Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
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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'.[1]
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Directed by | Walter Forde |
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Produced by | Edward Black |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | Arthur Crabtree |
Edited by | R.E. Dearing |
Music by | Louis Levy |
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Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date | 31 August 1940 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | UK |
Language | English |
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The film is one of many to be based on the 1892 Victorian farce Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas. Arthur Askey's professional nickname was "Big-Hearted Arthur", which was added to the title to distinguish it from Jack Benny's version, for its (limited) American release.