Occupation Actress Ex-spouse Harold March Role Film actress | Name Flora Finch Years active 1908–1939 | |
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Movies The Cat and the Canary, A Cure for Pokeritis, Those Awful Hats, The Women, Sweet Kitty Bellairs Similar People Laurence Trimble, Paul Leni, Billy Bitzer, D W Griffith, J Stuart Blackton | ||
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Flora Finch (17 June 1867 – 4 January 1940) was an English-born film actress who starred in over 300 silent films, including over 200 for the Vitagraph Studios film company.
Contents
- Walk of fame wednesday with todd pickering john bunny flora finch
- Early life and career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Early life and career
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).
Most of her films are now lost.
Flora Finch died at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles from blood poisoning. She was taken to the hospital after a streptococcus infection followed an accidental cut to her arm. The infection spread beyond control and the actress lapsed into a coma from bronchial pneumonia.
Personal life
Finch was married to Harold March (dates unknown); apparently they had no children.
Filmography
Actress
1939
The Women as
Woman Window Tapper (uncredited)
1939
Dodge City as
League Member (uncredited)
1938
Stablemates as
Singer at Beulah's (uncredited)
1937
A Night at the Movies (Short) as
Movie Patron (uncredited)
1937
Bad Guy as
Beauty Shop Customer (uncredited)
1937
London by Night as
Old Woman Pulling Down Shade (uncredited)
1937
Way Out West as
Maw (uncredited)
1937
When Love Is Young as
Performer (uncredited)
1937
Mama Steps Out as
Old Maid in Hall (uncredited)
1936
No Place Like Rome (Short) as
Old Woman Who Loses Wig (uncredited)
1936
Postal Inspector as
The Ugly Fraud (uncredited)
1936
Women Are Trouble as
Society Woman (uncredited)
1936
San Francisco as
Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
1936
Show Boat as
Woman (uncredited)
1936
Moonlight Murder as
Attendee at Hollywood Bowl with Seat Cushion (uncredited)
1934
Hollywood on Parade (Short)
1934
The Painted Veil as
German (scenes deleted)
1934
The Scarlet Letter as
Faith Bartle, the Gossip
1932
Play Girl as
19-Cent Woman (uncredited)
1931
The Bride's Mistake (Short) as
Maid
1930
Sweet Kitty Bellairs as
Gossip
1930
The Matrimonial Bed as
Vosin
1929
Say It with Songs as
Radio Station Beauty Expert (uncredited)
1929
Come Across as
Cassie
1929
The Faker as
Emma
1928
The Haunted House as
Mrs.Rackham
1928
Five and Ten Cent Annie as
Wedding Party Guest
1928
The Wife's Relations as
Mrs. Cyrus Dodd
1927
Quality Street as
Mary Willoughby
1927
Rose of the Golden West as
Señora Comba
1927
The Cat and the Canary as
Susan Sillsby
1927
Captain Salvation as
Mrs. Snifty
1927
Are Brunettes Safe? (Short) as
School teacher (uncredited)
1927
Her Indiscretion
1926
Another Bottle Doctor (Short) as
Judge's Wife
1926
The Berth Mark (Short) as
Reform Committee
1926
'Morning, Judge (Short) as
The Judge's Wife
1926
Oh, Baby! as
Aunt Phoebe
1926
The Brown Derby as
Aunt Anna
1926
Fifth Avenue as
Mrs. Pettygrew
1925
Lover's Island as
Amanda Dawson
1925
A Kiss for Cinderella as
Second Customer
1925
His Buddy's Wife as
Mirandy
1925
The Live Wire as
Pansy Darwin
1925
The Wrongdoers as
Society Woman
1925
The Adventurous Sex as
The Grandmother
1925
Men and Women as
Kate
1925
The Midnight Girl as
Landlady
1925
The Early Bird as
Miss Quincy
1924
Monsieur Beaucaire as
Duchesse de Montmorency
1924
Roulette as
Mrs. Smith-Jones
1923
Luck as
The Plumber's Wife
1922
A Social Error (Short)
1922
Orphan Sally
1922
Man Wanted
1922
When Knighthood Was in Flower as
A French Lady-in-Waiting
1922
Torchy's Hold-Up (Short)
1921
Orphans of the Storm as
Starving Peasant
1921
Lessons in Love as
