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Charley's Aunt

1934 · 91 min

A breezy, good-natured farce of mistaken identity and flustered suitors, played with theatrical charm and gentle silliness.

Overview
Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward of crusty Stephen Spettigue. Complications begin when Fancourt, in drag, becomes the love object of old Spettigue and Sir Francis Chesney.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • deception
  • identity
  • family
  • friendship
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Robert A. Stemmle
Written by
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Starring
Fritz Rasp, Max Gülstorff, Erik Ode, Jessie Vihrog, Carola Höhn, Ida Wüst, Fritz Odemar, Ernst Legal
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
91 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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