Oliver the Eighth (1934)
- Directed by
- Lloyd French
- Genre
- comedy film, buddy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 27 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 42 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Laurel and Hardy visit a mansion where Ollie plans to woo a rich widow. Stan wants a cut of the fortune, but the widow turns threatening with a knife. They wake up to find it was all a nightmare.
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What happens
Oliver The Eighth is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy horror short film, starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by Lloyd French, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by MGM. The film is primarily set in an opulent mansion. Ollie intends to court the wealthy widow who owns the mansion, and Stan insists on a share of Ollie's potential gains. The widow confronts them with a knife, but the two friends then wake from a shared nightmare. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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