Old Mother Riley at Home explained

Old Mother Riley at Home
Director:	Oswald Mitchell
Producer:	Louis H. Jackson
Story:	Joan Butler Ralph Temple
Starring:	Arthur Lucan Kitty McShane Freddie Forbes
Music:	Percival Mackey
Cinematography:	James Wilson
Editing:	Douglas Myers
Studio:	British National Films
Distributor:	Anglo-American Film Corporation
Runtime:	76 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Old Mother Riley at Home is a 1945 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Freddie Forbes.^[1] 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.^[2]

Cast

• Arthur Lucan - Mrs Riley
• Kitty McShane - Kitty Riley
• Freddie Forbes - Mr Bumpton
• Richard George - Dan
• Willer Neal - Bill
• Wally Patch - Bouncer
• Kenneth Warrington - Boss
• Angela Barrie - Duchess
• Janet Morriso - Mary
• Elsie Wagstaff - Mrs. Ginochie
• Henry B. Longhurst - Commissionaire

Critical reception

TV Guide called the film "one of the weaker series entries."^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: BFI | Film & TV Database | OLD MOTHER RILEY AT HOME (1945) . 23 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023081348/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44889 . 23 October 2012 . dead .
2. Web site: Old Mother Riley at Home Review . 25 February 2014 . 1 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301085828/http://movies.tvguide.com/old-mother-riley-at-home/review/108052 . dead .
3. Web site: Old Mother Riley at Home Review . 25 February 2014 . 1 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301085828/http://movies.tvguide.com/old-mother-riley-at-home/review/108052 . dead .