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A Chump at Oxford, directed in 1939 by Alfred J. Goulding and released in 1940 by United Artists, was the penultimate Laurel and Hardy film made at the Hal Roach studios. Originally released as a streamliner featurette at forty minutes long, the original streamliner version was slightly reedited and twenty minutes of footage largely unrelated to the main plot were later added for European distribution and, ultimately, American distribution. A later reissue version was further reedited, jumping from Stan and Ollie`s entrance into the employment agency to them sweeping the streets. A 20 minute version created for television distribution is entitled ALTER EGO. The longer version is the one most often seen today. The title echoes the popular film A Yank at Oxford (1938).
Original Release
01/25/1940
US Release
02/16/1940
Cast
Name | Character |
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Stan Laurel | Lord Paddington / Stan Laurel / Stan |
Oliver Hardy | Ollie / Oliver Hardy |
Forrester Harvey | Meredith |
Wilfred Lucas | Dean Williams |
Forbes Murray | Banker |
Frank Baker | Dean's Servant / Jenkins - the Dean's Servant |
Eddie Borden | Ghost / Student Ghost |
Gerald Rogers | Student / Student Johnson |
Victor Kendall | Student / Student Cecil |
Gerald Fielding | Student / Student Brown |
Directors
Writers
Stan Laurel, Charley Rogers, Felix Adler, Harry Langdon
Cast
Name | Character |
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Stan Laurel | Lord Paddington / Stan Laurel / Stan |
Oliver Hardy | Ollie / Oliver Hardy |
Forrester Harvey | Meredith |
Wilfred Lucas | Dean Williams |
Forbes Murray | Banker |
Frank Baker | Dean's Servant / Jenkins - the Dean's Servant |
Eddie Borden | Ghost / Student Ghost |
Gerald Rogers | Student / Student Johnson |
Victor Kendall | Student / Student Cecil |
Gerald Fielding | Student / Student Brown |
Charlie Hall | Student Hector / Student |
Peter Cushing | Student / Student Jones |
Evelyn Barlow | Minor Role |
Louise Bates | Minor Role |
Harry Bernard | Policeman Shot by Vandervere |
Stanley Blystone | Policeman |
Tom Costello | Minor Role |
Richard Cramer | Minor Role |
Jean De Briac | Pierre - the Cook |
Marjorie Deanne | Dinner Party Guest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hal Roach Jr. | Producer |
Hal Roach | Producer |