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A Chump at Oxford ()

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As a reward for capturing a bank robber, Stan and Ollie get scholarships to Oxford, but are met with resentment by other students.
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Stan Laurel / Lord Paddington
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Oliver Hardy
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Meredith
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Dean Williams
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Banker
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Jenkins - the Dean's Servant
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Student Ghost
Gerald Rogers ...
Student Johnson
Victor Kendall ...
Student Cecil
Gerald Fielding ...
Student Brown
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Student Hector (as Charles Hall)
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Student Jones
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Evelyn Barlow ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Policeman Shot by Vandervere (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
Tom Costello ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Pierre - the Cook (uncredited)
Marjorie Deanne ...
Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
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Professor Crampton (uncredited)
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Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Mrs. Vandevere (uncredited)
Mildred Gaye ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Mack Germaine ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Alec Harford ...
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jack Heasley ...
Hodges (uncredited)
Jewel Jordan ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Bank Robber (uncredited)
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Bank Manager's Secretary (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Water Wagon Driver (uncredited)
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Tow-Truck Driver (uncredited)
Stan McKay ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Doris Morton ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)
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Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)
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Employment Office Receptionist (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Elmer Serrano ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Manhole Worker (uncredited)
Bobby Tracy ...
Minor Role (uncredited)

Directed by

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Alfred J. Goulding ... (as Alfred Goulding)

Written by

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Charley Rogers ... (original story) (as Charles Rogers) &
Felix Adler ... (original story) &
Harry Langdon ... (original story)
 
Charley Rogers ... (screenplay) (as Charles Rogers) &
Felix Adler ... (screenplay) &
Harry Langdon ... (screenplay)
 
Stan Laurel ... (contributor to screenplay) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Hal Roach Jr. ... associate producer
Hal Roach ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Marvin Hatley ... (musical score)

Cinematography by

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Art Lloyd ... (photography)

Editing by

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Bert Jordan

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Earl Rettig ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Charles D. Hall

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William Stevens ... (set decorations) (as W.L. Stevens)

Makeup Department

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Bill Madsen ... makeup (uncredited)

Production Management

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Sidney S. Van Keuren ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Gordon Douglas ... director: additional scenes (uncredited)
Alex Finlayson ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Harve Foster ... assistant director (uncredited)
Jack Reynolds ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Eric Rohman ... poster artist : Sweden (uncredited)
Bob Saunders ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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William Randall ... sound
Warren B. Delaplain ... sound (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Roy Seawright ... photographic effects

Stunts

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Mack Germaine ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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E. Truman Joiner ... grip
Charles Crane ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Tom Evans ... still photographer (uncredited)
Stax Graves ... still photographer (uncredited)
Jim Hollywood ... gaffer (uncredited)
Fred Murray ... best boy (uncredited)
Ernest Smith ... second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Harry Black ... wardrobe supervisor
Mary Bernard ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Harold Lewis ... musician (uncredited)
Don Linder ... musician (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... musical arrangements (uncredited) / vocal arrangements (uncredited)
Cecil Noe ... musician (uncredited)
Clinton Wardrop ... musician (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Charles Morton ... script clerk (uncredited)
Henry Silk ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Hal Roach ... presenter
Ralph Banks ... stand-in (uncredited)
Budd Boetticher ... other crew (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg ... stand-in (uncredited)
Bill Caldwell ... stand-in: Stan Laurel (uncredited)
Ham Kinsey ... stand-in: Stan Laurel (uncredited)
Nina Myral ... french dialogue - 1947 (uncredited)
Charles Phillips ... stand-in: Oliver Hardy (uncredited)
Marcel Raine ... french dubbing supervisor - 1947 (uncredited)
Howard Vernon ... voice dubbing: Oliver Hardy (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

With Stan in drag, the boys get jobs as a married butler and maid for a dinner party at the Vandeveres. When that ends in disaster, they're reduced to sweeping streets, and accidentally capture a bank robber. The grateful bank president sends them to Oxford for a proper education. There they become victims of student pranks, getting lost in the university's maze, and taking over the Dean's quarters as their own; but, then a knock on the head turns Stan into the famed Lord Paddington, scholar and athlete extraordinaire. Suddenly erudite and supercilious, he retains Oliver as his valet, Fatty. Written by Paul Penna

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Taglines Figuring out a grand time for you! (one-sheet poster). See more »
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Also Known As
  • Dos Bobos en Oxford (United States, Spanish title)
  • Chump in College (India, English title)
  • Les As d'Oxford (France)
  • Dick und Doof als Studenten (Germany)
  • Estudiantes en Oxford (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 62 min
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Trivia For the ear wiggling that Stan does, he would be filmed with his ears as normal then they'd be held forward with putty or similar material and the camera restarted. The two sections would be joined together then copied and joined many times for repetition. Filmed in slow motion then projected at normal speed the ears would wave vigorously. This would be why Stan's face is fixed in one position for a relatively long time. See more »
Goofs When Stan and Ollie get out of a car and thank the driver for the lift, they are in front of the entrance for The Evening Globe, which has Art Deco trim around the main doors. They then ask the driver of a Water Dept. truck for a ride. When they sit on the back of the truck as the driver turns on the street-cleaning spray, the background has changed, and they are now in front of the Globe Pipe Shop, which is next to a grand building entrance with large, Ionic columns on either side of the doors. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Dance of the Cookoos (1982). See more »
Soundtracks For He's a Jolly Good Fellow See more »
Quotes Baldy Vandevere: [to Stan in drag] Agnus, will you please serve the salad - without any dressing.
Stan: [walks over to Ollie] What kind of a joint is this?
Ollie: What's the matter?
Stan: He wants me to serve the salad undressed.
Ollie: Well, if he wants the salad undressed, that's the way he'll have it. Go get the salad.
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