A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

63 mins | Comedy | Dec. 31, 1939

The boys get jobs as a butler and maid (Stan in drag) for a dinner party. When that ends in disaster, they resort to sweeping streets and accidentally capture a bank robber. The thankful bank president sends them to Oxford to get an education. Predictable results ensue.

A Chump at Oxford

63 mins | Comedy | Dec. 31, 1939

A Chump at Oxford
The boys get jobs as a butler and maid (Stan in drag) for a dinner party. When that ends in disaster, they resort to sweeping streets and accidentally capture a bank robber. The thankful bank president sends them to Oxford to get an education. Predictable results ensue.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Hal Roach Studios
Original title A Chump at Oxford
Directors Alfred J. Goulding
Writers Felix Adler, Charley Rogers

Cast

Stan Laurel

as Stan

Oliver Hardy

as Ollie

Forrester Harvey

as Meredith

Wilfred Lucas

as Dean Williams

Forbes Murray

as Banker

Frank Baker

as Dean's Servant

Eddie Borden

as Ghost

Gerald Rogers

as Student

Victor Kendall

as Student

Gerald Fielding

as Student

Charlie Hall

as Student

Peter Cushing

as Student

James Finlayson

as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

Anita Garvin

as Mrs. Vandevere (uncredited)

Evelyn Barlow

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Louise Bates

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Harry Bernard

as Policeman (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

as Policeman (uncredited)

Tom Costello

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Richard Cramer

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Jean De Briac

as Pierre (uncredited)

Marjorie Deanne

as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

as Professor Crampton (uncredited)

Mack Germaine

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Alec Harford

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Jack Heasley

as Hodges (uncredited)

Jewel Jordan

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Robert Kent

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Rex Lease

as Bank Robber (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

as Bank Manager's Secretary (uncredited)

Lois Lindsay

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Sam Lufkin

as Water Wagon Driver (uncredited)

George Magrill

as Tow-Truck Driver (uncredited)

Stan McKay

as Minor Role (uncredited)

James Millican

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Doris Morton

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Edgar Norton

as Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

as Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)

Vivien Oakland

as Receptionist (uncredited)

Jack Richardson

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Elmer Serrano

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Bobby Tracy

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Al Thompson

as Manhole Worker (uncredited)