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. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... Laurel and Hardy Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are probably the most famous comedy duo in film history. ... Harold Eugene Hal Roach (January 14, 1892–November 2, 1992) was a United States film and television producer from the 1910s to the 1980s. ... Featurette is a term used in the American film industry to designate a film of approximately 3-4 reels length, or about 20-44 minutes in running time - thus midway between a short subject and a feature film. ... This article is about the continent. ... This page deals with mathematical distributions. ...

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. Supporting actors include Jimmy Finlayson, Wilfred Lucas, Anita Garvin, and Forrester Harvey. Stan Laurel Stan Laurel (June 16, 1890 – February 23, 1965), born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, was a comedian and member of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy. ... Oliver Norvell Hardy (1892–1957) Oliver Norvell Hardy (January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American film actor. ... Amnesia (or amnaesia in Commonwealth English) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. ... James Finlayson was an actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. ... Wilfred Lucas, born January 30, 1871 in the Province of Ontario, Canada - died December 5, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, United States, was a stage and film actor, a film director, and a screenwriter. ... Anita Garvin (February 11, 1906 - July 7, 1994) was an American actress and comedienne who appeared in both silent and sound films. ...