A Chump at Oxford

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A Chump at Oxford
Image:L&H Chump at Oxford 1940.jpg Original one-sheet for A Chump at Oxford (1940)
Directed by	Alfred J. Goulding
Produced by	Hal Roach Jr. Hal Roach
Written by	Charley Rogers Felix Adler Harry Langdon
Starring	Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Wilfred Lucas Jimmy Finlayson Anita Garvin Forrester Harvey Peter Cushing Charlie Hall
Music by	Marvin Hatley
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Editing by	Bert Jordan
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	February 16, 1940
Running time	63 min.
Language	English
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A Chump at Oxford, directed by Alfred Goulding and released in 1940 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, was the penultimate Laurel and Hardy film made at the Hal Roach studios. Originally released as a featurette at forty mins long, twenty minutes were later added for the British and European distribution.

The story is about Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's doomed attempts at a better education. When Stan accidentally hits his head and suffers a case of amnesia, he begins to believe he is actually the upper-class Lord Paddington. This inevitably causes a rift between the two friends.

Supporting actors include Jimmy Finlayson, Wilfred Lucas, Forrester Harvey, and Anita Garvin in her last film with Laurel and Hardy.