
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

J.H. Roberts
Dean of Bowgate

Moore Marriott
Jerry

Felix Aylmer
The Proctor

Graham Moffatt
Albert Brown

Wally Patch
The Buller

Phyllis Calvert
Betty Forsythe

Donald Calthrop
Guide

Anthony Dawson
Student

Stuart Latham
Student

Arthur Askey
Arthur Linden

Richard Murdoch
'Stinker' Burton

Jeanne De Casalis
Aunt Lucy

Peggy Evans
Girl