Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1940 · 75 mins · English

Directed by

Walter Forde

Starring

Felix Aylmer, Mike Johnson, Anthony Dawson, Elliott Mason, Phyllis Calvert, Roddy Hughes

A 1940 British comedy directed by Walter Forde features Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford scholars caught in a scheme. Inspired by the Victorian play Charley’s Aunt, a prankster disguises himself as a wealthy woman to prevent the students from being expelled, sparking a series of humorous misunderstandings throughout the campus.