What is the duration of A Chump at Oxford?

The duration of A Chump at Oxford is 61 mins.

What is the original language of A Chump at Oxford?

The original language of A Chump at Oxford is English.

Who directed A Chump at Oxford?

A Chump at Oxford was directed by Alfred J. Goulding, Edmund Mortimer.

Which studio made A Chump at Oxford?

A Chump at Oxford was produced by Hal Roach Studios.

A Chump at Oxford (1940) – Plot Summary, Cast, Ratings & More

Q: Does A Chump at Oxford have end credit scenes?

A Chump at Oxford does not have end credit scenes.

The two friends take on the roles of a butler and a maid—Stan even dresses in drag—to serve a dinner party, which quickly collapses into chaos. They end up sweeping the streets, inadvertently apprehending a bank robber. Impressed, the bank’s president grants their wish to study at Oxford, sparking a series of campus‑centric misadventures.

Hal Roach Studios

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Alfred J. Goulding

Director

Edmund Mortimer

Director

Does A Chump at Oxford have end credit scenes?

No!

A Chump at Oxford does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Meet the Full Cast and Actors of A Chump at Oxford

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Peter Cushing

Student

Harry Bernard

Policeman (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Dean's Servant

Forrester Harvey

Meredith

Stanley Blystone

Policeman (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

Dean Williams

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Stan Laurel

Stan

Al Thompson

Manhole Worker (uncredited)

Tom Costello

Minor Role (uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Ghost

Jack Richardson

Minor Role (uncredited)

Gerald Fielding

Student

Edgar Norton

Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)

James Finlayson

Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Man in Unemployment Office (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

Student

Anita Garvin

Mrs. Vandevere (uncredited)

Jean De Briac

Pierre (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Banker

Herbert Evans

Professor Crampton (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Richard Cramer

Minor Role (uncredited)

James Millican

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

Bank Manager's Secretary (uncredited)

Vivien Oakland

Receptionist (uncredited)

Rex Lease

Bank Robber (uncredited)

George Magrill

Tow-Truck Driver (uncredited)

Sam Lufkin

Water Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Alec Harford

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Robert Kent

Minor Role (uncredited)

Louise Bates

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jack Heasley

Hodges (uncredited)

Victor Kendall

Student

Jewel Jordan

Minor Role (uncredited)

Marjorie Deanne

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Lois Lindsay

Minor Role (uncredited)

Bobby Tracy

Minor Role (uncredited)

Gerald Rogers

Student

Evelyn Barlow

Minor Role (uncredited)

Mack Germaine

Minor Role (uncredited)

Stan McKay

Minor Role (uncredited)

Doris Morton

Minor Role (uncredited)

Elmer Serrano

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Full Plot Summary and Ending Explained for A Chump at Oxford

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Stan and Ollie are street sweepers who, during a lunch break outside a bank, accidentally foil a bank robber’s escape. The grateful bank president offers them jobs, but Ollie admits they lack the education to succeed. The president funds scholarships at Oxford University in England, where they are subjected to elaborate hazing by prankish students.

At Oxford, the servant assigned to Stan and Ollie recognizes Paddington as the long-lost athlete and scholar Lord Paddington. Many years earlier, the scholar had a bump on the head that claimed his memory, causing him to wander away from the university and vanish. Stan and Ollie dismiss the tale and continue their misadventures.

When Stan bumps his head again, he transforms into Paddington, complete with upper-crust diction and a condescending manner. Hardy, astonished, is permitted to stay on as Paddington’s “lackey.”

The hazed students, now facing expulsion, form an angry mob determined to run Stan and Ollie out of Oxford. They do not reckon on Paddington, who singlehandedly routs the mob. Paddington looks out the window, and the window frame slips and bumps his head. Stan returns, oblivious to what has happened.

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