Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt is a 1941 American historical comedy film directed by Archie Mayo. It stars Jack Benny and Kay Francis. It was the fourth American filmed version of the 1892 stage farce of the same name by Brandon Thomas. It remained one of Benny's personal favourites among his own films. Plot In 1890, two students at Oxford force their rascally friend and fellow student to pose as an aunt from Brazil—where the nuts come from. Cast Jack Benny as Babbs Babberly Kay Francis as Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez James Ellison as Jack Chesney Anne Baxter as Amy Spettigue Edmund Gwenn as Stephen Spettigue Laird Cregar as Sir Francis Chesney Reginald Owen as Redcliff Arleen Whelan as Kitty Verdun Richard Haydn as Charley Wyckham Ernest Cossart as Brasset Morton Lowry as Harley Stafford Will Stanton as Messenger Lionel Pape as Hilary Babberly C. Montague Shaw as Elderly Professor Maurice Cass as Octogenarian Professor Claud Allister as Cricket Match Spectator William Austin as Cricket Match Spectator Brandon Hurst as Coach (uncredited) Reception