A Chump at Oxford
Figuring out a grand time for you!
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
61 min
Release Date
1940-01-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
101
Vote Average
6.9
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
Victor Kendall
Student
Gerald Fielding
Student
Charlie Hall
Student
Peter Cushing
Student
James Finlayson
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
Anita Garvin
Mrs. Vandevere (uncredited)
Evelyn Barlow
Minor Role (uncredited)
Louise Bates
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harry Bernard
Policeman (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Policeman (uncredited)
Tom Costello
Minor Role (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jean De Briac
Pierre (uncredited)
Marjorie Deanne
Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
Professor Crampton (uncredited)
Mack Germaine
Minor Role (uncredited)
Alec Harford
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jack Heasley
Hodges (uncredited)
Jewel Jordan
Minor Role (uncredited)
Robert Kent
Minor Role (uncredited)
Rex Lease
Bank Robber (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Bank Manager's Secretary (uncredited)
Lois Lindsay
Minor Role (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin
Water Wagon Driver (uncredited)
George Magrill
Tow-Truck Driver (uncredited)
Stan McKay
Minor Role (uncredited)
James Millican
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Doris Morton
Minor Role (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)
Vivien Oakland
Receptionist (uncredited)
Jack Richardson
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
Elmer Serrano
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bobby Tracy
Minor Role (uncredited)
Al Thompson
Manhole Worker (uncredited)
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