Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Stan Laurel
Stan
Lead
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
James Finlayson
Ringmaster (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert
Joe the Landlord (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
Ethel the Chimp (uncredited)
Dorothy Layton
Laid-off Circus Performer (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Parrott's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Chimp is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
