Meet the Chump

Meet the Chump
Meet the Chump
Directed by	Edward F. Cline
Screenplay by	Alex Gottlieb
Story by	Hal Hudson ; Otis Garrett
Produced by	Ken Goldsmith
Starring	Hugh Herbert ; Jeanne Kelly ; Jean Brooks ; Anne Nagel
Cinematography	Elwood Bredell
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Music by	Hans J. Salter
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 14, 1941;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated October 07, 2025

Meet the Chump is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Hugh Herbert, Jean Brooks and Anne Nagel.^[1]^[2] It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.

Plot

A man desperately attempts to avoid giving up the ten million dollar trust that he's been administering so well that there's barely any money left.

Cast

Hugh Herbert as Hugh Mansfield
Lewis Howard as John Francis Mansfield III
Jean Brooks as Madge Reilly
Anne Nagel as Miss Burke
Kathryn Adams as Gloria Mitchell
Shemp Howard as Stinky Fink
Richard Lane as Slugs Bennett
Andrew Tombes as Revello
Hobart Cavanaugh as Juniper
Charles Halton as Dr. Stephanowsky
Martin Spellman as Champ
Edward Gargan as Muldoon

References

↑ T.S. (February 27, 1941). "Meet the Chump (1941) At the Palace". The New York Times .
↑ Fetrow p.303

Bibliography

Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links

Meet the Chump at IMDb

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[NYT-1] T.S. (February 27, 1941). "Meet the Chump (1941) At the Palace". The New York Times .

[2] Fetrow p.303

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