Agatha Calthorpe
1920
The She-Male Sleuth (Short)
1920
Birthright
1919
Dawn as
Mrs. Natalie Colebrook
1919
The Immovable Guest (Short)
1919
Oh Boy! as
Miss Penelope Budd
1918
Boodle and Bandits (Short)(unconfirmed, uncredited)
1918
The Great Adventure as
Rags's Aunt
1917
Flora in the Movies (Short)
1917
Flora Joins the Chorus (Short)
1917
Flora the Dressmaker (Short)
1917
Flora the International Spy (Short)
1917
Flora the Life-Saver (Short)
1917
Flora the Manicure Girl (Short)
1917
Flora the School Teacher (Short)
1917
Guess What (Short)
1917
War Prides (Short)
1916
The Brown Derby (Short)
1916
Prudence, the Pirate as
The Aunt
1916
Hughey, the Process Server (Short) as
Flora
1916
A Night Out as
Mrs. Marie Haslem
1916
When Hooligan and Dooligan Ran for Mayor (Short) as
Mrs. Hooligan
1915
Hughey of the Circus (Short) as
Flora Powell
1915
The Conquest of Constantia (Short) as
Constantia Calthrope
1915
Between Two Fires (Short) as
Belinda Byers
1915
Heavy Villains (Short) as
Serena Slim - The Slender Sleuth
1915
Pat Hogan, Deceased (Short) as
Pat Hogan's Widow
1915
Some Duel (Short) as
Flora
1915
A Pair of Queens (Short) as
Ivy
1915
A Mistake in Typesetting (Short) as
Mulvina Minchen
1915
The Starring of Flora Finchurch (Short) as
Flora Finchurch
1915
Strictly Neutral (Short) as
Flora - the French Maid
1915
Whose Husband? (Short) as
Flora Sniffen
1915
Mr. Jarr's Magnetic Friend (Short)
1915
They Loved Him So (Short) as
Miss Prism - Artist
1915
The Lady of Shalott (Short) as
Ivy Skinner - the Lady of Shalott
1915
Two and Two (Short) as
Mrs. Bunty - 1st Wife
1915
War (Short) as
Frau Schultz
1915
The Smoking Out of Bella Butts (Short) as
Bella Butts
1914
The New Secretary (Short)
1914
Sweeney's Christmas Bird (Short) as
Mrs. Sweeney
1914
A Strand of Blond Hair (Short) as
Flora - Bunny's Wife
1914
Bunny's Little Brother (Short) as
Flora - Joe's Wife
1914
Mary Jane Entertains (Short) as
Mary Jane
1914
Fixing Their Dads (Short) as
The Widow Hathaway
1914
The Rocky Road of Love (Short) as
Emmaline Burr
1914
Bunny Backslides (Short) as
Flora Winslow - a Widow
1914
Hearts and Diamonds (Short) as
Miss Rachel Whipple
1914
Such a Hunter (Short) as
Eva Spurling
1914
Polishing Up (Short) as
Mrs. John Bunny, alias Vivian Astor
1914
The New Stenographer (Short) as
Lucille Montgomery
1914
David Garrick (Short) as
Araminta
1914
The Locked House (Short) as
Mrs. Bunny
1914
Private Bunny (Short) as
Flora Finch
1914
The Vases of Hymen (Short) as
Annette Kershaw
1914
A Train of Incidents (Short) as
Miss Prim
1914
The Old Maid's Baby (Short) as
Flora the Old Maid
1914
Father's Flirtation (Short) as
Mrs. Bunny
1914
Mr. Bingle's Melodrama (Short) as
Flossy Hamm - An Actress
1914
Mr. Bunnyhug Buys a Hat for His Bride (Short) as
Mrs. Clara Bunnyhug
1914
Cutey's Wife (Short) as
Miss Crab
1914
Bunny's Swell Affair (Short) as
A Rich Widow
1914
Bunny Buys a Harem (Short) as
Mrs. Bunny
1914
Mr. Bunny in Disguise (Short) as
Euphemia Jones
1914
The Old Fire Horse and the New Fire Chief (Short) as
The Secretary's Mother
1914
Bunco Bill's Visit (Short) as
The Farmer's Wife
1914
Tangled Tangoists (Short)
1914
The Chicken Inspector (Short) as
Miss Birch
1914
Bunny's Scheme (Short) as
Ethel Dana
1914
A Change in Baggage Checks (Short) as
Stella Triplight
1914
Bunny's Birthday (Short) as
Mrs. Bunny
1914
Love's Old Dream (Short) as
Miranda - Simon's Sweetheart
1914
Cutey's Vacation (Short) as
Miss Gammon Olde
1914
Bunny's Mistake (Short) as
Mrs. Bunny
1914
The Misadventures of a Mighty Monarch (Short) as
Flora - John's Jealous Wife
1913
The Golf Game and the Bonnet (Short) as
Flora - The Wife
1913
The Girl at the Lunch Counter (Short) as
Susie Finch
1913
The Schemers (Short) as
Mrs. Smith aka Mrs. Nag
1913
Mary Jane (Short) as
Mary Jane
1913
Fatty's Affair of Honor (Short)
1913
Father's Hatband (Short) as
