Charley's Aunt (1956 film)

• Heinz Riihmann: Dr. Otto Dernburg
• Hertha Feiler: Carlotta Ramirez
• Claus Biederstaedt: Ralf Dernburg
• Walter Giller: Charley Sallmannshausen
• Hans Olden: Cloud
• Bum Kruger: Peter
• Ruth Stephan: Mona
• Elisa Loti: Ulla Bergström
• Ina Peters: Britta Nielsen
• Hans Leibelt: Niels Bergström
• Paul Hörbiger: August Sallmannshausen
• Wolfgang Volz: policeman
• Wolfgang Neuss: receptionist
• Ewald Wenck: Hotel Concierge
• Wolfgang Condrus Page

Charley's Aunt is a German comedy film based on the eponymous farce by Brandon Thomas (English Original Title: Charley's Aunt). The premiere took place on 19 January 1956 at the Cologne Ufa-Palast.

Action

Commercial Attaché Dr. Otto Dernburg has come from South America to economic negotiations to Germany. Yet his eye falls on the attractive millionaire Carlotta Ramirez. First, however, he visited his younger brother Ralf, who lives with his friend Charley a rooftop apartment. The two expect the attractive Swedes Ulla and Britta, but are afraid of their strict uncle Niels. Charley's unknown aunt, who wanted to come, can excuse the short term. Britta and Ulla but do not want to stay alone with the two men.

His brother 's sake and to save the evening, Dr. Dernburg dressed as Charley's Aunt. The situation becomes increasingly complicated than then appear Charley's father and uncle Niels. The wrong aunt manages however, to appease both. Finally, still appears the real aunt, when it is none other than Carlotta Ramirez. They are initially abundant piqued because the wrong aunt just wearing that dress that Dernburg Butler has just been stolen. It brings the wrong aunt in very embarrassed, they can fly up not. Only when the women are gone, Dr. Dernburg unmasked. The next day, Carlotta shows itself in the dress, the Dernburg has worn the evening before. She shows him that she has seen through him, but not grudge him.

More

A highlight of the film is Rühmanns "Amazon Mambo " as he sings in a falsetto voice of her native Brazil in the guise of Aunt:

Reviews

" The comedian Riihmann has been found in the younger generation movie yet no successor. He does not want to be comedians, he is. ", Was the time in relation to the film. The lexicon of the International film ruled that the " indestructible British stage farce [ ... ] in this transmission from Oxford turn of the century into the Berlin of the 50s the basis of their comedy " lose and " a nerdy sense by emphasizing the transvestite theme " get.