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The Chimp

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Also known as Chimp

1932 film by James Parrott

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6.5

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.

Released: 1932-05-2125 minDir: James ParrottComedy

Cast

  • Stan Laurel as Stan
  • Oliver Hardy as Ollie
  • James Finlayson as Ringmaster (uncredited)
  • Billy Gilbert as Joe the Landlord (uncredited)
  • Charles Gemora as Ethel the Chimp (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Layton as Laid-off Circus Performer (uncredited)

Themes

  • circus
  • gorilla
  • black and white
  • flea circus
  • short film

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

1,640 votes

Year
1932
Runtime
25 min
Genres
Comedy, Short

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
H. M. Walker
Cast member
Martha Sleeper
Composer
Marvin Hatley
Producer
Hal Roach
Production company
Hal Roach Studios
Cinematographer
Walter Lundin
Duration
25
FilmAffinity ID
724703
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1932-01-01
title
The Chimp
distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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