Charles Grodin
Lord Fancourt Babberly
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Charley's Aunt is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot include the arrival of the real aunt and the attempts of an elderly fortune hunter to woo the bogus aunt.
- Brandon Thomas, E. R. Wood
- Brandon Thomas
- 1935
A classic farce about two students who trick their friend into dressing as a woman to court their sweethearts. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 20th Century-Fox production.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Archie Mayo
- 1941-08-01
A comedy of errors about a young man who asks his aunt to chaperone his love interest and her friends, but discovers that his aunt is a Brazilian woman who is not who she claims to be. The play explores themes of love, marriage, identity, and family in the Victorian era.
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.
Oxford, 1890. Two students, Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney, want to propose marriage to two lovely young women. Old Stephen Spettigue--an uncle to one of them, a guardian to the other--won't let them anywhere near the boys; but he's going out of town. Still, the proper young ladies won't visit the young men without a chaperon.
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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...
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