Old Mother Riley at Home is a 1945 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Freddie Forbes.[1] It is the 11th film in the long-running Old Mother Riley series.
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| Directed by | Oswald Mitchell |
| Written by | George A. Cooper Oswald Mitchell |
| Story by | Joan Butler Ralph Temple |
| Produced by | Louis H. Jackson |
| Starring | Arthur Lucan Kitty McShane Freddie Forbes |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Douglas Myers |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-American Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
editMother Riley's daughter Kitty has run off with her new and (so says Mother Riley), "no good" boyfriend. With the aid of Kitty's true love Dan, Mother Riley tracks the runaways and discovers them in a gambling den.[2]
Cast
edit- Arthur Lucan - Mrs Riley
- Kitty McShane - Kitty Riley
- Freddie Forbes - Mr Bumpton
- Richard George - Dan
- Willer Neal - Bill
- Wally Patch - Bouncer
- Kenneth Warrington - Boss
- Angela Barrie - Duchess
- Janet Morriso - Mary
- Elsie Wagstaff - Mrs. Ginochie
- Henry B. Longhurst - Commissionaire
Critical reception
editTV Guide called the film "one of the weaker series entries."[3]
References
edit- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | OLD MOTHER RILEY AT HOME (1945)". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Old Mother Riley at Home Review". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Old Mother Riley at Home Review". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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