James Finlayson
Actor · 156 credits · 38 in highly-rated films
Best known for Way Out West (1937)
Frequent collaborators: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charlie Hall, Charley Chase, Noah Young
Best James Finlayson movies by genre
Movies (156 total, ranked by score)
1Way Out West
1937 · ★ 7.1 (226 votes)
Comedy, Western
2Our Wife
1931 · ★ 7.1 (44 votes)
Comedy
3The Devil's Brother
1933 · ★ 6.8 (70 votes)
Comedy, Music
4Block-Heads
1938 · ★ 7.0 (147 votes)
Comedy, War
5A Chump at Oxford
1940 · ★ 6.9 (111 votes)
Comedy
6Bonnie Scotland
1935 · ★ 6.6 (72 votes)
Comedy
7Our Relations
1936 · ★ 7.0 (118 votes)
Comedy
8Thicker Than Water
1935 · ★ 7.3 (53 votes)
Comedy
9Wife Tamers
1926 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
10Night Owls
1930 · ★ 7.4 (45 votes)
Comedy
11Pack Up Your Troubles
1932 · ★ 6.8 (70 votes)
Comedy, War
12The Hoose-Gow
1929 · ★ 6.7 (56 votes)
Comedy
13Saps at Sea
1940 · ★ 6.8 (88 votes)
Comedy
14Another Fine Mess
1930 · ★ 6.9 (71 votes)
Comedy
15One Good Turn
1931 · ★ 6.9 (44 votes)
Comedy
16The Flying Deuces
1939 · ★ 6.4 (178 votes)
Comedy, War
17The Dawn Patrol
1930 · ★ 6.8 (33 votes)
War, Drama, Action
18Don't Tell Everything
1927 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
19Me and My Pal
1933 · ★ 6.5 (46 votes)
Comedy
20Big Business
1929 · ★ 6.6 (102 votes)
Comedy
21The Bohemian Girl
1936 · ★ 6.2 (59 votes)
Comedy, Music
22Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919 · ★ 5.3 (8 votes)
Comedy, War
23A Tough Winter
1923
Comedy
24Mush and Milk
1933 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)
Comedy, Family
25Liberty
1929 · ★ 6.9 (62 votes)
Comedy
26Men O' War
1929 · ★ 6.8 (42 votes)
Comedy
27Sold at Auction!
1923 · ★ 5.8 (2 votes)
Comedy
28The Soilers
1923 · ★ 5.2 (16 votes)
Comedy
29Chickens Come Home
1931 · ★ 6.6 (52 votes)
Comedy
30Pardon Us
1931 · ★ 6.4 (87 votes)
Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.