Charley's Aunt (1925 film)
| Charley's Aunt | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Scott Sidney |
| Written by | Joseph Farnham F. McGrew Willis |
| Based on | Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas |
| Produced by | Al Christie |
| Starring | Syd Chaplin Ethel Shannon Lucien Littlefield |
| Cinematography | Paul Garnett Gus Peterson |
| Music by | David Drazin |
Production company | Christie Film Company |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Box office | $556,529 (by December 1926) |
Charley's Aunt is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Syd Chaplin, Ethel Shannon, and Lucien Littlefield. It was one of a handful of leading roles for Syd Chaplin, older brother of the more famous Charlie.
It is an adaptation of Brandon Thomas' 1892 farce of the same name about an Oxford University student who cross-dressing as a woman to fool a visitor. One of several film versions of the play, it was adapted again by Columbia Pictures as a sound film in 1930. The film was a commercial success, grossing over half a million dollars. It was popular in Germany, where it released by the leading film company UFA.