In old mother riley, headmistress 1950, old mother riley finds herself becoming headmistress of an exclusive girls finishing school. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Seeing these again after 40 years or so i can appreciate arthur lucans artistry and the human qualities of daphne snowdrop bluebell riley far more, and i think the memory of both should be treasured. It was part of the longrunning old mother riley series.
Old mother riley at home is a 1945 british comedy film directed by oswald mitchell and starring arthur lucan, kitty mcshane and freddie forbes. A total of 15 old mother riley films were made and there are six in this collection. Buy old mother riley in parisold mother riley mp dvd from amazons movies store. Mother riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and makes it a success. Produced cheaply for the home market, old mother riley was enormously popular. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The man who was old mother riley the lives and films of. Old mother riley used to go to the pictures on a saturday morning and thought it was great when these films were on.
I looked up the usage, and it apparently meant grumpy old woman. Old mother riley has always had trouble with the spirits, but in old mother rileys jungle treasure 1951 its the ghost of infamous pirate captain morgan thats troubling her, rather than gin. There are nice scenes of some entanglement in a night club between old mother riley and a latin dancer but apart from that it is too old fashioned. Arthur lucan left forty lane in 1951, going on the road again to perform in variety theatres, as a way of raising money to pay off his creditors. I say luckily not because it in anyway adds to his resume but because the old mother riley series starring arthur lucan was hugely successful in the uk so bela could be assured of his boat fare. Old mother riley in business is a 1941 british comedy film directed by john baxter and starring arthur lucan, kitty mcshane and cyril chamberlain. In this entry in the longrunning british comedy series, boisterous irish washerwoman mother riley is a circus ringmaster after the owner suddenly vanishes. Played kitty riley in old mother riley in business in 1941. Old mother riley was the first and arguably the most influential drag act on stage and screen. Played kitty riley in old mother riley in paris in 1942. The old mother riley films also proved that drag could be an acceptable part of comedy and storytelling. Oct 01, 2014 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises old mother rileys budget arthur lucan kitty mcshane vintage british comedy, vol. Arthur lucan, a lancashire lad, played old mother riley, a comic irish irish crone, for many years old the stage and screen. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises old mother rileys budget arthur lucan kitty mcshane vintage british comedy, vol.
A scatty washerwoman, old mother riley was created and played by arthur lucan in drag. Tippins of jermyn street, sleaford, possibly in the 1860s, was said to be of ann, wife of joseph mawer of sleaford, the parents of lucy ann mawer. This is the only film in which arthur lucan appears as a man. A guide to old mother riley in business, the 1941 film. Old mother riley in business 1941 release info imdb. Old mother riley is a 1937 british comedy film directed by oswald mitchell and starring arthur lucan in the lead, with kitty mcshane, barbara everest, patrick ludlow and hubert leslie. Daphne bluebell snowdrop riley is an irish washerwoman and charwoman character, devised by lucan born arthur towle. The film fun comic included an old mother riley strip cartoon in the 1940s. The mysterious figure known as the vampire comes to england to complete experiments in his mad bid to gain control of the world. Mother riley and her daughter stop the plans of some disinherited relatives to overturn the terms of a will. Arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, glen alyn production company.
Old mother riley in business film british comedy guide. Arthur lucan and kitty mcshane as old mother riley and her daughter kitty. Arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, john stuart, thomas bentley, john baxter. Old mother riley was a music hall act which originally ran from about 1934 to 1954 played by arthur lucan, then from 1954 to 1977 by roy rolland. Riley manages to turn the tables on the hapless hoodlums and the wacky film ends in a riot of crazy comedy. 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. Followed by old mother riley in business 1941 see more soundtracks my man mon homme uncredited music by. Old mother riley meets the vampire, sees one of the most extraordinary teamups in the history of cinema as americas legendary king of horror, bela lugosi, gets together with one of britains most wacky comic creations old mother riley for her lastever screen adventure. Since the british title, old mother rileys new venture, made little sense to american audiences and since they had yet to see an old venture, the distributors saw fit to tag the picture old. One of the most bizarre and popular british creations of the 1930s and 1940s, scatty and excitable washerwoman old mother riley was created and played by arthur lucan in drag, while lucans reallife wife, kitty mcshane, played her daughter, kitty. It was the sixth in the longrunning old mother riley series of films. It is the 11th film in the long running old mother riley series. Buy the man who was old mother riley the lives and films of arthur lucan and kitty mcshane by robert v.
Arthur lucan 16 september 1885 17 may 1954 was an english actor who performed the drag act old mother riley on stage, radio and screen, with a series of comedy films from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Old mother riley in business 1941 company credits imdb. Old mother rileys ghosts 1941 cast and crew moviefone. Old mother riley is a fictional character portrayed from about 1934 to 1954 by arthur lucan and. Riley goes for a job with a failing circus and saves it, discovers kitty mcshane, her longlost daughter has been with it since she was an infant and has to save it again from roy emerton, its shoddy owner. With arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, morris harvey, fred kitchen. Old mother riley was one of the biggest names of stage and screen in the 1930s and 40s but it all started in a much more lowly fashion when arthur towle was born at sibsey near boston in 1885, the third of seven children of thomas and lucy towle. The man who was old mother riley the lives and films of arthur lucan and kitty mcshane kenny, robert v. Old mother riley in business 1946 john baxter synopsis. The old mother riley boxset is available now in stores priced pounds 29. On your way riley 1985 arthur lucanold mother riley. It is the fifth in the long running old mother riley series, and features the screen debut of jimmy clitheroe as the boot boy in a high society household. Old mother riley is manaced by bela lugosi in this british comedy, a.
In the first act mother riley is being hounded by an agent trying to get past rent owed, and he calls her a faggot in exasperation. Old mother riley in society is a low budget 1940 black and white british comedy film, directed by john baxter, and starring arthur lucan and kitty mcshane. Old mother riley meets the vampireold mother riley. When the radarcontrolled robot which he had ordered shipped to him is delivered instead to mother riley, the vampire, through radar control, has the robot transport itself as well as mother riley to the proper destination. It is the twelfth in the longrunning old mother riley films, and was the first of the series to play in londons west end. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Old mother rileys circus 1941 the movie database tmdb.
Where can i download msi v class drivers for audio video and utilities. He did make one more old mother riley film in 1952 with a young dora bryan taking the part of kitty. See the full list of old mother rileys ghosts cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Old mother rileys new venture is a lowbudget blackandwhite 1949 british comedy film, starring arthur lucan, kitty mcshane and chili bouchier. You could never hear the film because of all the kids shouting.
Arthur lucan 16 september 1885 17 may 1954 was an english actor who performed the drag act old mother riley on stage, radio and screen, with a series of comedy films from the. Riley is tricked out of her licence for a pub and joins her daughter in portugal. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Old mother riley arthur lucan and kitty riley kitty mcshane are shop assistants in a failing antique shop. There were 15 of these made and this one was the last. In this entry in the longrunning british comedy series, boisterous irish washerwoman mother riley takes on a spy ring while living in a creepy castle purported to be haunted. Old mother riley films were a staple on tv in my childhood, but just seemed to disappear after about 1970 unlike george formby and will hay. Old mother rileys ghosts 1941 secret agents use supernatural scare tactics on the irish charwoman while attempting to pilfer an inventors notes. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.