Old Mother Riley (1937)
Old Mother Riley is a British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Barbara Everest, Patrick Ludlow and Hubert Leslie. Mother Riley and her daughter stop the plans of some disinherited relatives to overturn the terms of a will. It was the first in the Old Mother Riley series of films.
Director:
Oswald Mitchell
Writer:
Con West
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Arthur Lucan as Old Mother Riley |
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Kitty McShane as Kitty Riley |
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Barbara Everest as Mrs. Briggs |
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Patrick Ludlow as Edwin Briggs |
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Hubert Leslie as Captain Lawson |
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Edith Sharpe as Matilda Lawson |
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Syd Crossley as Briggs’ Butler |
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Charles Paton as Family Solicitor |
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Charles Sewell as Bishop |
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Edgar Driver as Bill Jones |
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Dorothy Vernon as Aggie Sparks |
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Zoe Wynn as Kay Stewart |
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F.B.J. Sharp as Judge |
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G.H. Mulcaster as Counsel for Defence |
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Charles Carson as Counsel for Prosecution |
| Writing | John Argyle | Story |
| Writing | Con West | Screenplay |
| Directing | John Hamilton | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Charles Knott | Sound Recordist |
| Production | B. Henry Geddes | Production Manager |
| Editing | Challis Sanderson | Editor |
| Art | Frank Carter | Art Direction |
| Sound | Horace Sheldon | Music Director |
| Production | Ralph C. Wells | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Oswald Mitchell | Director |