James Finlayson Movies

The adventures of the eighteenth century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary ride to York.

Pitfalls of a Big City is a 1923 short comedy

The crotchety dean of Pinkham University blames the "bad behavior of the school's female students on a dress shop owned by Helene, and informs her...

Charles Murray gets caught by his wife flirting with a dancer.

A newly-married woman disguises herself as a doughboy in order to stay close to her husband.

This short film takes a nostalgic look at the Mack Sennett comedies of the silent cinema era.

A bank clerk takes the blame for a theft which he believes was committed by his ex-convict father.

The misadventures of two intrepid explorers in the Egyptian desert.

Charley, hoping to find cultured people in his ancestry in order to be suitable to Muriel's family, is tricked by his rival Ronnie into believing...

Experience Stan and Ollie in their funniest scenes: whether they build a house as construction workers or try to impress two young ladies as sailors....

An unconventional super detective (Snub) pursues a trio of crooks who've stolen the fortune of his girlfriend's father. Along the way, absurd things...

A very good as a faithful husband, whose wife is looking for proof that more than his eyes have been roving. She hires a private detective to provide...

Thundering Landlords is a 1925 short

Knockabout comedy in which woman marries widower each having a child of their own which the other knows nothing about.

Charley finds himself having strange spells during which everything around him seems to stop.

One of many LOST MGM silent films.

The two-reel silent film comedy The Caretaker's Daughter was distributed by Pathe in 1925. Produced by the prolific Hal Roach, the film stars the...

Ma and Pa Slocum sell up their thriving packed-lunch business (based on Ma's home cooking, Pa's packaging design, and pretty daughter Helen's...

Two bungling adventures go on a big game hunt in Africa.

Promo for MGM's upcoming 1935-36 releases hosted by Laurel & Hardy and Jimmy Finlayson. Brief clips are shown from Rose Marie, Anna Karenina,...