Flora Finch

Flora Finch

Acting
Born 1867-06-16 - Died 1940-01-04 London

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Flora Finch (17 June 1867 – 4 January 1940) was an English-born vaudevillian, stage and film actress who starred in over 300 silent films, including over 200 for the Vitagraph Studios film company. Finch was born into a music hall and travelling theatrical family in London and was taken to the United States as a young child. She kept up the family tradition and worked in theatre and the vaudeville circuit right up until her 30s. She had her first film roles at the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company starting in 1908. There she worked with Fatty Arbuckle, Mack Sennett (with whom she was romantically involved for a short time) and Charlie Chaplin amongst others. Starting in 1910 at Vitagraph, she was paired with John Bunny for the first of 160 very popular shorts made between 1910 and 1915. These shorts, known as "Bunnygraphs", "Bunnyfinches", and "Bunnyfinchgraphs", established Finch and Bunny as the first popular comedy team in films. The duo became a short-lived trio, when Mabel Normand arrived at the studio. After Bunny's death in 1915 she continued to make comedy shorts, but with less success. She started her own production company, "Flora Finch Productions", but was never able to regain her popularity. One of her best-known roles in the later silent years was Aunt Susan in Paul Leni's The Cat and the Canary (1927). She found film work in the sound era, but only in small supporting parts. The Scarlet Letter (1934) gave her one of her more substantial roles in sound films, and she had a cameo in one of Laurel and Hardy's best-known films Way Out West (1937). Her last film was The Women (1939).

Movies (125)

Way Out West
7.1

Way Out West

1937Movie7.1
Dawn
7.0

Dawn

1919Movie7.0
The Women
7.2

The Women

1939Movie7.2
Her Indiscretion
8.0

Her Indiscretion

1927Movie8.0
Show Boat
6.7

Show Boat

1936Movie6.7
Women Are Trouble
7.0

Women Are Trouble

1936Movie7.0
Roulette
8.0

Roulette

1924Movie8.0
Stenographer Troubles
7.3

Stenographer Troubles

1913Movie7.3
Postal Inspector
7.0

Postal Inspector

1936Movie7.0
Fifth Avenue
7.0

Fifth Avenue

1926Movie7.0
Luck
8.5

Luck

1923Movie8.5
Orphans of the Storm
6.8

Orphans of the Storm

1921Movie6.8
Say It with Songs
5.5

Say It with Songs

1929Movie5.5
Captain Salvation
6.0

Captain Salvation

1927Movie6.0
The Matrimonial Bed
6.4

The Matrimonial Bed

1930Movie6.4
The Locked House
9.0

The Locked House

1914Movie9.0
The Cat and the Canary
6.9

The Cat and the Canary

1927Movie6.9
Birthright
9.0

Birthright

1920Movie9.0
The Midnight Girl
5.8

The Midnight Girl

1925Movie5.8
Disciplining Daisy
9.0

Disciplining Daisy

1913Movie9.0
When Knighthood Was in Flower
5.8

When Knighthood Was in Flower

1922Movie5.8
A Kiss for Cinderella
6.0

A Kiss for Cinderella

1925Movie6.0
His Buddy's Wife
8.0

His Buddy's Wife

1925Movie8.0
Man Wanted
9.0

Man Wanted

1922Movie9.0
The Wife's Relations
8.0

The Wife's Relations

1928Movie8.0
The Haunted House
7.0

The Haunted House

1928Movie7.0
The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

1918Movie
The Old Silver Watch
7.0

The Old Silver Watch

1912Movie7.0
The Strategy of Ann
10.0

The Strategy of Ann

1911Movie10.0
Quality Street
6.9

Quality Street

1927Movie6.9
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
6.5

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

1930Movie6.5
Diamond Cut Diamond
6.0

Diamond Cut Diamond

1912Movie6.0
The Scarlet Letter
5.1

The Scarlet Letter

1934Movie5.1
Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes
10.0

Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes

1912Movie10.0
Her First Biscuits
3.0

Her First Biscuits

1909Movie3.0
Father's Flirtation

Father's Flirtation

1914Movie
The Locket; or, When She Was Twenty
7.0

The Locket; or, When She Was Twenty

1913Movie7.0
A Night at the Movies
5.9

A Night at the Movies

1937Movie5.9
Mrs. Jones Entertains
3.2

Mrs. Jones Entertains

1909Movie3.2
Cutey and the Chorus Girls
7.0

Cutey and the Chorus Girls

1913Movie7.0
Mama Steps Out
7.3

Mama Steps Out

1937Movie7.3
Are Brunettes Safe?
8.0

Are Brunettes Safe?

