The Arthur Lucan/Old Mother Riley Website

"Columbia proudly present those two lovable and human personalities of the stage,screen and radio - Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane.
Everybody knows the redoubtable "Old Mother Riley", played by Arthur Lucan, who is bringing hapiness to millions every Saturday night with her broadcasts. Lucan and McShane (who are actually husband and wife) began their career as vaudeville 'turn' and Lucan played dame in Pantomime. Then came the idea of "Old Mother Riley", and their fame really began! Arthur and Kitty speak with pride of the fan mail they receive from young admirers of "Old Mother Riley", and one of the most cherished memories is the Royal Command Performance at the London Palladium in 1934, when they were presented to Their Majesties the King and Queen.
Their first record is full of charactersitic humour, and guaranteed to give most people a laugh".

COLUMBIA F.B. 2685 :
"OLD MOTHER RILEY ON THE FARM" (Two Parts)

COLUMBIA F.B. 2702 :
"OLD MOTHER RILEY'S BUDGET" and "OLD MOTHER RILEY TAKES HER MEDICINE".

COLUMBIA F.B. 2734 :
"OLD MOTHER RILEY IN THE POLICE FORCE". (Two Parts)

This site was created and is maintained by Martyn Peter Wilkinson.

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OLD MOTHER RILEY'S PAST

OLD MOTHER RILEY ON THE FARM

OLD MOTHER RILEY'S BUDGET

OLD MOTHER RILEY TAKES HER MEDICINE

OLD MOTHER RILEY IN THE POLICE FORCE

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Arthur Lucan dressed in his familiar Old Mother Riley costume

OTHER RECORDINGS FEATURING OLD MOTHER RILEY

GEMS OF BRITISH COMEDY
[LIVING ERA CD AJA 5547]

1. The Old Sow – Leslie Sarony
2. New Words For Old – Flotsam & Jetsam (B C Hilliam & Malcolm McEachern)
3. The Fourth Form At St. Michael's – Will Hay with Graham Moffatt & Moore Marriott
4. The Wives Of Commercial Travellers – Lily Morris with Debroy Somer's Orchestra
5. The Police Station – Rob Wilton assisted by Florence Palmer
6. I Had To Go And Find Another Job – Gracie Fields with Ray Noble & his Orchestra
7. Albert Before The Means Test Committee – Albert Burdon and Company
8. The Physician – Gertrude Lawrence with Ray Noble and his Orchestra
9. It's A Pity – Murgatroyd & Winterbottom (Ronald Frankau & Tommy Handley)
10. At The Court Of Good Queen Bess – Gert & Daisy (Elsie & Doris Waters)
11. The Magna Charter, 1215 – Marriott Edgar with Wolseley Charles at the piano
12. Chirrup! – Arthur Askey accompanied by Kenneth Blain at the piano
13. Even A Crooner Must Eat – Max Bacon
14. Doris, The Goddess Of Wind – Douglas Byng with Norman Hackforth at the piano
15. Up'ards – Stanley Holloway with W T Best (Piano)
16. The Vamp Of Baghdad – Cheerful Charlie Chester and his Gang
17. Old Mother Riley Takes Her Medicine – Arthur Lucan & Kitty McShane
18. Auntie Maggie's Remedy – George Formby with Harry Bidgood's Orchestra
19. I'm The Man Who's Deputising For The Bull – Frankie Howard
20. Let's Have A Ride On Your Bicycle – Max Miller
21. Mock Mozart – Peter Ustinov
22. Narcissus (The Laughing Song) – Norman Wisom & Joyce Grenfell

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