Oswald Albert Mitchell (1890 - April 27, 1949) was a British

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...

who directed several of the

Old Mother Riley Old Mother Riley is a fictional character portrayed from about 1934 to 1954 by Arthur Lucan and from 1954 to the 1980s by Roy Rolland as part of a British music hall act. Old Mother Riley (full comedy name: Daphne Bluebell Snowdrop Riley) is an ...

series of films."Mitchell, Oswald"
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Selected filmography

* '' The Guns of Loos'' (1928, producer) * ''

Such Is the Law ''Such Is the Law'' is a 1930 British drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Frances Day, C. Aubrey Smith and Kate Cutler. It was made at Cricklewood Studios.Wood p.70 Premise A mother attempts to save her daughter's marriage. C ...

'' (1930, producer) * ''

Danny Boy "Danny Boy" is a ballad, written by English songwriter Frederic Weatherly in 1913, and set to the traditional Irish melody of " Londonderry Air". History In 1910, in Bath, Somerset, the English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly initial ...

'' (1934) *'' Cock o' The North'' (1935) * '' King of Hearts'' (1936) * '' Love Up the Pole'' (1936, producer) * '' Variety Parade'' (1936) * ''

'' (1937) * '' Lily of Laguna'' (1938) *'' Night Journey (1938 film)'' *'' Little Dolly Daydream'' (1938) * '' Almost a Gentleman'' (1938) * ''

Old Mother Riley in Paris ''Old Mother Riley in Paris'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Magda Kun and C. Denier Warren. It is the second in the Old Mother Riley series of films, and is also known by it ...

'' (1938) *'' Music Hall Parade'' (1939) * ''

Old Mother Riley, MP ''Old Mother Riley, MP'' is a 1939 British comedy film starring Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane, which forms part of the Old Mother Riley series of films. The film's plot centres on Old Mother Riley standing for election to the House of Commons. ...

'' (1939) * '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1940) * '' Sailors Don't Care'' (1940) * '' Jailbirds'' (1940) * ''

'' (1941) * ''

Bob's Your Uncle "Bob's your uncle" is a phrase commonly used in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries that means "and there it is" or "and there you have it" or "it's done". Typically, someone says it to conclude a set of simple instructions or when a ...

'' (1942) * '' Asking for Trouble'' (1942) * '' Old Mother Riley Overseas'' (1943) * ''

Old Mother Riley at Home ''Old Mother Riley at Home'' is a 1945 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell 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 dau ...

'' (1945) * ''

Loyal Heart ''Loyal Heart'' is a 1946 British drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Percy Marmont, Harry Welchman and Patricia Marmont. The film portrays rivalry in the sheep farming community. It was made by the independent company British Nat ...

'' (1946) * '' The Mysterious Mr. Nicholson'' (1947) * ''

Black Memory ''Black Memory'' is a 1947 British crime film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Michael Atkinson, Myra O'Connell and Michael Medwin. It featured the first screen appearance of Sid James, known for the ''Carry On'' films. Also making her ...

'' (1947) * ''

The Greed of William Hart ''The Greed of William Hart'' is a 1948 British horror film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Tod Slaughter, Henry Oscar, Aubrey Woods, Patrick Addison, Jenny Lynn (star Tod Slaughter's real life wife), Winifred Melville and Arnold Bell. ...

'' (1948) * '' House of Darkness'' (1948) * ''

The Temptress ''The Temptress'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Greta Garbo, Antonio Moreno, Lionel Barrymore, and Roy D'Arcy. It premiered on October 10, 1926. The film melodrama was based on a novel by V ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Man from Yesterday ''The Man from Yesterday'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic war drama film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Berthold Viertel, and written by Oliver H. P. Garrett, based on a story by Neil Blackwell and Rowland G. Edwards. Plot I ...

'' (1949)

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1890 births 1949 deaths British film directors People from Swansea {{UK-film-director-stub