Oliver the Eighth (1934)

USA, 27 min
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Basic facts

Original title Oliver the Eighth
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Dialogue
  • English

Cast

Stan Laurel
Stan

Oliver Hardy
Ollie

Mae Bush
den excentriska änkan på Box 204J

Jack Barty
Jitters, änkans butler

Titles

Original title
  • Oliver the Eighth
Swedish release title
  • Helan och Halvan i skräckens hus
Distribution title
  • Den blodtørstige enke (Danmark)
  • Det mystiske hus (Danmark)
  • Uh, sikke en nat (Danmark)
  • Paksupäiset parturit (Finland)
  • Dick und Doof auf Freiersfüßen (Tyskland)
  • Das Privatleben von Oliver dem Achten (Tyskland)
  • Als Ehekandidaten (Tyskland)
  • Gai, gai, marions-nous (Frankrike)
  • Annuncio matrimoniale (Italien)
  • O xodö de Olívio VIII (Brasilien)
  • Procura-se um marido (Brasilien)
  • O noivo misterioso (Brasilien)
  • The Private Life of Oliver the Eighth (Storbritannien)
  • Oliver kahdeksas (Finland)
  • Helan och Halvan i skräckhuset
  • Oliver VIII:s privatliv
Alternative title
  • Med Helan och Halvan på friarstråt

Crew

Director
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor
Production Mixer

Cast

Stan Laurel Stan
Oliver Hardy Ollie
Mae Bush den excentriska änkan på Box 204J
Jack Barty Jitters, änkans butler

Companies

Production Company Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Copyright Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation 1934-02-13 LP4494

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 27 min
Reels 2 reels


Production location

1933-11-15 1933
Hal Roach Studios, 8822 Washington Boulevard Culver City, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1934-01-13 USA 27 min

Soundtrack listing

Original title Taps
Composer Daniel Butterfield (1862)


Related films

A Close Shave (1934) contains Oliver the Eighth (1934)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 2
Album No


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