Mrs. Henpecko
1913
The Autocrat of Flapjack Junction (Short) as
Edith - The Widow
1913
John Tobin's Sweetheart (Short) as
Lizzie
1913
When Women Go on the Warpath; or, Why Jonesville Went Dry (Short)
1913
Which Way Did He Go? (Short) as
Mrs. Henpecko
1913
The Feudists (Short) as
Second Wife - Mrs. Craig
1913
Those Troublesome Tresses (Short) as
Mrs. Jones
1913
Bingles' Nightmare; or, If It Had Only Been True (Short) as
Bingles' Wife
1913
When the Press Speaks (Short) as
Lizzie Ellison aka Bealla Wilfax - the Sob Sister
1913
A Gentleman of Fashion (Short) as
Nanette Stevens - The Heiress
1913
The Pickpocket (Short) as
Patrick's Suffragette Wife
1913
Hubby's Toothache (Short) as
Wifey
1913
A Millinery Bomb (Short) as
Cora Burrows
1913
Love's Quarantine (Short) as
Dot's Mother
1913
One Good Joke Deserves Another (Short) as
Jim's Mother
1913
No Sweets (Short) as
The Shop Clerk's Wife
1913
Bunny's Dilemma (Short) as
Aunt Eliza
1913
Bunny as a Reporter (Short) as
Leader of the Suffragettes
1913
A Lady and Her Maid (Short)
1913
Bunny's Birthday Surprise (Short) as
Mrs. Bunny
1913
His Life for His Emperor (Short) as
Flora
1913
Vampire of the Desert (Short) as
Hagar
1913
Mr. Horatio Sparkins (Short) as
Teresa Halderton
1913
Cupid's Hired Man (Short) as
Anne Matthews, a Spinster
1913
Bingles Mends the Clock (Short) as
Mrs. Bingles
1913
Two's Company, Three's a Crowd (Short)
1913
There's Music in the Hair (Short) as
Iolanthe McSwatt
1913
The Fortune (Short) as
Muriel - Jake's Wife
1913
Cutey and the Chorus Girls (Short) as
Flora Scrawny
1913
He Answered the Ad (Short) as
Amanda, John's Wife
1913
Love Laughs at Locksmiths; or, Love Finds a Way (Short) as
The Preceptress - Principal of the School
1913
The Wonderful Statue (Short)
1913
The Dog House Builders (Short) as
Mrs. Mealy
1913
His Honor, the Mayor (Short) as
Aunt Minerva
1913
The Way Out (Short)
1913
Hubby Buys a Baby (Short) as
Mrs. Bun
1913
Suspicious Henry (Short) as
Mrs. Michael Murphy
1913
The Locket; or, When She Was Twenty (Short) as
Mrs. Evelyn Jones
1913
A Trap to Catch a Burglar (Short) as
Bedelia O'Flanagan - A Suffragette
1913
Stenographer Troubles (Short) as
A Typist
1913
The Classmate's Frolic (Short) as
The Director of the School
1913
And His Wife Came Back (Short) as
Miss Finch - An Old Maid
1913
When Mary Grew Up (Short) as
The Maid
1913
The Little Minister (Short) as
Jeanne - The Disharts' Servant
1913
Three Black Bags (Short) as
Mrs. Brown
1913
Mr. Bolter's Niece (Short) as
Miss Lavinia Racey
1912
Planting the Spring Garden (Short) as
Mrs. Citiman
1912
Freckles (Short) as
Madame Legrand
1912
Doctor Bridget (Short) as
Freddie's Mother
1912
In the Flat Above (Short) as
Miss Finch - A Pupil
1912
The Servant Problem; or, How Mr. Bullington Ran the House (Short) as
Harriet Jenkins - The Third Cook
1912
The Unusual Honeymoon (Short) as
Mary McGregor, His Wife
1912
Lord Browning and Cinderella (Short) as
Sylvia, Cinderella's Older Sister
1912
The Professor and the Lady (Short) as
Miss Fullom - Principal of the School
1912
The Hand Bag (Short) as
Miss Amanda De Rosville
1912
An Expensive Shine (Short) as
First Sister
1912
Bunny All at Sea (Short) as
Flirty Passenger (unconfirmed)
1912
An Elephant on Their Hands (Short)
1912
Mammoth Life-Savers (Short) as
The Spinster
1912
She Cried (Short) as
Factory Worker
1912
Bachelor Buttons (Short) as
Diana
1912
A Vitagraph Romance (Short) as
Principal of Miss Flint's Seminary
1912
Bunny's Suicide (Short) as
Mrs. Spink
1912
Captain Barnacle's Legacy (Short) as
Markham's African Sister
1912
Saving an Audience (Short) as
A Suffragette
1912
Suing Susan (Short) as
Miss Susan - a Spinster
1912
The Awakening of Jones (Short) as
Mrs. Jones
1912
Martha's Rebellion (Short) as
The Maid
1912
A Persistent Lover (Short) as
Olivia Slincum
1912
The Foster Child (Short)
