#throwbackthursday
A CHUMP AT OXFORD (1940) was the penultimate Laurel and Hardy film made
at the Hal Roach studios. Stan Laurel played Stan / Lord Paddington,
Oliver Hardy is Ollie! The film is of particular note to us, because
Peter Cushing also featured in the cast..SEE the actual contract below!
STAN LAUREL was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson on the 16th June 1890, at 3, Argyle
Street, Ulverston, Cumbria, England. He travelled to the US with the
Karno trope, and after a long period eventually Laurel signed with the
Hal Roach studio, so did Oliver Hardy, who was a member of the Hal Roach
Studios Comedy All Star players...and the rest is history! If I were to
pick anyone from this era of cinema history, Stan and Olyy get my vote
every time.
IF YOU HAVE NOT seen A Chump At Oxford, I highly recommend
it, not just for an opportunity to see a young Peter Cushing at work,
but also the joy of watching the skill and talent of the two 'boys'. It
never got better. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Stan, you still remain head and
shoulders above the rest!
