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Actors: Charles Ruggles, Hugh Williams, Rodney McLennan
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Charley's Aunt
Two students, Charley Wyckham (Hugh Williams) and Jack Chesney (Rodney McLennan), are in love with two young ladies, Amy and Kitty. They are Mr. Spettigue (Halliwell Hobbes), a very strict guardian who won't let them see the young men. Charley and Jack find a solution: they talk their friend Babbs (Charles Ruggles) into posing as Charley's Aunt Donna Lucia from Brazil who would serve as a chaperone for their visits.

Babbs turns out to be very convincing in the role of a middle-aged woman – too convincing, in fact: both the girls guardian and Jack's father Sir Francis take an interest in “Donna Lucia” and begin courting her.

--Laura Southcombe, Resident Scholar




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Plot
Comedy, primarily Yes
Time/era of movie: - 1900-1920's
Kind of comedy - s/he is a he/she
How much humor v. drama - Nearly all humor

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - student
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
How much in movie? - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - British

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Movie makes you feel... - full of laughter
Check here if B&W Yes
Any profanity? - None
Is this movie based on a - play
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