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Released
1934 · FILM

Oliver the Eighth

Directed by
Runtime
27 min
Comedy

Synopsis

Stan and Ollie, owners of a barbershop, see a newspaper ad from a wealthy widow seeking a husband. Ollie responds to the ad, and is subsequently invited to the widow's mansion. Stan finds Ollie's unmailed letter and insists on accompanying him. Upon arrival, the widow's unsettling butler reveals that she is mentally unstable. She was once betrayed by a man named Oliver and has since taken up a disturbing hobby of marrying men named Oliver and then killing them. Now, Stan and Ollie must find a way to escape the dangerous situation.

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Principal cast & crew: 7

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Bert JordanShot by Art Lloyd

Also known as

  • Dick und Doof als Ehekandidatende
  • Gai, gaifr
  • Annuncio matrimonialeit

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