The Dawn Patrol
James had a small role (as ‘Field Sergeant’) to provide some light relief in this 1930 World War One fighter ace drama directed by Howard Hawks and starring Richard Barthelmess … Continue reading
Short Kilts
1924 silent film comedy with James Finlayson as ‘McGregor’s son’. Starring Stan Laurel. Directed by George Jeske. Produced by Hal Roach. Distributed by Pathé. Released 3 Aug 1924. You’d have … Continue reading
Raggedy Rose
1926 silent film comedy with James Finlayson as the butler ‘Simpson Sniffle’. Starring Mabel Normand. Directed by Richard Wallace in collaboration with Stan Laurel (under F. Richard Jones supervision). Produced … Continue reading
Sold at Auction!
1923 silent film comedy with James Finlayson as Sylvester Finkelbuster, Chief of Police, aka ‘The Man Who WAS Sold’. Starring Snub Pollard. Directed by Charles Parrott (aka Charley Chase). Produced … Continue reading
Seeing the World
1927 silent film comedy with James Finlayson as the teacher who has a nightmare about taking the Our Gang kids on a tour of Europe. Directed by Robert F. McGowan. Produced … Continue reading
Anything Once!
1927 silent film comedy with James Finlayson as ‘Boss of the Busy Bee’. Starring Mabel Normand. Directed by Hal Yates (under F. Richard Jones supervision). Produced by Hal Roach. The … Continue reading
Men O’ War
United States Draft Registration Cards are a useful genealogy resource. They are freely viewable at FamilySearch, both for World War One and Two. World War One James’ U.S. WWI Draft … Continue reading
The Soilers
1923 silent film comedy with James Finlayson as ‘Smacknamara’. Starring Stan Laurel as ‘Canister’. Directed by Ralph Ceder. Produced by Gilbert M. Anderson and Hal Roach. Released 25 Nov 1923. … Continue reading
The Whole Truth
Some websites claim that James Finlayson went to George Watson’s school in Edinburgh and then on to Edinburgh University where he apparently dropped out. However, no source is given for … Continue reading
Frozen Hearts
1923 silent film comedy with James Finlayson as ‘General Sappovitch’. Starring Stan Laurel (and also featuring Mae Laurel). Directed by J.A. Howe. Produced by Hal Roach. Released 28 Oct 1923. … Continue reading
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