A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

★ 6.9IMDb Score
Released:1940-01-25
Genre:Comedy
Duration:63 min
Director:Alfred J. Goulding
Actors:Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Forrester Harvey, Wilfred Lucas, Forbes Murray
Production:Hal Roach Studios

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.

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