The Chimp
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| The Chimp | |
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 Promotional shot for The Chimp |
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| Directed by | James Parrott |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | H.M. Walker |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy |
| Music by | Marvin Hatley Leroy Shield |
| Cinematography | Walter Lundin |
| Editing by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | May 21, 1932 |
| Running time | 25 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Chimp is a Laurel and Hardy short film made in 1932. It was directed by James Parrott, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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[edit] Plot
The comedy duo are working at a circus. They first appear in a pantomime horse and then as assistants to Destructo a human cannon ball catcher. The circus goes bankrupt. The circus can't pay them their wages so Oliver is given a gorilla and Stan a flea circus as a pay off. The gorilla is called Ethel and is dressed in a ballet tutu and hat. Stan and Oliver need to find a room to stay in overnight and they go to a guest house. The landlord gives them a room but refuses to let Ethel stay. A lion called MGM has escaped from the circus. Stan and Oliver try to smuggle Ethel into their room whilst avoiding MGM. They decide to leave Ethel outside for the night and go to bed. They sleep in the same bed as in all Laurel and Hardy films. Stan falls out of bed and decides to sleep in the spare bed. Ethel climbs in through the window and gets into bed with Oliver. Ethel steals the blanket from Oliver so he decides to use the spare bed as well as Stan. They both begin to itch and find that the flea circus has escaped into the bed. Another guest at the house puts some music on and Ethel begins to dance. The landlord has a wife called Ethel and when Oliver tells the gorilla to stop dancing the landlord thinks his wife is in the room with Stan and Oliver. The landlord confronts Stan and Oliver with a pistol. At the end the gorilla gets hold of the pistol and begins to shoot, scaring everyone out of the room.
[edit] Cast
- Stan Laurel (Himself)
- Oliver Hardy (Himself)
- Tiny Sandford (Destructo)
- Billy Gilbert (Landlord)
- Charles Gemora (Ethel the gorilla)
- Jimmy Finlayson (Ringmaster)
- Martha Sleeper (Ethel, landlords wife)
- Belle Hare (Laid-off Circus Performer)
- George Miller (Circus owner)
- Bobby Burns (Tenant)
- Jack Hill (Audience)
- Lois Laurel (Audience)
- Baldwin Cooke (minor role)
- Dorothy Layton (minor role)
[edit] Trivia
- Whilst the film is called The Chimp Ethel isn't a Chimpanzee she is a gorilla.
- MGM is named after the MGM lion
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- The Chimp at the Internet Movie Database
