Charley's Aunt
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Scott Sidney
Sydney Chaplin
Ethel Shannon
James E. Page
Lucien Littlefield
Alec B. Francis
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Synopsis
Sir Fancourt Babberly, known affectionately as Babbs, is a student at Oxford University. Two of his friends, Charley and Jack, who wish to propose to their sweethearts, invite the girls to lunch, promising them that Charley's aunt will be present as chaperon. The aunt, Donna Lucia, does not arrive, and Babbs (who is costumed for a student theatrical in which he has the part of an old woman) is pressed into service to impersonate her. Mr. Spettigue, the girl's guardian, unexpectedly shows up, as does Jack's father. Both men flirt with "Charley's aunt," believing her be a woman of great wealth. Donna Lucia then appears but conceals her identity. By accepting Spettigue's proposal of marriage, "Charley's aunt" gains his consent for the two girls to marry Jack and Charley. Babbs then reveals himself; he becomes engaged to his own sweetheart, Ela; and Jack and Charley become engaged to their respective sweethearts.
Director
Scott Sidney
Cast
Sydney Chaplin
Ethel Shannon
James E. Page
Lucien Littlefield
Alec B. Francis
Phillips Smalley
Eulalie Jensen
David James
Jimmy Harrison
Mary Akin
Priscilla Bonner
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Brandon Thomas' play was also used as the source for the 1930 Christie Film Co. production Charley's Aunt, which was directed by Al Christie and starred Charles Ruggles, and the 1941 Twentieth Century-Fox release of the same name, directed by Archie Mayo and starring Jack Benny (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30 and 1941-50).
