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British Films of the 30's, 40's & 50's
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Old Mother Riley (1937) (U) (aka...The Original Old Mother
Riley (1937) (Butcher-Hope-Bell, 76 minutes) (Re-issued in 1940 & 1941, 65 minutes) This film, along with Stars on Parade (1936), was directed by Oswald Mitchell (1890-1949), who went on to direct Old Mother Riley in Paris (1938), Old Mother Riley MP (1938), Old Mother Riley Overseas (1943) and Old Mother Riley at Home (1945).
Old Mother Riley in Paris (1938) (U) (Butcher Films, 76 minutes) (Re-issued in 1942 under the title Old Mother Riley Catches a Quisling (1938), 68 minutes) Plot : A charlady, Mrs Riley, is mistaken for a spy as she searches for her daughter's fiancée in Paris. Cast : Arthur Lucan... Mrs Riley Kitty McShane...Kitty Riley Jerry Verno...Joe C. Denier Warren...Commissioner Magda Kun...Madame Zero Stanley Vilven... Hotelier George Wolkowsky...Apache
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Old Mother Riley MP (1938) (U) (Butcher Film Service, 76 minutes)
Old Mother Riley chews the cud in the House of Commons, in Old Mother Riley, MP. (1938) Plot : Mrs Riley and her daughter are unfairly sacked from their jobs in the local laundry. When Mrs Riley learns that her ex-boss is going to knock down the neighbourhood, she decides to run for Parliament in order to stop him.
Despite a
bit of skulduggery on the part of her opponent, she triumphs. Her impassioned speeches propel her to a Cabinet
position where she secures the repayment of a foreign loan which is put towards providing full employment.
Newspaper cutting featuring Arthur Lucan as Old Mother Riley, MP, at the Manchester Theatre Royal. For more on this film... Click here. Cast : Arthur Lucan...Mrs Riley, washerwoman and MP Kitty McShane...Kitty Riley Torin Thatcher...Jack Nelson Henry Longhurst... Wicker Patrick Ludlow...Archie Dennis Wyndham...Emporer of Rocavia Cynthia Stock...Supervisor
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