Oliver the Eighth (1934)

★ 7.1 27m Comedy

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.

Director

Lloyd French

Cast

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Jack Barty

Country

United States of America

Released

January 13, 1934