Aunt Clara (film)
| Aunt Clara | |
|---|---|
 UK theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Produced by |
Anthony Kimmins Colin Lesslie |
| Written by |
Noel Streatfeild (novel) Kenneth Horne |
| Starring |
Ronald Shiner Margaret Rutherford A. E. Matthews Fay Compton |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
| Cinematography | C.M. Pennington-Richards |
| Edited by | Gerald Turney Smith |
Production company |
Colin Lesslie Productions |
| Distributed by | British Lion Film Corporation |
Release dates | 22 November 1954 |
Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Aunt Clara is a 1954 British comedy film starring Margaret Rutherford as a woman who inherits a number of shady businesses from a relative. Ronald Shiner, A. E. Matthews, and Fay Compton are also featured. The film was based on the novel of the same name by author Noel Streatfeild, and directed by Anthony Kimmins for London Films.[1]
Plot
Clara Hilton (Margaret Rutherford), is a puritanical old lady whose eccentric uncle dies and leaves her five racing greyhounds, a broken-down pub, and a successful brothel. When confronted with her property, Clara is outraged, but shrewdly finds a way to convert the tainted money to good use for a children’s holiday fund. Clara also keeps Simon’s outspoken valet Henry Martin (Ronald Shiner) on to assist her.
Cast
- Ronald Shiner as Henry Martin
- Margaret Rutherford as Clara Hilton
- A. E. Matthews as Simon Hilton
- Fay Compton as Gladys Smith
- Nigel Stock as Charles Willis
- Jill Bennett as Julie
- Reginald Beckwith as Alfie Pearce
- Raymond Huntley as Maurice Hilton
- Eddie Byrne as Fosdick
- Sid James as Honest Sid
- Diana Beaumont as Dorrie
- Garry Marsh as Arthur Cole
- Gillian Lind as Doris Hilton
- Ronald Ward as Cyril Mason
- Jessie Evans as Lily Pearce
Critical reception
'Britmovie' wrote the film "fails to catch fire despite its undoubted charm. Margaret Rutherford plays the eponymous lead but for once her dotty spinster persona is understated and the film contains a suffocating melancholic tone that only resolves itself at the films moving closure";[2] while TV Guide observed "a charming film dotted with cameos by noted British comics."[3]
References
- ↑ "Aunt Clara (1954) - film review". Filmsdefrance.com. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ "Aunt Clara 1954". Britmovie.co.uk. Britmovie | Home of British Films. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
- ↑ "Aunt Clara Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
External links
- Aunt Clara at the Internet Movie Database
- Aunt Clara at BritMovie