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Film Quotes by James Finlayson

12 quotes
Bonnie Scotland
Year: 1935

Director:
James W. Horne
Millie - the Maid: Well, ain't she the 'igh and mighty one, denying a girl a bit o' sparking!
Sergeant Major Finlayson: I'm surprised she didn't hear my knees knocking.
The Bohemian Girl
Year: 1936

Director:
James W. Horne*Charley Rogers*Hal Roach
Captain Finn: Oh! My good eye!
-- James Finlayson (as Captain Finn) in The Bohemian Girl (1936)
Another Fine Mess
Year: 1930

Director:
James Parrott
Colonel Wilburforce Buckshot: Just a second! I forgot my bow and arrow!
-- James Finlayson (as Colonel Wilburforce Buckshot) in Another Fine Mess (1930)
Me and My Pal
Year: 1933

Director:
Charley Rogers*Lloyd French
Peter Cucumber: [taking the IN MEMORY wreath] I just might have some use for this.
Pardon Us
Year: 1931

Director:
James Parrott
Schoolteacher: How many times does three go into nine?
Stanley: ...Three times.
Schoolteacher: Correct.
Stanley: And two left over.
Schoolteacher: [nods; Ollie begins to giggle] What are you laughing at?
Oliver: There's only one left over.
Schoolteacher: D'oh!
Pardon Us
Year: 1931

Director:
James Parrott
Schoolteacher: Now, what is a comet? You!
Prisoner: A comet. A comet is a star with a tale on it.
Schoolteacher: Correct.
[points to Stan]
Schoolteacher: Name one.
Stanley: Rin Tin Tin.
Schoolteacher: D'oh!
Pardon Us
Year: 1931

Director:
James Parrott
Schoolteacher: We shall now have an intelligence test. Who was Columbus?
Prisoner: The mayor of Ohio.
Schoolteacher: [pause] What did he do?
Insurgent Convict: He died.
Schoolteacher: Well, of course he died. Who killed him?
The Tiger: Cock Robin.
Schoolteacher: Who said *that*?
The Tiger: I did.
Schoolteacher: [pause] Correct.
Pardon Us
Year: 1931

Director:
James Parrott
Schoolteacher: We will now have the role call. Those that are here will answer "present". Those that are not here will say "absent".
Pardon Us
Year: 1931

Director:
James Parrott
Schoolteacher: What is a blizzard?
Stanley: A blizzard? A blizzard is the inside of a buzzard.
Schoolteacher: Fresh, huh?
Bonnie Scotland
Year: 1935

Director:
James W. Horne
Sergeant Major Finlayson: [reacting to Stan] Sgt. Leatherpuss... doh!