Aunt Clara (1954)
A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyhounds and a sleazy bar--to his eccentric Aunt Clara. Clara vows to "clean up" her new establishments, but complications ensue when she visits the crooked gambling den--just as it's being raided by the police.
- Date of release
- 1954-11-22
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Anthony Kimmins
Casting
- Ronald Shiner — Henry Martin
- Margaret Rutherford — Clara Hilton
- A.E. Matthews — Simon Hilton
- Fay Compton — Gladys Smith
- Nigel Stock — Charles Willis
- Sidney James — Honest Sid
- Jill Bennett — Julie Mason
- Reginald Beckwith — Alfie Pearce
- Raymond Huntley — Rev. Maurice Hilton
- Eddie Byrne — Fosdick
- Stringer Davis — Doctor
- Diana Beaumont — Dorrie
Interesting facts
- Based on: Aunt Clara
Aunt Clara is a 1954 British comedy film starring Margaret Rutherford as a woman who inherits a number of shady businesses from a relative. Ronald Shiner, A. E. Matthews, and Fay Compton are also featured. The film was based on the 1952 novel of the same name by author Noel Streatfeild, and directed by Anthony Kimmins for London Films. It was shot at Shepperton Studios near London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Sheriff.
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