| Edition |
Full frame. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Cinema classics collection |
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Cinema classics collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Jack Benny, Kay Francis, James Ellison, Anne Baxter, Edmund Gwenn, Reginald Owen, Laird Cregar, Arleen Whelan, Richard Haydn. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, J. Peverell Marley ; art directors, Richard Day, Nathan Juran ; editor, Robert Bischoff ; music, Alfred Newman ; costume designer, Travis Banton. |
| Note |
From the play by Brandon Thomas. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1941. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Charley and Jack pressure fellow student Fancourt to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt. 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. |
| Note |
Special features: Commentary with film historian Randy Skredvedt; theatrical trailer. |
| Language |
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Female impersonators -- United States -- Drama.
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Students -- United States -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama.
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Nieces -- United States -- Drama.
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Uncles -- United States -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
College life films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Perlberg, William, 1899-1969.
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Seaton, George, 1911-1979.
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Mayo, Archie L., 1891-1968.
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Benny, Jack, 1894-1974.
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Francis, Kay, 1905-1968.
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Ellison, James, 1910-1993.
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Baxter, Anne.
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Owen, Reginald, 1887-1972.
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Cregar, Laird, 1913-1944.
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Whelan, Arleen, 1914-1993.
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Haydn, Richard, 1905-1985.
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Thomas, Brandon, 1848-1914.
Charley's aunt.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Note |
At head of title on container : Jack Benny in |
| Standard No. |
024543440642 |
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00024543440642 |
| Music No. |
2244064 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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