Old Mother Riley in Society (1940)
1h 21m
Running Time
July 27, 1940Release Date
Old Mother Riley in Society (1940)
1h 21m
Running Time
July 27, 1940Release Date
Plot.
Old Mother Riley does the laundry for the dancers in the pantomime "Aladdin", where her daughter Kitty works as a chorus girl. Sneaking a peek at the show one day, Mother Riley accidentally pops up through a trap door onto the stage. Accosted by the angry star, Mother Riley’s belligerent responses have the audience in stitches. Outraged, the star walks out, leaving Kitty to take over the leading role, to great success.
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Cast & Crew.
Arthur Lucan
Mrs. Riley
Kitty McShane
Kitty Riley
John Stuart
Tony Morgan
Minnie Rayner
Hotel Washer-Up
Dennis Wyndham
Tug Mulligan
Athole Stewart
Duke
John Baxter
Director
Charles Victor
Sir John Morgan
Bridget Boland
Writer
Margaret Halstan
Duchess
Mary Cathcart Borer
Writer
Barbara K. Emary
Writer
Austin Melford
Writer
John Corfield
Producer
Aubrey Dexter
Nugent
James Wilson
Director of Photography
Details.
Wiki.
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. 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.