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Box office. $2,278,200 [1] Charley's Aunt is a 1941 American historical comedy film directed by Archie Mayo. It stars Jack Benny and Kay Francis. It was the fourth American filmed version of the 1892 stage farce of the same name by Brandon Thomas. It remained one of Benny's personal favourites among his own films.
Charley's Aunt: Directed by Archie Mayo. With Jack Benny, Kay Francis, James Ellison, Anne Baxter. 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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- Comedy, Romance
- Archie Mayo
- 1941-08-01
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- 82 min
- 65.8K
- DK Classics III
The opening title card of this film reads, "Twentieth Century-Fox presents Jack Benny in Charley's Aunt Brandon Thomas' Immortal Comedy." According to an July 11, 1941 Twentieth Century-Fox press release, the studio paid $125,000 for a "five-year lease" on the screen rights to Thomas' play.
- Archie Mayo, Aaron Rosenberg
- Jack Benny
Dec 25, 2023 · Dir: Archie Mayo. Jack Benny, Kay Francis, James Ellison. Anne Baxter,Edmund Gwenn. Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward of crusty Stephen Spettigue.
Victorian-era Oxford students Charley Wykeham (Richard Haydn) and Jack Chesney (James Ellison) recruit their wealthy playboy friend, Lord Fancourt Babberly (Jack Benny), to impersonate Charley's ...
- Comedy
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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. Archie Mayo. Director. George Seaton. Screenplay.