Old Mother Riley Joins Up
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| Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
| Produced by | John Corfield |
| Written by | Kathleen Butler Maisie Sharman Con West |
| Starring | Arthur Lucan Kitty McShane Martita Hunt |
| Music by | Ronnie Munro |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | James Corbett |
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| Distributed by | Anglo-American Film Corporation |
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Release dates
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24 February 1940 (UK) |
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Running time
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75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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
Old Mother Riley, working as a nurse, is forced to volunteer for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. There is chaos until she is able to prevent Nazi spies from getting their hands on important documents.[2]
Cast
- Arthur Lucan ... Mrs. Riley
- Kitty McShane ... Kitty Riley
- Glen Alyn ... Pauline
- Dorothy Dewhurst ... Mrs. Rayful
- Martita Hunt ... Commandant
- H.F. Maltby ... Gen. Hogsley
- Garry Marsh ... Dr. Leach
- Bryan Powley ... Mr. Rayful
- Bruce Seton ... Lt. Travers
- Jeanne Stuart ... 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]
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Old Mother Riley Joins Up at IMDb
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