1927Movie8.0
Stablemates
6.3

Stablemates

1938Movie6.3
Muggsy's First Sweetheart
5.0

Muggsy's First Sweetheart

1910Movie5.0
Come Across
9.0

Come Across

1929Movie9.0
The Troublesome Baby
10.0

The Troublesome Baby

1910Movie10.0
Fixing Their Dads
7.0

Fixing Their Dads

1914Movie7.0
A Lady and Her Maid
6.0

A Lady and Her Maid

1913Movie6.0
The Brown Derby
6.5

The Brown Derby

1926Movie6.5
Rose of the Golden West
9.0

Rose of the Golden West

1927Movie9.0
War
8.0

War

1915Movie8.0
What Drink Did
4.5

What Drink Did

1909Movie4.5
Father's Hatband
5.0

Father's Hatband

1913Movie5.0
Prudence the Pirate

Prudence the Pirate

1916Movie
The Golf Game and the Bonnet

The Golf Game and the Bonnet

1913Movie
Tangled Tangoists
6.5

Tangled Tangoists

1914Movie6.5
Monsieur Beaucaire
5.6

Monsieur Beaucaire

1924Movie5.6
Saving an Audience
9.0

Saving an Audience

1912Movie9.0
The Faker
8.0

The Faker

1929Movie8.0
The Helping Hand
2.0

The Helping Hand

1908Movie2.0
The Adventurous Sex
10.0

The Adventurous Sex

1925Movie10.0
Mrs Lirriper’s Lodgers
7.0

Mrs Lirriper’s Lodgers

1912Movie7.0
The Subduing of Mrs. Nag

The Subduing of Mrs. Nag

1911Movie
The Way of Man
4.0

The Way of Man

1909Movie4.0
Vampire of the Desert
9.0

Vampire of the Desert

1913Movie9.0
Freckles
6.5

Freckles

1912Movie6.5
The Wrongdoers
7.0

The Wrongdoers

1925Movie7.0
Polishing Up

Polishing Up

1914Movie
Heavy Villains
8.0

Heavy Villains

1915Movie8.0
Five and Ten Cent Annie
10.0

Five and Ten Cent Annie

1928Movie10.0
Mr. Bunny in Disguise
7.0

Mr. Bunny in Disguise

1914Movie7.0
Her Crowning Glory
5.1

Her Crowning Glory

1911Movie5.1
Lessons in Love
10.0

Lessons in Love

1921Movie10.0
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
3.0

Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

1909Movie3.0
Suing Susan
4.3

Suing Susan

1912Movie4.3
A Wreath in Time
4.0

A Wreath in Time

1909Movie4.0
Two Overcoats
10.0

Two Overcoats

1911Movie10.0
Oh Boy!
8.0

Oh Boy!

1919Movie8.0
The Live Wire
8.0

The Live Wire

1925Movie8.0
A Night Out

A Night Out

1916Movie
Bunny's Dilemma
9.0

Bunny's Dilemma

1913Movie9.0
The New Stenographer
4.0

The New Stenographer

1911Movie4.0
Lover's Island
9.0

Lover's Island

1925Movie9.0
The Unusual Honeymoon
5.5

The Unusual Honeymoon

1912Movie5.5
The Vases of Hymen
8.0

The Vases of Hymen

1914Movie8.0
A Vitagraph Romance
6.2

A Vitagraph Romance

1912Movie6.2
The Hand Bag
6.5

The Hand Bag

1912Movie6.5
Treasure Trove
7.0

Treasure Trove

1911Movie7.0
A Cure for Pokeritis
4.9

A Cure for Pokeritis

1912Movie4.9
The First Violin

The First Violin

1912Movie
Those Awful Hats
6.1

Those Awful Hats

1909Movie6.1
The Wooing of Winifred
8.0

The Wooing of Winifred

1911Movie8.0
The Foster Child
8.0

The Foster Child

1912Movie8.0
When Mary Grew Up
5.5

When Mary Grew Up

1913Movie5.5
An Elephant on Their Hands
9.0

An Elephant on Their Hands

1912Movie9.0
The Sleep Walker
10.0

The Sleep Walker

1911Movie10.0
The Troublesome Step-Daughters
4.0

The Troublesome Step-Daughters

1912Movie4.0
Bunny's Suicide
7.7

Bunny's Suicide

1912Movie7.7
The Little Minister

The Little Minister

1913Movie
The Autocrat of Flapjack Junction

The Autocrat of Flapjack Junction

1913Movie
A Change in Baggage Checks
7.0

A Change in Baggage Checks

1914Movie7.0
The Feudists
7.0

The Feudists

1913Movie7.0
Men and Women
8.0

Men and Women

1925Movie8.0
In Northern Forests
5.0

In Northern Forests

1911Movie5.0
The Pickpocket
6.3

The Pickpocket

1913Movie6.3
Stenographer Wanted
4.0

Stenographer Wanted

1912Movie4.0
Hearts and Diamonds
5.0

Hearts and Diamonds

1914Movie5.0
The Old Maid's Baby
8.0

The Old Maid's Baby

1914Movie8.0
When the Press Speaks
10.0

When the Press Speaks

1913Movie10.0
Bunny Backslides
8.0

Bunny Backslides

1914Movie8.0
The Classmate's Frolic
5.0

The Classmate's Frolic

1913Movie5.0
She Cried
7.0

She Cried

1912Movie7.0
Three Black Bags
10.0

Three Black Bags

1913Movie10.0
Love's Old Dream

Love's Old Dream

1914Movie
The Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott

1915Movie
The Smoking Out of Bella Butts

The Smoking Out of Bella Butts

1915Movie
Captain Barnacle's Legacy
9.0

Captain Barnacle's Legacy

1912Movie9.0
Irene's Infatuation
9.0

Irene's Infatuation

1912Movie9.0
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
2.5

Jones and the Lady Book Agent

1909Movie2.5
'Morning, Judge
10.0

'Morning, Judge

1926Movie10.0
Those Troublesome Tresses
6.5

Those Troublesome Tresses

1913Movie6.5
Sweeney's Christmas Bird
7.0

Sweeney's Christmas Bird

1914Movie7.0
A Train of Incidents
7.0

A Train of Incidents

1914Movie7.0
In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath
7.0

In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath

1911Movie7.0
A Social Error

A Social Error

1922Movie