Expert: Jim Kason - 11/28/2011

Question
I'm looking for the title of a movie from the 1930's or 1940's about college boys needing a chaperone to have their girlfriends in their room so they had one of the guys dress as a woman to be their chaperone, using a coconut bra.  I thought Dick Powell or William Powell might be in it, but I could be mistaken.

Answer
Hi Kathy,
Sorry for the delay,..but I think I have an answer for you.  A very famous theatre comedy play has been made several times as movies.  In 1941, Warner Bros. Films produced "Charley's Aunt" with the well known comedian, Jack Benny.  For info, go to:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033457.
I believe it's available on DVD at Amazon.com
In 1949, it was remade as a musical called "Where's Charley?"

Jim K.