''Old Mother Riley at Home'' is a 1945 British

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directed by

Oswald Mitchell Oswald Albert Mitchell (1890 – April 27, 1949) was a British film director who directed several of the Old Mother Riley series of films.

and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Freddie Forbes. 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.

Cast

* Arthur Lucan - Mrs Riley * Kitty McShane - Kitty Riley * Freddie Forbes - Mr Bumpton * Richard George - Dan * Willer Neal - Bill *

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- Bouncer * Kenneth Warrington - Boss * Angela Barrie - Duchess * Janet Morriso - Mary *

Elsie Wagstaff Elsie Wagstaff (1 July 1899 – 16 July 1985) was an English actress. Educated at the Guildhall School of Music, her stage work began in the chorus in 1919, and one of her first leading roles was as Sadie Thompson in an adaptation of Some ...

- Mrs. Ginochie * Henry B. Longhurst - Commissionaire

Critical reception

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'' called the film "one of the weaker series entries."

References

External links

* 1945 films 1945 comedy films 1940s British films 1940s English-language films British black-and-white films British comedy films English-language comedy films Films directed by Oswald Mitchell Films scored by Percival Mackey Films shot at British National Studios Old Mother Riley films {{1940s-UK-comedy-film-stub