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.As a reward for capturing a bank robber, Stan and Ollie get scholarships to Oxford, but are met with resentment by other students.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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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

4.5K

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Student Hector
(as Charles Hall)

Peter Cushing

Student Jones

Evelyn Barlow

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Louise Bates

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Harry Bernard

Policeman Shot by Vandervere
(uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Policeman
(uncredited)

Tom Costello

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Richard Cramer

Minor Role
(uncredited)

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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.

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.

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.

Alternate versions
Shortenedand reedited as "Alter Ego" for TV consumption in the 59m

Connections
Edited into Dance of the Cookoos (1982)

Soundtracks
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung a cappella by Oxford students

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Featured review

10/10

Unmissable.

This is without doubt one of the best L & H films. It opens with their hilarious attempts at finding employment, which involve Stan dressing as a maid. Then, after foiling a bank robbery whilst working as street cleaners, the duo are rewarded with the possibility of a university education and go to Oxford where they end up on the wrong side of prankster students (including a teenaged Peter Cushing). Before long, it is revealed that Stan has a mysterious past.

Unmissable whether you're a fan of the legendary duo or not, this film has barely a dull moment. The apex of comedy, timeless whether in color or black and white.