We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Charleys aunt 1941 this time stars jack benny in drags and its a match. Watch three of a kind full movie in hd visit promotional short to advertise charleys aunt 1941 three of a kind. Charleys aunt dvd 1941 dvd empire free shipping on. Archie mayo, robert bischoff, william perlberg, brandon thomas, george seaton. Victorianera oxford students charley wykeham richard haydn and jack chesney james ellison recruit their wealthy playboy friend, lord fancourt babberly.
Charleys aunt, poster, us poster art, jack benny, kay. Benny, predating jack lemmons work in some like it hot, is a marvel as the english earl posing as an oxford classmates aunt. Watch charleys aunt full movie in hd visit in 1890, two students at oxford force their rascally friend and fellow st. Released 1941, charley s aunt stars jack benny, kay francis, james ellison, richard haydn the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 21 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Ah well, we wont be too hard on that particular aunt, given she. Sir francourt babbs babberly gets drafted by his old school chums charley and jack to pose as charleys aunt, a rich widow, to chaperon a meeting between the boys and their sweethearts, amy and kitty. Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for charleys aunt 1941. A comedic favorite to this day with colleges and high schools, the early crossdressing farce first produced in 1892 broke all theatrical records wherever it played, and has become a recognized worldwide classic through countless stage revivals. The first starred sydney chaplin in 1925 and the second released in 1930 featured charlie. Utilizing a gloriously unconvincing broada english accent, benny is cast as lord fancourt babberly, a somewhat overaged undergraduate at oxford university. An oxford undergraduate student, charley is in love with amy spettigue.
Bennys dry approach makes for a less exaggerated old gal, which makes this the best version of. With jack benny, kay francis, james ellison, anne baxter. This was the third of many screen adaptations of charleys aunt, the beloved 19thcentury stage farce. Sight unseen, i eagerly awaited the release of charleys aunt on disc. Only the accents of some of the players betray that this is an american production, released in 1941. Charleys tante is a 1934 german comedy film directed by robert a.
Jack benny playing with enthusiasm and romping merrily and crazily along the route, takes fullest advantage of laugh opportunities. Jack chesneys father, colonel chesney is visiting his son at oxford. The 1941 version of charleys aunt would be notable if only because its one of the rare films in which jack benny is playing a real character, rather than a mere extension of his welldeveloped and recognizable personality. Charleys aunt is a farce in three acts written by brandon thomas. Donna lucia, the aunt, is late, and their friend, lord fancourt babberley babbs shows up in drag. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Here we have a promotional short subject advertising jack bennys new film version of charley s aunt 1941. Charleys aunt on dvd 024543440642 from 20th century fox. Free download of the old movie, chariles big hearted aunt august 31, 1941. His enthusiasm makes the film more than the sum of its parts. He is convinced to pretend to be donna lucia, and a wild afternoon of mistaken identity, young love, old love, angry uncles, and one beautiful, exotic aunt ensues. Perhaps the best known film version was released in 1941, directed by archie mayo and starring jack benny in the title role.
Photo shows he is seen here boating with two of his partners renee caron and monique vita on the studio location. Things get even more silly as babbs is soon being hounded by suitors interested in the aunts considerable fortune. Charleys aunt manufactured on demand, full frame, mono. Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hdposter and buy bluray dvd mm52. Jack benny, kay francis, james ellison, anne baxter. By brandon thomas directed by joseph discher performances begin october 24 im charleys aunt from brazil, where the nuts come from. It is based on the british writer brandon thomass 1892 play charleys aunt. Babbs roommates jack chesney james ellison and charley wyckeham richard haydn, in his film debut are desirous of. June 12th, 2007 not yet rated 1 hr 21 min plot summary.
