Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
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English / 75 min. / 1940-08-31
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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.
Cast:
Arthur Askey
as Arthur Linden
Richard Murdoch
as 'Stinker' Burton
Graham Moffatt
as Albert Brown
Moore Marriott
as Jerry
J.H. Roberts
as Dean of Bowgate
Felix Aylmer
as The Proctor
Wally Patch
as The Buller
Phyllis Calvert
as Betty Forsythe
Jeanne De Casalis
as Aunt Lucy
Elliott Mason
as Dame Luckton
Donald Calthrop
as Guide
Anthony Dawson
as Student
Peggy Evans
as Girl
Roddy Hughes
as Butler
Mike Johnson
as Cabby
Laurence Kitchin
as Reginald Ingleby Cox
Stuart Latham
as Student
Derrick Penley
as
Leonard Sharp
as Buller's Assistant