| Series Name | |
| Season Hal Roach Talking Short Films, Episode 43 | |
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| Air date | January 13, 1934 |
| Written by | Bert Jordan |
| Directed by | Lloyd French |
| Episode Guide | |
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Oliver the Eighth was a 1934 Laurel and Hardy talking film which was reproduced with pure colour on DVD and improved sound and picture.
Summary[]
- The short film starts at when Stan and Ollie writes a letter to the widow
- Oliver puts the letter in the mailbox and then the widow sees the letter
- Stan does his shaving job to Ollie
- The short film is supposed to be set as Ollie has a horrible dream by getting his throat cut
Plot[]
Stan writes a letter so that Ollie can deliver it for his new husband, however the widow (Mae Busch) describes Oliver as “Oliver the Eighth". When Ollie visits his new husband’s house, Stan then came in second after he was the first to come in. When they came to see the widow, Ollie gets his tie cut by her and they have dinner. After dinner, something bad happens. Oliver is about to get his throat cut and also Stan (after Ollie’s throat is cut) and Stan and Ollie has no way out. In their room, Ollie says to Stan that he has to keep awake while he sleeps and then swap so that they don’t get their throat cut but it all goes wrong. Stan doesn’t realise that he falls asleep while he is supposed to be awake and needs something to keep awake and get attention to see if the widow is in their room. Ollie then goes back to sleep while Stan try's to stay awake and see Ollie’s foot, thinking that it’s a man’s hand and accidentally shoots his foot and destroys the bed. When the widow comes in, Stan is trapped in the cupboard with the gun and Ollie is sleeping in the chair not just falling asleep, but getting his throat cut while Stan shouts out about getting it cut.
Characters[]
- Stan Laurel - himself
- Oliver Hardy - himself
- Widow - Mae Busch
- Jitters - Jack Barty