The crazy life story of the Scottish actor James Finlayson: from tinsmith to Broadway to Hollywood
Larbert, Scotland
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The woman who found the body of actor #JamesFinlayson was described as his long term breakfast companion. But just who exactly was she?
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DNA reveals secret lovechild of the actor #JamesFinlayson
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Enjoying reading the #MackSennett scripts and press sheets featuring #JamesFinlayson held by @librarycongress
However, the press sheet for SHE SIGHED BY THE SEASIDE (1921) contains a few inaccuracies - d’oh!
Source: loc.gov/item/s1229l16466/
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Will this be you on your way to our #HippFest2026 Community Screening tomorrow night?
Featuring:
The Immigrant (Dir. Charlie Chaplin, 1917)
Big Business (Dir. James W. Horne, Leo McCarey, 1929)
Still tickets avail. if you haven't booked yet! More info: hippodromecinema.co.uk/whats…
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/truthabo…, 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.
#silentFilm #comedy
It's the day we've all been waiting for - announcing #HippFest2026! 🥳 🎉 The programme for our 16th edition is live now, showcasing old favourites, new discoveries, and as always promising five Flapper-fueled days of #SilentFilm and #LiveMusic.
🎟️ Book: hippodromecinema.co.uk/hippf…
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#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.
ALT A drawing of James Finlayson dressed as an English policeman from a trade advert by Warner Bros. - First National Productions for the film "WHAT HAPPENED TO HARKNESS", with Robert Hale & Jimmy Finlayson, a mirthful mystery thriller directed by Milton Rosmer
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What's this? TWO SURPRISE SCREENINGS ON-SALE EARLY? 🤩
📽️ 20/2 @infodobbiehall1: HippFest Community Screening | Charlie Chaplin and Laurel & Hardy Double-bill
📽️18/3 @hippodromefilm: Finis Terrae (1929) ft. new score by Daniel Abrahams & Philippe Boudot
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ALT A greyscale promotional still from BIG BUSINESS showing a man biting another man's ear, whilst being lightly restrained by a man in a bowler hat.
ALT A greyscale montage of two portraits of young men smiling off-camera.
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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🎬 Tomorrow, 7 PM! Don't miss the return of "The Sons of the Desert" with a fantastic lineup of classic Laurel and Hardy films 🎉 Entry is FREE, but we'd appreciate any generous donations! 🙏
@WhatsOnGlasgow #laurelandhardy @laurelHardyNews @Stan_And_Ollie
Quite the gathering expected at the 4th annual reunion of the #MackSennett Alumni association, including #JamesFinlayson
Source: San Bernadino Sun-Telegraph, 29 Jul 1951, p. 12 via California Digital Newspaper Collection
Will Rogers and #JamesFinlayson during filming of OUR CONGRESSMAN (1924)
#HalRoach #SilentFilm
Source: 'News of the Lots Told by Pictures', Illustrated Daily News, 6 Apr 1924, p. 11 via California Digital Newspaper Collection @UCRiverside
Join #SilentFilm star #JamesFinlayson on a walk from #Stenhousemuir to #Larbert via
@plough_hotel @infodobbiehall1 and @LarbertVillage
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#MackSennett #CharlesMurray #JamesFinlayson #FordSterling #LouiseFazenda #PollyMoran #MabelNormand #SilentComedy #SilentFilm
Source: Kinematograph Weekly (London), no. 741, vol. 53, 7 Jul 1921, p. 39.
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Metropolis, screening with live orchestra at The Britannica Panopticon Music Hall, Thursday 4 May @BritPanopticon glasgowwestend.co.uk/metropo…
Featured image is #JamesFinlayson and Katherine Grant from WHAT’S THE WORLD COMING TO? (1926)
When @thelorak was doing her thesis research at @librarycongress, she couldn't believe her eyes! "There was a lot more female masculinity in the 19-teens and 1920s than there is now....That blew my mind.” 🎞️
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