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Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)

1940-08-31 · 1h 15m · EN
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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.

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Arthur AskeyArthur AskeyArthur LindenRichard MurdochRichard Murdoch'Stinker' BurtonGraham MoffattGraham MoffattAlbert BrownMoore MarriottMoore MarriottJerryJ.H. RobertsJ.H. RobertsDean of BowgateFelix AylmerFelix AylmerThe ProctorWally PatchWally PatchThe BullerPhyllis CalvertPhyllis CalvertBetty ForsytheJeanne De CasalisJeanne De CasalisAunt LucyElliott MasonElliott MasonDame LucktonDonald CalthropDonald CalthropGuideAnthony DawsonAnthony DawsonStudent

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference384864Actor preference336355 · 489353 · 309865Country preferenceGb

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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.

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Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt has a runtime of 75 minutes.

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