Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

1h 15min

Comedy

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 Askey

Arthur Linden
Richard Murdoch

Richard Murdoch

'Stinker' Burton
Graham Moffatt

Graham Moffatt

Albert Brown
J.H. Roberts

J.H. Roberts

Dean of Bowgate
Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

The Proctor
Wally Patch

Wally Patch

The Buller
Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert

Betty Forsythe
Elliott Mason

Elliott Mason

Dame Luckton
Laurence Kitchin

Laurence Kitchin

Reginald Ingleby Cox
Leonard Sharp

Leonard Sharp

Buller's Assistant

Release date

31st Aug 1940

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English