Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
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.
- Date of release
- 1940-08-31
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Walter Forde
Casting
- Arthur Askey — Arthur Linden
- Richard Murdoch — 'Stinker' Burton
- Graham Moffatt — Albert Brown
- Moore Marriott — Jerry
- J.H. Roberts — Dean of Bowgate
- Felix Aylmer — The Proctor
- Wally Patch — The Buller
- Phyllis Calvert — Betty Forsythe
- Jeanne De Casalis — Aunt Lucy
- Elliott Mason — Dame Luckton
- Donald Calthrop — Guide
- Anthony Dawson — Student
Interesting facts
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde, starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch. The screenplay was by J.O.C. Orton, Marriott Edgar and Ralph Smart, adapted from the 1892 Victorian farce Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas. Arthur Askey's professional nickname was "Big-Hearted Arthur", which was added to the title to distinguish it from Jack Benny's version Charley's Aunt (1941), for its (limited) American release.
Production
It was one of several comedies Askey made for Gainsborough.
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