Where's Charley?

1952 1h 37m EN

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9.5

MASTERPIECE

★9.5TMDB · 2

ComedyMusic

Synopsis

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Musical version of the comedy, "Charley's Aunt," by Brandon Thomas. As part of a simple enough ruse, a Cambridge student poses as his aunt but his scheme goes wrong, first when someone falls for the aunt, and then when the real aunt turns up.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ray Bolger
Charley Wykeham
Allyn Ann McLerie
Amy Spettigue (as Allyn McLerie)
Robert Shackleton
Jack Chesney
Mary Germaine
Kitty Verdun
Horace Cooper
Stephen Spettigue
Margaretta Scott
Dona Lucia
Howard Marion-Crawford
Sir Francis Chesney

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Butler
Writers: John Monks Jr.
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Butler, shot by Erwin Hillier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Reginald Mills shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ray Bolger and Allyn Ann McLerie and Robert Shackleton carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0045325 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David Butler directs. Erwin Hillier behind the camera. Reginald Mills cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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174 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by David Butler, shot by Erwin Hillier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Reginald Mills shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ray Bolger and Allyn Ann McLerie and Robert Shackleton carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0045325 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.