By Vlad Zakh · July 24, 2026
James Finlayson brought his unmistakable squint and exasperated double-take to Hollywood comedy and became the definitive foil to Laurel and Hardy. Way Out West, Block-Heads, A Chump at Oxford and Our Relations are the Laurel and Hardy titles. To Be or Not to Be outwits the Nazis with Polish actors, and Foreign Correspondent uncovers a spy ring in pre-war Europe.
01 Carole Lombard features in this comedy about a troupe of Polish actors who use their theatrical skills to outwit occupying Nazis.
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 39m · Rated NR
Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, TCM, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
02 An American reporter uncovers a Nazi spy ring while investigating political unrest in pre-war Europe.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 00m
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Stream: Criterion Channel
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03 Forrester Harvey features in this Laurel and Hardy comedy about two bumbling handymen who are mistakenly enrolled at Oxford University, causing chaos.
Directed by Alfred J. Goulding · 1h 03m · Rated NR
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04 James Finlayson is in this Laurel and Hardy comedy about a soldier who spent twenty years faithfully guarding a First World War trench and reunites with his old friend.
Directed by John G. Blystone · 0h 57m · Rated NR
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
05 James Finlayson appears in this Laurel and Hardy comedy about two well-meaning but hapless friends who are swindled while trying to deliver a gold mine deed to a miner's daughter.
Directed by James W. Horne · 1h 04m · Rated NR
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06 Iris Adrian appears in this Laurel and Hardy comedy about two bumbling friends who are mistaken for their long-lost identical twin sailor brothers.
Directed by Harry Lachman · 1h 13m · Rated NR
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