Charley's Aunt (1925 film)
Charley's Aunt is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Syd Chaplin, Ethel Shannon and Lucien Littlefield. It was one of a handful of leading roles for Syd Chaplin, older brother of the more famous Charlie.[1]
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| Directed by | Scott Sidney |
| Produced by | Al Christie |
| Written by | Brandon Thomas (play) Joseph Farnham F. McGrew Willis |
| Starring | Syd Chaplin Ethel Shannon Lucien Littlefield |
| Music by | David Drazin |
| Cinematography | Paul Garnett Gus Peterson |
Production company | Christie Film Company |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | February 8, 1925 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
| Box office | $556,529 (by December 1926) |
It is an adaptation of Brandon Thomas' 1892 farce of the same name about an Oxford University student who dresses up as a woman to fool a visitor. One of several film versions of the play, it was adapted again by Columbia Pictures as a sound film in 1930. The film was a commercial success, grossing over half a million dollars. It was popular in Germany, where it released by the leading film company UFA.
Cast
- Syd Chaplin as Sir Fancourt Babberley
- Ethel Shannon as Ela Delahay
- James E. Page as Spettigue
- Lucien Littlefield as Brasset - the Scout
- Alec B. Francis as Mr. Delahay
- Phillips Smalley as Sir Francis Chesney
- Eulalie Jensen as Charley's Aunt
- David James as Jack Chesney
- James Harrison as Charley Wykeham
- Mary Akin as Amy Spettigue
- Priscilla Bonner as Kitty Verdun
References
- McCaffrey & Jacobs p.75
Bibliography
- Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999.
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