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Actors: Jack Benny, James Ellison, Richard Haydn, Edmund Gwenn
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Charley's Aunt (1941) |
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Charley Wyckham (Richard Haydn) and Jack Chesney (James Ellison), are in love with two young ladies, Amy and Kitty. They are nieces and wards of Stephen Spettigue (Edmund Gwenn), a very strict guardian who won't let them see the young men. Charley and Jack persuade their fellow student Babbs (Jack Benny) 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 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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| Analysis of Charley's Aunt (1941) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
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%
Body type
- (man) average
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
Is this movie based on a
- play
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