
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford 'scholars'. The film is one of many to be made based on the farce Charley's Aunt. Taking inspiration from a well-known Victorian play, a modern-day prankster poses as a wealthy woman in a ploy to prevent him and his friends from being expelled from college.
Director Walter Forde
Cast

Wally Patch
The Buller

Phyllis Calvert
Betty Forsythe

Jeanne De Casalis
Aunt Lucy

Arthur Askey
Arthur Linden

J.H. Roberts
Dean of Bowgate

Stuart Latham
Student

Donald Calthrop
Guide

Richard Murdoch
'Stinker' Burton

Felix Aylmer
The Proctor

Anthony Dawson
Student

Peggy Evans
Girl

Graham Moffatt
Albert Brown

Moore Marriott
Jerry