Oliver The Eighth is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy horror short film, starring Laurel and Hardy.

Laurel and Hardy, partners in a barbershop venture, encounter a classified advertisement in the newspaper placed by a wealthy widow seeking a new spouse.

Initially, only Stan intends to respond to the ad, yet upon confiding his intentions to Ollie, both agree to vie for the widow's affections.

At the mansion, they encounter a peculiar butler named Jitters, whose eccentric behavior and warning of the widow's murderous inclinations unsettle the duo.

In a bid to stave off slumber and evade potential danger, Ollie devises a whimsical mechanism, employing a gold-coated brick and a candle to keep Stan awake.