Where's Charley? (1952)
Musical version of the comedy, "Charley's Aunt," by Brandon Thomas. As part of a simple enough ruse, a Cambridge student poses as his aunt but his scheme goes wrong, first when someone falls for the aunt, and then when the real aunt turns up.
- Date of release
- 1952-05-20
- TMDB
- 9.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Director
- David Butler
Casting
- Ray Bolger — Charley Wykeham
- Allyn Ann McLerie — Amy Spettigue (as Allyn McLerie)
- Robert Shackleton — Jack Chesney
- Mary Germaine — Kitty Verdun
- Horace Cooper — Stephen Spettigue
- Margaretta Scott — Dona Lucia
- Howard Marion-Crawford — Sir Francis Chesney
Interesting facts
Where's Charley? (also known as Charley's Aunt) is a 1952 British musical comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Ray Bolger, Allyn Ann McLerie and Robert Shackleton. It was written by John Mons Jr., adapted from the musical Where's Charley?, which was in turn based on the 1892 play Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas.
Production
Bolger, McLerie and Horace Cooper reprised the performances they originated on Broadway. Produced by the British branch of Warner Bros. Pictures, it was shot at Teddington Studios in London, with some scenes filmed on location in Oxford. The film's sets were designed by the art directors David Ffolkes and Albert Witherick.
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