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.
- Released
- 1940-08-31
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Walter Forde
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 from 7 votes
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