Charley's Aunt
Brief Synopsis
A young man convinces a fellow student to pose as his aunt in order to visit their crushes.
Cast & Crew
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Al Christie
Director
Charles Ruggles
Lord Fancourt Babberly
June Collyer
Amy Spettigue
Hugh Williams
Charlie Wykeham
Doris Lloyd
Donna Lucia D'Alvádorez
Halliwell Hobbes
Stephen Spettigue
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Adaptation
Release Date
Dec
25,
1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Christie Film Co.
Distribution Company
Columbia Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas (London, 21 Dec 1892).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 32m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,890ft
(9 reels)
Synopsis
Remake of the 1925 film of the same title, q. v.
Director
Al Christie
Director
Cast
Charles Ruggles
Lord Fancourt Babberly
June Collyer
Amy Spettigue
Hugh Williams
Charlie Wykeham
Doris Lloyd
Donna Lucia D'Alvádorez
Halliwell Hobbes
Stephen Spettigue
Flora Le Breton
Ela Delahay
Rodney Mclennon
Jack Chesney
Wilson Benge
Brassett
Flora Sheffield
Kitty Verdun
Phillips Smalley
Sir Francis Chesney
Crew
Art Black
Assistant Director
Charles Cadwallader
Art Director
Al Christie
Producer
Charles Christie
Producer
R. S. Clayton
Recording Engineer
Ted Murray
Assistant rec eng
A. Leslie Pearce
Dialogue Director
Gus Peterson
Camera
Leslie Rowson
Camera
F. Mcgrew Willis
Screenwriter
F. Mcgrew Willis
Dial
Harry Zech
Camera
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Adaptation
Release Date
Dec
25,
1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Christie Film Co.
Distribution Company
Columbia Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas (London, 21 Dec 1892).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 32m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,890ft
(9 reels)
Quotes
Trivia
The play originally opened in London on 21 December 1892. The first New York opening was on 2 October 1893.
Notes
Brandon Thomas' play was also used as the source for the 1925 Christie Film Co. production Charley's Aunt, which was directed by Al Christie and starred Sydney Chaplin, 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).
