A Chump At Oxford 1940
Street sweepers Stan & Ollie inadvertently foil a bank robbery during their lunch break, and are rewarded with an Oxford education. This classic film contains several of L & H’s funniest routines, and received some of the team’s best reviews. Note: Contrary to popular belief, the featurette “A Chump At Oxford” is not just a shorter version of the 63 minute European cut. Upon release of the 42 minute version, Roach decided to expand the film to 63 minutes. A 21 minute segment (a talkie remake of “From Soup To Nuts”) was shot and all the footage turned over to editor Bert Jordan, who ignored the 4 reels already assembled and started from scratch, drawing upon unused takes, alternate set-ups, and scenes of different length. Dir. Alfred J. Goulding
