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Charley's Aunt (1936)

Charley's Aunt poster
Original title
La Marraine de Charley
Directed by
Pierre Colombier
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two young men need a chaperone for a romantic meeting. They convince a male friend to dress up as a woman pretending to be a wealthy aunt.

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What happens

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. It is based on the 1892 play Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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