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Oliver the Eighth

ShortComedyFamilyPassed

Duration

27m

Release

13 Jan 1934

Country

United States

Language

English

Overview

Barbershop owners Stan and Ollie answer an ad in the newspaper from a wealthy widow looking for a husband. Ollie only mails in his response and is invited to the widow's mansion. Stan discovers his unmailed letter and insists on tagging along. At the mansion, the widow's creepy butler informs them that the woman is crazy. She was once jilted by an Oliver and now her hobby is marrying Olivers and then slitting their throats. Now the boys must figure out how to escape.

Plot

Keen to climb the social ladder by marrying a rich widow, Oliver finds the nerve to cheat on his partner Stanley. What he doesn't know is that her favorite hobby is murder--and it looks like he's next. Who can save Oliver the Eighth?

Cast

Stan LaurelOliver HardyMae Busch

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10

Details

Director

Lloyd French

Writers

Jack BartyCharlie HallOliver Hardy
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