Old Mother Riley Joins Up

1940 British film by Maclean Rogers

  • 24 February 1940 (1940-02-24) (UK)
Running time
75 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Old Mother Riley Joins Up is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Martita Hunt, Bruce Seton and Garry Marsh.[1] It was part of the long-running Old Mother Riley series.

Plot summary

Old Mother Riley works as a nurse before volunteering for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. With the help of her daughter Kitty and Kitty's boyfriend Lieutenant Travers, she thwarts a plan by enemy agents to steal important secret documents.[2]

Cast

  • Arthur Lucan as Mrs. Riley
  • Kitty McShane as Kitty Riley
  • Glen Alyn as Pauline
  • Dorothy Dewhurst as Mrs. Rayful
  • Martita Hunt as Commandant
  • H. F. Maltby as Gen. Hogsley
  • Garry Marsh as Dr. Leach
  • Bryan Powley as Mr. Rayful
  • Bruce Seton as Lt. Travers
  • Jeanne Stuart as Nurse Wilson

Critical reception

TV Guide called the film, "a tolerable romp that kept patriotic English fires burning during the early part of WW II."[3]

References

  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | OLD MOTHER RILEY JOINS UP (1939)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1939) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Old Mother Riley Joins Up Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
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