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Charley's Aunt
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Charley's Aunt

1941-08-01 · 80 min · ★ 6.3

Comedy

In 1890, two students at Oxford force their rascally friend and fellow student to pose as an aunt from Brazil--where the nuts come from.

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Directors
Archie Mayo
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jack BennyJack BennyBabbs Babberley
Kay FrancisKay FrancisDonna Lucia
James EllisonJames EllisonJack Chesney
Anne BaxterAnne BaxterAmy Spettigue
Edmund GwennEdmund GwennStephen Spettigue
Laird CregarLaird CregarSir Francis Chesney
Reginald OwenReginald OwenMr. Redcliffe
Arleen WhelanArleen WhelanKitty Verdun
Richard HaydnRichard HaydnCharley Wyckham
Ernest CossartErnest CossartBrassett
Morton LowryMorton LowryHarley Stafford
Will StantonWill StantonMessenger
Lionel PapeBabberly
Maurice CassMaurice CassOctogenarian
C. Montague ShawC. Montague ShawElderly Professor
Claud AllisterSpectator
William AustinWilliam AustinSpectator

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