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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543440642
Feature: Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward of crusty Stephen Spettigue. Complications begin when Fancourt, in drag, becomes the love object of old Spettigue and Sir Francis Chesney System Requirements: Runnining Ti
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledSpanishSubtitled
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
MPN: 2244064
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 12, 2007
Running Time: 82 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: August 01, 1941
Features:- Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward of crusty Stephen Spettigue. Complications begin when Fancourt, in drag, becomes the love object of old Spettigue and Sir Francis Chesney System Requirements: Runnining Ti
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Product Description:
Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty niece and ward of crusty Stephen Spettigue. Complications begin when Fancourt in drag becomes the love object of old Spettigue and Sir Francis ChesneySystem Requirements:Runnining Time: 80 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 024543440642 Manufacturer No: 2244064
Amazon.com:
Nothing says comedy like a man in a dress, and Charley's Aunt is the archetypal man-in-a-dress comedy. In desperate need of a chaperone so they can woo their sweethearts, two college lads named Jack and Charley persuade their friend Fancourt (Jack Benny, one of the all-time great radio and television comics) to masquerade as Charley's aunt from Brazil, who had failed to arrive. Of course, the aunt also shows up (and is also in disguise), but not before Benny has had ample opportunity to run amok in petticoats while being chased by fortune-hunting beaus. Though the story's social milieu is woefully dated--the need for a chaperone is just the beginning--the movie has a number of classic comic bits that remain funny. Charley's Aunt doesn't suit Benny's dry style of humor as perfectly as does his next film, To Be or Not to Be, and Benny's English accent is a bit hit and miss, but he milks his wig and bloomers for all they're worth. Also starring Kay Francis (Trouble in Paradise), Edmund Gwenn (Miracle on 34th Street), Laird Cregar (Heaven Can Wait), and a very young Anne Baxter (All About Eve). Extras include a chipper commentary from film historian Randy Skretvedt (who rattles off dozens of Jack Benny anecdotes) and a goofy promotional short in which Benny, Tyrone Power, and Randolph Scott compare their upcoming roles. --Bret Fetzer
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Rating:  -
Saw the DVD copy of this last night,and enjoyed it immensely.It's really funny,and the quality of the copy of a 1941 film is excellent. Comedy lovers age 10 and up should have fun with this,unless they only find profanity, crude/toilet humor and sexual innuendo a must,because they are absent from Charley's Aunt.
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If you liked the play, you'll like the movie. If you've never seen the play, you may need to remind yourself of when this story was written, and when it was filmed. I could never picture Jack Benny in this role, and yet he was excellent. As for the DVD itself, the audio is a little weak in places, but the picture is remarkably sharp. Well worth the purchase if you enjoy this genre of classic comedy.
Rating:  -
Cross dressing men as women to create comedy is an honorable custom that goes back to the Greeks. It's success depends a lot on the writing, and a great deal on the acting. "Charlie's Aunt" is an English play dating back to the beginning of the last century, well served by an earlier film version starring Charlie Ruggles, and a memorable stage musical starring the great Ray Bolger. I hoped for years that the Jack Benny version would be revived at some point, and was delighted when it became available, ... Read More
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Ordered early for requested birthday gift, this DVD arrived in a timely manner but when played, skipped in several places but too late for refund. Tried on several different DVD players, still skipped. We are not happy with this product. Very disappointing for a good movie.
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Jack Benny was a very fine comic actor which we all have seemed to forget--his performance in this is execellent..as are the other players. Oh it's an old farce to be sure, but it has great characters and great character actors along with a very young Ann Baxter and a very beautiful Kay Francis. For those of you who like a great comedy, and fine acting this is one you will love.
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