Aunt Clara

Aunt Clara

1954 · 84 min · ★ 5.0 · Comedy

A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyhounds and a sleazy bar--to his eccentric Aunt Clara. Clara vows to "clean up" her new establishments, but complications ensue when she visits the crooked gambling den--just as it's being raided by the police.

Directed by Anthony Kimmins · Written by Kenneth Horne

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