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The Chimp

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NR 1932 · 25m
Comedy
Starring Stan Laurel · Oliver Hardy · James Finlayson
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Stan and Ollie play bumbling circus performers who inadvertently drive the circus into bankruptcy. The circus can't pay them their wages so they are given a gorilla and a flea circus as payment. Bedlam ensues.

Theatrical
May 21, 1932
Director
James Parrott
Producer
Hal Roach
Studio
Hal Roach Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
circus gorilla black and white flea circus short film
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Cast

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S
Stan Laurel
Stan
O
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
J
James Finlayson
Ringmaster (uncredited)
B
Billy Gilbert
Joe the Landlord (uncredited)
C
Charles Gemora
Ethel the Chimp (uncredited)
D
Dorothy Layton
Laid-off Circus Performer (uncredited)

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