Movie: Oliver the Eighth

Top 4 Billed Cast

Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Mae Busch
Mae Busch

Widow

Jack Barty
Jack Barty

Jitters the butler

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1934-01-13

  • Average

    7.1

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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