Buy charleys aunt dvd manufactured on demand, full frame, mono sound, ntsc format at. This comedy will grace our stage for the first time in our 56year history. In this comedic jack benny film, three oxford undergraduate roommates scheme to find a way to date two closely watched young ladies. Charleys bighearted aunt 1940 public domain movies. Charley s aunt is a 1941 american historical comedy film directed by archie mayo. If youre going to drag an aunt into the business, we may as well wait till they all come back from scotland. The lovely ladies, kitty verdun arleen whelan and amy spettigue anne baxter, have a watchful ward who. Charley wyckham and jack chesney pressure fellow student fancourt babberly to pose as charley s brazilian aunt donna lucia. Complications begin when fancourt, in drag, becomes the love object of old spettigue and sir francis chesney. Charleys aunt the shakespeare theatre of new jersey. Charleys aunt is a famous british play which for many years was the staple offering of every english high school drama class. Charleys bighearted aunt is a 1940 british comedy film directed by walter forde. The opening title card of this film reads, twentieth centuryfox presents jack benny in charleys aunt brandon thomas immortal comedy.
The film s sets were designed by art director franz schroedter. For though a good deal of the worlds innocence has gone up in smoke since 1892 and the original charleys aunt, one never would have known it yesterday at the roxy, where jack benny, in crinolines and cigars, was bucketing through its latest screen incarnation. Bob hope presents pal jack benny with a gag drag oscar for his performance in 1941s charleys aunt, 22842 original film title. In 1890, two students at oxford force their rascally friend and fellow student to pose as an aunt from brazilwhere the nuts come from. Charleys aunt jun 1, 1925 dalys 63rd street theatre revival charleys aunt dec 22, 1953 city center revival charleys aunt jul 4, 1970 brooks atkinson theatre revival. Charley s aunt is a farce in three acts written by brandon thomas. Fernand raunaud, the famous french screen comedian, will be starring in the new french screen version of charleys aunt. Victorianera oxford students charley wykeham richard haydn and jack chesney james ellison. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The supporting players are uniformly superb, including laird cregar and edmund gwenn as the aunts suitors, richard haydn in his first film as charley, and kay. Charley wyckham and jack chesney pressure fellow student fancourt babberly to pose as charleys brazilian aunt donna lucia. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. More unabashed hilarity with this hit from the late 19th century.
This version of the popular comedy based on brandon thomass play features comedian jack benny as the lead. Charleys aunt, poster, us poster art, jack benny, kay francis, 1941. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with amy and kitty, niece and ward of crusty stephen spettigue. I suppose like most people, i first saw charleys aunt, brandon thomas centurieslong theatrical chestnut, back in high school. Like niagara falls, charleys aunt stands the test of time. Watch charleys aunt movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos, movie. This film is an adaptation of the brandon thomas stage perennial charleys aunt, starring bespectacled british radio comedian arthur askey. The story centres on lord fancourt babberley, an undergraduate whose friends jack and charley persuade him to impersonate the latters aunt. Guests are kay francis and archie mayo, the director of charlies aunt.
Oh, the trademarks are still there, but theyre employed in the service of a character and a story and without the selfreferentiality that so often. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Jack benny, kay francis, james ellison, imdb rating. He first falls for charleys aunts money, but then makes another discovery.
An oxford undergraduate student and charleys friend, jack is in love with kitty verdun. 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. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Since askeys professional nickname was bighearted arthur, and since another charleys aunt starring jack benny went before the cameras in. The film isnt a comic masterwork but its a fun way to spend an hour and a half. Charleys aunt by archie mayo archie mayo, jack benny. It was the third filmed version of the stage farce of the same name by brandon thomas. The jack benny program was first broadcast on the blue network on 2nd may 1932. It remained one of bennys personal favourites among his own films. Arthur askey took the leading role in a 1940 british film charleys bighearted aunt that developed themes from the original play. Let me note that this 1941 film has been made 6 other times. Charleys aunt is a 1941 american historical comedy film directed by archie mayo.
This first talkie version of the evergreen brandon thomas stage farce charleys aunt stars charlie ruggles, obviously having the time of his life in the leading role. It is a rollicking farce about undergraduates at oxford university, one of whom, jack benny, disguises himself as anothers aunt from brazil where the nuts come from. Jack benny brings his own distinctive touch to brandon thomas venerable and oftfilmed stage farce charleys aunt. Watch charley s aunt full movie in hd visit movie 634 in 1890, two students at oxford force their rascally friend and fellow stu.
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