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Film

Oliver the Eight

Lloyd French, United States, 1934

27 min.Short fiction

Barbershop owners Stanley and Oliver both answer a personal ad from a rich widow seeking a husband. Oliver hides Stanley's reply and mails just his own. When Oliver receives a proposal of marriage from the widow, he sets off to start a life of wealth and ease. But just then Stanley discovers his unsent letter and demands to be brought along. At the widow's home, they're informed by the creepy butler that his mistress is crazy; having been jilted once by another Oliver, her hobby now is marrying all the Olivers she can find and then slitting their throats. So far, there've been seven Olivers.
Basic information Credits
Original title Oliver the Eight
Danish title Det mystiske Hus
Other titles Den drømmende barber
Director Lloyd French
Director of Photography Art Lloyd
Editor Bert Jordan
Sound W. B. Delaplain
Composer Marvin Hatley
Appearance Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Jack Barty
Production country United States
Technical info Black/white, Mono
TV release 28.02.1993, TV 2
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Companies

Production company Hal Roach Studios

Direction

Direction Lloyd French

Production

Production Hal Roach

Cinematography

Cinematography Art Lloyd

Editing

Editing Bert Jordan

Music

Music Marvin Hatley

Sound

Sound W. B. Delaplain

Appearance

Appearance Stan Laurel
Appearance Oliver Hardy
Appearance Mae Busch
Appearance Jack Barty

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