Oliver the Eighth

A playful mix of slapstick and spooky suspense, with a creepy mansion and bumbling heroes keeping it light and funny.

Directed by

Lloyd French

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch

Overview

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.

How it feels

Absurd, dark, eerie and light. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Deception, survival, friendship, greed

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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