Charley's Aunt (1936 film)
Charley's Aunt (French: La marraine de Charley) is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Lucien Baroux, Olly von Flint and Monique Rolland.[1] It is based on the 1892 play Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
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| Directed by | Pierre Colombier |
| Written by | Arnold Lipp René Pujol |
| Based on | Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas |
| Produced by | Jack Forrester Adolphe Osso André Parant |
| Starring | Lucien Baroux Olly von Flint Monique Rolland |
| Cinematography | Charles Bauer Robert Lefebvre |
| Music by | Pierre Chagnon Fred Pearly Vincent Scotto |
Production company | Les Films E.F. |
| Distributed by | Les Films Fernand Rivers |
Release date | 17 January 1936 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Cast
- Lucien Baroux as William
- Olly von Flint as Olly Parker
- Monique Rolland as Kitty Spettik
- Julien Carette as Spettik
- Claude Lehmann as Charley
- Georges Mauloy as Le colonel
- Robert Goupil as Pitt
- George Rigaud as Jack
- Marguerite Moreno as Lucie d'Alvadorez
- Léna Darthès as Betty
- Jean Dax as L'huissier
- Guy Derlan as Le secrétaire
- Hubert as Un rédacteur
- Max Lerel as Un rédacteur
References
- Bessy & Chirat p.99
- Goble p.458
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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