A Chump at Oxford (1940)

6.9/10 63 min Comedy

Overview

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 grateful bank president sends them to Oxford, at their request, and higher-education hijinks ensue.

Cast

Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Forrester Harvey

Meredith

Wilfred Lucas

Dean Williams

Forbes Murray

Banker

Frank Baker

Dean's Servant

Eddie Borden

Ghost

Gerald Rogers

Student

Charlie Hall

Student

Peter Cushing

Student

James Finlayson

Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

Anita Garvin

Mrs. Vandevere (uncredited)

Louise Bates

Minor Role (uncredited)

Harry Bernard

Policeman (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Policeman (uncredited)

Richard Cramer

Minor Role (uncredited)

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