Oliver the Eighth

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Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Oliver the Eighth (1934)

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... Read allKeen 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?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?

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7.3/10

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Trivia
Stan Laurel's actual brother Edward Jefferson (Teddy) died in a dentist's chair during the filming of 'Oliver the Eighth'. He went in to have some teeth extracted and died of heart failure after receiving the anesthetic. He was 33.

Goofs
When Stan is eating the "soup", he unbuttons some of his vest buttons, but in subsequent shots they are buttoned and unbuttoned.

Quotes
Stanley: [reading newspaper] Listen to this: "Wealthy young widow with large fortune wishes to communicate with congenial young man. Object: matrimony. Reply Box 204J."
Oliver: Probably some old crab with a face that would stop a clock! I wouldn't want to marry her no matter how much money she had.
Stanley: Well, I'd marry her.
Oliver: You would!
Stanley: Well, after all, beauty's only skin deep. I'd take some of the money and I'd have her face lifted. Then I could settle down and I wouldn't have to scrape chins any more - wouldn't have to work hard any more.
Oliver: Tell me that again.
Stanley: Huh?
Oliver: Let me hear that again.
Stanley: Well, if beauty was only knee--skin deep, I could take some of the money and I could have her skinned. Then she'd be able to look at a clock without having to work hard any more. Then we could settle down and I could scrape her chin and congenial, if-if I didn't have to work hard anymore.
Oliver: That's a good idea.

Alternate versions
There is also a colorized version.

Connections
Featured in Living Famously: Laurel & Hardy (2003)

Soundtracks
I'm Sitting on Top of the World
(1925) (uncredited)
Music by Ray Henderson
Lyrics by Sam Lewis and Joe Young
Sung a cappella briefly by Oliver Hardy

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10/10

A Little Attempted Murder With Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy

A LAUREL & HARDY Comedy Short. Ollie agrees to marry a wealthy widow - not realizing she's a homicidal maniac. She has a curious habit of finding men named "Oliver" and then slitting their throats the night before the wedding. She's killed seven times already; now she plans on making OLIVER THE EIGHTH victim. Locked in her mansion of death, the Boys are in for a night of comic terror...

This little film is somewhat of a change of pace for the Boys, but it's very funny and they lampoon its Gothic mood quite nicely. Mae Busch is lots of fun as the widow.