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A Chump at Oxford

1940 · 63 min · Director: Alfred J. Goulding ★ IMDb 7.2 · 4,777 ratings

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The boys get jobs as a butler and maid-- Stan in drag-- for a dinner party. When that ends in disaster, they resort to sweeping streets and accidentally capture a bank robber. The grateful bank president sends them to Oxford, at their request, and higher-education hijinks ensue.

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A Chump at Oxford (1940) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Smile 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
25%Smile
  1. Humor40%
  2. Smile25%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Surprise. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Surprise
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Surprise
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorSurpriseSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor41 %40 %18 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 5′Humor44 %43 %16 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 8′Humor53 %52 %15 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 11′Humor67 %66 %23 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 14′Humor70 %69 %27 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 17′Humor61 %56 %23 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 20′Relief56 %49 %22 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 24′Humor59 %55 %19 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 27′Humor57 %57 %15 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 30′Humor56 %55 %18 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 33′Humor60 %59 %24 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 36′Humor62 %61 %25 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 39′Humor63 %63 %21 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 43′Humor66 %64 %20 %19 %
72.5 %≈ 46′Humor64 %55 %21 %27 %
77.5 %≈ 49′Humor65 %52 %31 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 52′Humor70 %61 %44 %32 %
87.5 %≈ 55′Humor68 %64 %38 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 58′Humor64 %60 %26 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 61′Relief62 %55 %28 %42 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

WL
Wilfred Lucas

WL
Wilfred Lucas

Dean Williams

FM
Forbes Murray

FM
Forbes Murray

Banker

FB
Frank Baker

Frank Baker

Dean's Servant

EB
Eddie Borden

EB
Eddie Borden

Ghost

GR
Gerald Rogers

VK
Victor Kendall

GF
Gerald Fielding

CH
Charlie Hall

Student

Peter Cushing

Student

JF
James Finlayson

Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

AG
Anita Garvin

Mrs. Vandevere (uncredited)

EB
Evelyn Barlow

Minor Role (uncredited)

LB
Louise Bates

Minor Role (uncredited)

HB
Harry Bernard

Policeman (uncredited)

SB
Stanley Blystone

Policeman (uncredited)

TC
Tom Costello

Minor Role (uncredited)

RC
Richard Cramer

Minor Role (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Alfred J. Goulding
Written by
Charley Rogers, Felix Adler, Harry Langdon
Type
Movies
Released
1940
Runtime
63 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 4,777 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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