Olivier le huitième

Titre original : Oliver the Eighth

1934
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27min

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Désireux de grimper dans l'échelle sociale en épousant une riche veuve, Oliver trouve le courage de tromper son partenaire Stanley. Ce qu'il ne sait pas, c'est que son passe-temps favori est... Tout lireDésireux de grimper dans l'échelle sociale en épousant une riche veuve, Oliver trouve le courage de tromper son partenaire Stanley. Ce qu'il ne sait pas, c'est que son passe-temps favori est le meurtre et il semble qu'il soit le prochain.Désireux de grimper dans l'échelle sociale en épousant une riche veuve, Oliver trouve le courage de tromper son partenaire Stanley. Ce qu'il ne sait pas, c'est que son passe-temps favori est le meurtre et il semble qu'il soit le prochain.

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wishkah7

Another hilarious misadventure for Laurel and Hardy!

In this episode they play barbershop owners who write to a rich widow. But Stan's letter is rejected, and still wants to tag along with Ollie. Then, in a dream, they go to her mansion and encounter a kooky butler and Ollie becomes engaged to the widow only to find out later on that she's a homicidal maniac who's killed seven other Olivers and plans to make Ollie her eighth victim!

The funniest scenes were when Stan and Jitters were playing with invisible cards and doing that 'pick a card' trick! And the dinner scene with invisible food was another one of L&H's comical moments! And Jack Barty was hilarious as the crazed Jitters and Mae Busch was totally impeccable as the widow and other characters she played in L&H films, too!

This episode is for any L&H fan to see! I give it 4 stars!

9boblipton

The Black Widow

When Oliver Hardy reads a newspaper advertisement about a young, wealthy widow who's looking for a husband, he applies. Stan wanders along. Little do they know until it's too late, that the young widow has married and killed seven husbands named Oliver already and that, even worse, its Mae Busch.

Miss Busch was born in Australia, moved with her parents to America as a child, and went on stage. By 1912, she had made her first movie. By the end of the decade, known as 'the Versatile Vamp' and prized by comedy directors for her aim with crockery, she was starring in dramas and comedies. She is best remembered, however, for her 15 appearances with Laurel and Hardy, from 1927 through 1936. She died in 1946 at age 54.

10Boba_Fett1138

Perhaps the most perfect Laurel & Hardy comical short.

I absolute adore this movie. It's quite a dark comical one but still features all of the typical humor and slapstick moments.

Finally the boys meet some persons who are even crazier than they are. Mae Busch as the widow and Jack Barty as Jitters are some real good crazy and scary persons. They give the boys a hard time and the movie does actually succeed in making the movie tense and unpredictable. Normally it aren't the supporting actors who make a Laurel & Hardy short to be a classic and comical one but this movie is truly an exception to that.

Honestly there isn't a thing that I dislike about this movie so that is why I regarded as the most perfect Laurel & Hardy short. A must-see!

10/10

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10alain-james

Masterful

Jack Barty is hilarious and performs one of the best pantomime scenes I have ever seen.

Stan, Ollie and Mae Busch all join in to create an incredible pantomime dinner party.

Stan and Ollie are with perfect partners in this film.

The interaction between all the characters is perfect. Barty's speaking voice is also hysterical. It has a bit of English sound, mixed with a deep rasp. His enunciation is sublime.

Sublety abounds. "Madame" (Mae Busch) is perfect as she slides in and out of a sort of schizo-dementia.

You will be glad to see this masterwork and to have in your collection when you need a lift. What great great actors.

10coltras35

Pick a card, Pick a card

When a wealthy widow advertises for a new husband both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy decide to compete for her hand, with hilarious and unexpected results.

Absolute classic Laurel & Hardy, with the comedians at the top of their game, shelling out the non-stop slapstick humour amidst the rather dark elements (I. E. touches upon insanity and murderess) and there are too many great jokes such as the 'pick a card' and the bit when Oliver is trying to nap while Laurel is keeping an eye for the murderess who wants to slit Oliver's throat. There's a nice twist at the end.

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Anecdotes
Stan Laurel's actual brother Edward Jefferson (Teddy) died in a dentist's chair during the filming of 'Oliver the Eighth'. He went in to have some teeth extracted and died of heart failure after receiving the anesthetic. He was 33.

Gaffes
When Stan is eating the "soup", he unbuttons some of his vest buttons, but in subsequent shots they are buttoned and unbuttoned.

Citations
Stanley: [reading newspaper] Listen to this: "Wealthy young widow with large fortune wishes to communicate with congenial young man. Object: matrimony. Reply Box 204J."
Oliver: Probably some old crab with a face that would stop a clock! I wouldn't want to marry her no matter how much money she had.
Stanley: Well, I'd marry her.
Oliver: You would!
Stanley: Well, after all, beauty's only skin deep. I'd take some of the money and I'd have her face lifted. Then I could settle down and I wouldn't have to scrape chins any more - wouldn't have to work hard any more.
Oliver: Tell me that again.
Stanley: Huh?
Oliver: Let me hear that again.
Stanley: Well, if beauty was only knee--skin deep, I could take some of the money and I could have her skinned. Then she'd be able to look at a clock without having to work hard any more. Then we could settle down and I could scrape her chin and congenial, if-if I didn't have to work hard anymore.
Oliver: That's a good idea.

Versions alternatives
There is also a colorized version.

Connexions
Featured in Omnibus: Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (1974)

Bandes originales
I'm Sitting on Top of the World
(1925) (uncredited)
Music by Ray Henderson
Lyrics by Sam Lewis and Joe Young
Sung a cappella briefly by Oliver Hardy