps at Sea
1941
New Wine
Nice Girl?
One Night in Lisbon
1942
To Be or Not to Be
1946
Till the Clouds Roll by
Two Sisters from Boston
She-Wolf of London
1947
The Perils of Pauline
1948
Julia Misbehaves
Hills of Home
Grand Canyon Trail
1949
Down Memory Lane
Challenge to Lassie
1951
Here Comes the Groom
Royal Wedding
1960
When Comedy Was King
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy