''Charley's Aunt'' (german: Charleys Tante) is a 1934 German
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Robert A. Stemmle and starring
Fritz Rasp
Fritz Heinrich Rasp (13 May 1891 – 30 November 1976) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1916 and 1976. His obituary in ''Der Spiegel'' described Rasp as "the German film villain in service, for over 60 years."
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,
Paul Kemp, and
Max Gülstorff
Max Walter Gülstorff (23 March 1882 – 6 February 1947) was a German actor and stage director.
Biography
Gülstorff was born in Tilsit, East Prussia. He first appeared in 1900 at the Rudolstadt municipal Theater and moved to Cottbus in 1908. ...
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[Bock & Bergfelder p. 346] It is based on the British writer
Brandon Thomas Brandon Thomas may refer to:
*Brandon Thomas (playwright) (1848–1914), English actor and playwright who wrote the hit farce, ''Charley's Aunt''
*Brandon Thomas (musician) (born 1980), American rock band singer
*Brandon Thomas (American football), ...
's 1892 play ''
Charley's Aunt
''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot in ...
''. The film's sets were designed by
art director Franz Schroedter
Franz Schroedter (9 May 1897 – 14 November 1968) was a German art director.Giesen p.212
Selected filmography
* '' The Black Count'' (1920)
* '' The Dance of Love and Happiness'' (1921)
* '' The New Paradise'' (1921)
* '' The Queen of Whitechap ...
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Cast
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1934 films
1934 comedy films
Films of Nazi Germany
German comedy films
1930s German-language films
Films directed by Robert A. Stemmle
Films based on Charley's Aunt
Films set in England
German black-and-white films
1930s German films
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