A Chump at Oxford

Figuring out a grand time for you!

6.8/1019401h 1mReleased

Comedy

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.

Released: Jan 25, 1940

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Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Forrester Harvey

Meredith

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