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Director:
Scott Sidney
Writers:
Joseph Farnham (titles)
Brandon Thomas (play)
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Release Date:
30 April 1925 (Finland) See more »
Genre:
Comedy See more »
Plot:
Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Not side-splitting funny, but competent and interesting nonetheless See more (3 total) »

Cast

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Syd Chaplin ... Sir Fancourt Babberley (Babbs) (as Sidney Chaplin)
Ethel Shannon ... Ela Delahay
James E. Page ... Spettigue
Lucien Littlefield ... Brasset - the Scout
Alec B. Francis ... Mr. Delahay
Phillips Smalley ... Sir Francis Chesney
Eulalie Jensen ... Charley's Aunt
David James ... Jack Chesney
James Harrison ... Charley Wykeham (as Jimmy Harrison)
Mary Akin ... Amy
Priscilla Bonner ... Kitty
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George B. French ... Spettigue's Business Associate (uncredited)
Leo White ... Bogus Lottery Award Presenter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Scott Sidney 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Joseph Farnham  titles
Brandon Thomas  play
F. McGrew Willis 

Produced by
Al Christie .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Paul Garnett 
Gus Peterson 
 
Other crew
Charles Christie .... presenter
 

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Runtime:
USA:80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Silent
Company:
Christie Film CompanySee more »

Did You Know?

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Considered by the 'Guinness Book of Records' to be the first Anglo-American co-production.See more »
Movie Connections:
Version of Charleys Tante (1976) (TV)See more »

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Not side-splitting funny, but competent and interesting nonetheless, 18 November 2008
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

This is an interesting film because you get to see Charlie Chaplin's half-brother, Syd AND he looks like an ordinary person. In the dozen or so other Sydney Chaplin films I've seen, he usually looks rather comical--with greased hair and often a fake mustache and large padded butt. Here, though, you'd swear it wasn't Syd--just some ordinary bloke. This change was not a bad thing, however, as the film is a light comedy that compared reasonably well to other full-length comedies of the day. However, it's important to note that if the viewer is looking for a slapstick or goofy film, this really isn't it. It's much more plot-driven and definitely not slapstick.

The film begins with Syd trying to help his fiancée's father who has a gambling addiction, but the fiancée misunderstands and leaves him. Some time passes and now Syd is in college and gets mixed up in a crazy scheme to imitate Charley's aunt so that they can fool an old guy into proposing! And, at the same time, the old guy is convinced that the "aunt" is a rich Brazilian heiress. So there's lots of gags about Syd in drag and it's all in good fun--but also a bit sedate.

A decent film and a rare chance to see Syd Chaplin in a different sort of role than you might be used to.

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