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As a reward for capturing a bank robber, Stan and Ollie get scholarship to Oxford, but are met with resentment by other students.As a reward for capturing a bank robber, Stan and Ollie get scholarship to Oxford, but are met with resentment by other students.As a reward for capturing a bank robber, Stan and Ollie get scholarship to Oxford, but are met with resentment by other students.
Charlie Hall
- Student Hector
- (as Charles Hall)
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)
Storyline
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- TriviaFor 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.
- GoofsWhen 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 versionsShortenedand reedited as "Alter Ego" for TV consumption in the 59m
- ConnectionsEdited into Dance of the Cookoos (1982)
- SoundtracksFor He's a Jolly Good Fellow
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung a cappella by Oxford students
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Gentle, slow comedy from the famous duo
Oliver and Stan are yet again down on their luck. A temporary job as a butler and a maid ends in disaster leaving them sweeping the streets. When they foil a bank robbery they get sent to Oxford as a reward to get an education. At Oxford they are targeted for pranks by the other students until a bump on the head reveals Stan's family background.
The story isn't very important - the various episodes aren't always very well linked and are really only excuses for a series of set pieces. However it doesn't mean it's bad. Each bit stands up in it's own right and you don't really notice the tenuous links. Each contains some very funny moments and it's typical of the duo's slow gentle comedy. The only concern I would have is that film comedy now is of the type that must move very quickly, be very crude and be very simple - I don't think audiences raised on "something about mary" style films would all appreciate this film at all.
All the performances are good (with only a few dodgy accents). Laurel and Hardy are good in their well practised roles. James Finlayson is good at his usual squinty, double taking stuff and there's an interesting early role for Peter Cushing.
Overall a little comedy that is slow and gentle - just don't expect the world in terms of plot or belly laughs.
The story isn't very important - the various episodes aren't always very well linked and are really only excuses for a series of set pieces. However it doesn't mean it's bad. Each bit stands up in it's own right and you don't really notice the tenuous links. Each contains some very funny moments and it's typical of the duo's slow gentle comedy. The only concern I would have is that film comedy now is of the type that must move very quickly, be very crude and be very simple - I don't think audiences raised on "something about mary" style films would all appreciate this film at all.
All the performances are good (with only a few dodgy accents). Laurel and Hardy are good in their well practised roles. James Finlayson is good at his usual squinty, double taking stuff and there's an interesting early role for Peter Cushing.
Overall a little comedy that is slow and gentle - just don't expect the world in terms of plot or belly laughs.
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- Jan 24, 2002
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- Dick und Doof in der Schule
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- Runtime1 hour 2 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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