1912
Her Old Sweetheart (Short) as
Priscilla - A Sympathetic Old Lady
1912
The Troublesome Step-Daughters (Short) as
The Governess
1912
The Church Across the Way (Short) as
A Disagreeable Aunt
1912
The Pseudo Sultan (Short) as
The Sultana
1912
Pandora's Box (Short) as
Flora Finnee
1912
Diamond Cut Diamond (Short) as
Mrs. Bunce
1912
Professor Optimo (Short) as
An Unhappy Woman
1912
Leap Year Proposals (Short) as
Miss Bullfinch - an Old Maid
1912
Thou Shalt Not Covet (Short)
1912
The Red Ink Tragedy (Short) as
Undetermined Role
1912
How He Papered the Room (Short) as
Mrs. Jolliwell
1912
The Jocular Winds of Fate (Short) as
Juliet Humph
1912
The Suit of Armor (Short) as
A Strict Domestic Servant
1912
The Governor Who Had a Heart (Short)
1912
Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes (Short)
1912
The Old Silver Watch (Short)
1912
The First Woman Jury in America (Short) as
Priscilla Simpkins - Forewoman of the Jury
1912
Irene's Infatuation (Short) as
Mme. Frangiapani
1912
Stenographers Wanted (Short) as
The Chosen Stenographer
1912
A Cure for Pokeritis (Short) as
Mrs. Sharpe
1912
Bunny and the Twins (Short) as
Flora - First 'Twin'
1912
Umbrellas to Mend (Short) as
The Old Maid
1912
The First Violin (Short) as
Helen's Stepmother
1911
In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath (Short) as
Mrs. Bunny
1911
The Ventriloquist's Trunk (Short) as
Miss Flora - a Hotel Boarder
1911
The Politician's Dream (Short) as
Widow Merritt
1911
The Gossip (Short) as
Priscilla Primp - the Gossip
1911
Selecting His Heiress (Short) as
One of Doughbags' Nieces
1911
Her Hero (Short) as
Mrs. Brown
1911
Her Crowning Glory (Short) as
The Governess
1911
Intrepid Davy (Short)(unidentified role)
1911
The Strategy of Anne (Short) as
Headmistress of the School
1911
Treasure Trove (Short) as
Patience
1911
The Subduing of Mrs. Nag (Short) as
Mrs. Nag
1911
The Woes of a Wealthy Widow (Short) as
The Wealthy Widow
1911
In Northern Forests (Short)
1911
Two Overcoats (Short) as
Mrs. Maggie Gallagher
1911
The Sleep Walker (Short)
1911
Tim Mahoney, the Scab (Short) as
Mrs. Tim Mahoney - The Strikebreaker's Wife
1911
The Derelict Reporter (Short)
1911
The Wooing of Winifred (Short)
1911
Captain Barnacle's Courtship (Short) as
The Girl's Mother
1911
The New Stenographer (Short) as
The Old Stenographer
1911
The Midnight Marauder (Short)
1911
The Misses Finch and Their Nephew Billy (Short) as
Miss Finch
1910
The Troublesome Baby (Short) as
Mrs. Samuels (unconfirmed)
1910
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Short) as
Ophelia St. Clare
1910
Davy Jones and Captain Bragg (Short)
1910
Muggsy's First Sweetheart (Short) as
Uplift Woman
1910
Caught in His Own Trap (Short) as
Mother
1910
All on Account of the Milk (Short)
1909
The Way of Man (Short) as
The Mother
1909
Her First Biscuits (Short)
1909
What Drink Did (Short)
1909
Jones and the Lady Book Agent (Short) as
The Lady Book Agent
1909
A Sound Sleeper (Short)
1909
Schneider's Anti-Noise Crusade (Short)
1909
Jones and His New Neighbors (Short)
1909
His Wife's Mother (Short)
1909
A Wreath in Time (Short) as
Actress on Stage
1909
Those Awful Hats (Short) as
Woman with Largest Hat (uncredited)
1909
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party (Short) as
Guest
1909
Mrs. Jones Entertains (Short) as
Leader of Temperance League
1908
The Helping Hand (Short) as
Mrs. Harcourt
Producer
1917
Flora the International Spy (Short) (producer)
1917
Guess What (Short) (producer)
1917
War Prides (Short) (producer)
Self
1914
How Cissy Made Good (Short) as
Self
Archive Footage
1986
The Laurel and Hardy Show (TV Series) as
Maw (1986)
1933
Movie Memories #1 (Short) as
Self (uncredited)
1933
March of the Movies as
Self - film clip (uncredited)
References
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