Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Directed by	Walter Forde
Written by	Brandon Thomas (original play); J.O.C. Orton (screenplay); Marriott Edgar (screenplay); Ralph Smart (screenplay);
Produced by	Edward Black
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Arthur Crabtree
Edited by	R.E. Dearing
Music by	Louis Levy
Production; company	Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by	General Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	31 August 1940;
Running time	75 minutes
Country	UK
Language	English

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]

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.

^ "Charley's (Big-hearted) Aunt | BFI | BFI". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2014.

[1] "Charley's (Big-hearted) Aunt | BFI | BFI". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2014.

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