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Oliver the Eighth (1934)
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Oliver the Eighth (1934)
"Who said I was nuts--?"
Jack Barty was born on December 31, 1888 in London, England as John Bartholomew. He was a stage & film actor & writer, known for his film appearances in "The Sea Fiend" (1936), "Take a Chance" (1937), "In Town Tonight" (1935) & "Gaslight" (1940) among others. Laurel & Hardy fans will forever remember him as "Jitters" the butler in "Oliver The Eighth" (1934).
Laurel & Hardy met with Barty in late August 1932, after seeing him on stage in "Casanova" at the Coliseum Theater in London. Foreground: Jack Barty gives a "hardy" handshake to welcome Oliver Hardy to London, while actress Mary Lawson smiles sweetly in the center. Background: Marie Lohr looks on while Stan Laurel smiles while meeting the cast members of "Casanova".
Seen between Jack Barty & Marie Lohr was an MGM Studio sales executive who accompanied Laurel & Hardy to the Theater that night. Jack Barty went to Hollywood by way of the Hal Roach studios the following year....
Seen left-to-right are: Nina Quartero, Billy Nelson, Douglas "Duggie" Wakefield & Jack Barty in the Hal Roach short, "Twin Screws" (1933). Three sailors swear off women, but find their pledge hard to keep when given shore leave.
Jack Barty died on November 25, 1942 in Streatham, London. He was 53.
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Oliver the Eighth [Laurel and Hardy]
In Oliver the Eighth, Oliver Hardy responds to a newspaper ad and leaves to wed a wealthy widow. Stan Laurel tags along. Mae Busch plays the insane widow …
Oliver the Eighth (1934) starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch Synopsis of Oliver the Eighth
In Oliver the Eighth, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardyare working as barbers. Ollie responds to a newspaper ad and leaves to wed a wealthy widow. Stan tags along later, upset since Oliver beat him to it! Mae Busch plays the diabolical widow, who has killed her first seven husbands, all…
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-Laurel and Hardy, “Oliver the Eighth” (1934, Lloyd French)