Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
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.
Walter Forde
Casts & Crew
Arthur Askey
Richard Murdoch
Graham Moffatt
Moore Marriott
J.H. Roberts
Felix Aylmer
Wally Patch
Phyllis Calvert
Jeanne De Casalis
Elliott Mason
Donald Calthrop
Anthony Dawson
Peggy Evans
Roddy Hughes
Mike Johnson
Laurence Kitchin
Stuart Latham
Leonard Sharp
Also Directed by Walter Forde
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