Old Mother Riley at Home

1945 British film by Oswald Mitchell

  • 24 December 1945 (1945-12-24) (UK)
Running time
76 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

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.

Plot summary

Mother 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

  • 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

TV Guide called the film "one of the weaker series entries."[3]

References

  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | OLD MOTHER RILEY AT HOME (1945)". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Old Mother Riley at Home Review". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Old Mother Riley at Home Review". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

External links

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Films directed by Oswald Mitchell
  • Danny Boy (1934)
  • Cock o' the North (1935)
  • Variety Parade (1936)
  • Stars on Parade (1936)
  • Shipmates o' Mine (1936)
  • King of Hearts (1936)
  • Rose of Tralee (1937)
  • Old Mother Riley (1937)
  • Old Mother Riley in Paris (1938)
  • Almost a Gentleman (1938)
  • Night Journey (1938)
  • Little Dolly Daydream (1938)
  • Lily of Laguna (1938)
  • Old Mother Riley, MP (1939)
  • Music Hall Parade (1939)
  • Pack Up Your Troubles (1940)
  • Jailbirds (1940)
  • Sailors Don't Care (1940)
  • Danny Boy (1941)
  • Bob's Your Uncle (1942)
  • Asking for Trouble (1942)
  • The Dummy Talks (1943)
  • Old Mother Riley Overseas (1943)
  • Old Mother Riley at Home (1945)
  • Loyal Heart (1946)
  • The Mysterious Mr. Nicholson (1947)
  • Black Memory (1947)
  • The Greed of William Hart (1948)
  • House of Darkness (1948)
  • The Temptress (1949)
  • The Man from Yesterday (1949)


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