Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

Walter Forde
1940-08-31


5
75 min

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

Name Character Team
Arthur Askey Arthur Linden Unowned
Richard Murdoch 'Stinker' Burton Unowned
Graham Moffatt Albert Brown Unowned
Moore Marriott Jerry Unowned
J.H. Roberts Dean of Bowgate Unowned
Felix Aylmer The Proctor Unowned
Wally Patch The Buller Unowned
Phyllis Calvert Betty Forsythe Unowned
Jeanne De Casalis Aunt Lucy Unowned
Elliott Mason Dame Luckton Unowned
Donald Calthrop Guide Unowned
Anthony Dawson Student Unowned
Peggy Evans Girl Unowned
Roddy Hughes Butler Unowned
Mike Johnson Cabby Unowned
Laurence Kitchin Reginald Ingleby Cox Unowned
Stuart Latham Student Unowned
Derrick Penley Unowned
Leonard Sharp Buller's Assistant Unowned