Every day is April Fool's Day when the guys and dolls of gangland mistake Aunt Emma for a gun moll from Missouri!
A dizzy old spinster gets involved in the boxing racket and gangland murders.
So's Your Aunt Emma! (1942) is a comedy and crime film directed by Jean Yarbrough, released on April 17, 1942 with a runtime of 1h 2m. It stars Zasu Pitts, Roger Pryor, Warren Hymer and Douglas Fowley. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 13 ratings.
Zasu Pitts
as Aunt Emma Bates
Roger Pryor
as Terry Connors
Warren Hymer
as Joe Gormley
Douglas Fowley
as Gus Hammond
Gwen Kenyon
as Maris
Elizabeth Russell
as Zelda LaFontaine
Tristram Coffin
as Flower Henderson
Dick Elliott
as Evans
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
as Mickey O’Banion
Stanley Blystone
as Detective Miller
Eleanor Counts
as Gracie
Jack Mulhall
as Burns
Directed by Jean Yarbrough, written by George Bricker, Edmond Kelso and Harry Hervey.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 13 ratings.
What makes this daft little crime thriller so much fun, is the underlying premiss that even the nastiest of criminal types will still defer to a determined, feisty old lady - even if they would otherwise happily pull out the teeth of their enemies with a blunt screwdriver! Zasu Pitts is just such an old spinster, who becomes ensnared with a gang who are rigging boxing matches before unexpectedly (and really…
Reviewed on June 26, 2022
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The main cast of So's Your Aunt Emma! (1942) includes Zasu Pitts, Roger Pryor, Warren Hymer, Douglas Fowley and Gwen Kenyon. The film was directed by Jean Yarbrough. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
So's Your Aunt Emma! was released on April 17, 1942 and runs for 1h 2m.
So's Your Aunt Emma! (1942) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 13 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
