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It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford 'scholars'. The film is one of many to be made based on the farce Charley's Aunt. Taking inspiration from a well-known Victorian play, a modern-day prankster poses as a wealthy woman in a ploy to prevent him and his friends from being expelled from college.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Walter FordeDirector
Cast
- Arthur AskeyArthur Linden
- Richard Murdoch'Stinker' Burton
- Graham MoffattAlbert Brown
- Moore MarriottJerry
- J.H. RobertsDean of Bowgate
- Felix AylmerThe Proctor
- Wally PatchThe Buller
- Phyllis CalvertBetty Forsythe
- Jeanne De CasalisAunt Lucy
- Elliott MasonDame Luckton
- Donald CalthropGuide
- Anthony DawsonStudent