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

5.6/10 75 min Comedy

Overview

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.

Cast

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

Donald Calthrop

Guide

Anthony Dawson

Student

Peggy Evans

Girl

Stuart Latham

Student

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