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James Finlayson has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1920s through the 1930s.
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Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.
Dir. James W. Horne · With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Rosina Lawrence

Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.
Dir. Harry Lachman · With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Betty Brown

It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old chum's picture in the paper and goes to visit Stan who has now been returned to the States and invites him back to his home.
Dir. John G. Blystone · With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Patricia Ellis
Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with grumpy would-be customer James Finlayson, with his home and their car being destroyed in the melee.
Dir. James W. Horne · With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson

Ollie falls in love with a woman. When he discovers she's already married, he unsuccessfully attempts suicide but he and Stan then decide to join the Foreign Legion to get away from their troubles. When they’re arrested for soon trying to desert the Legion—they escape a firing squad by stealing an aircraft.
Dir. A. Edward Sutherland · With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker
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