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Old Mother Riley. Image shows from L to R: Kitty Riley (Kitty McShane), Old Mother Riley (Arthur Lucan). Copyright: Butcher's Film Service / Hope-Bell Film Productions
Old Mother Riley

Old Mother Riley

  • 1937 film

Old Mother Riley and her daughter foil a plan of disinherited relatives to break a will, which states that a stranger must be taken in for 6 months. Stars Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Barbara Everest, Patrick Ludlow, J. Hubert Leslie and more.

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Cast & crew credits

Cast
Arthur Lucan Old Mother Riley
Kitty McShane Kitty Riley
Barbara Everest Mrs. Briggs
Patrick Ludlow Edwin Briggs
J. Hubert Leslie Captain Lawson
Edith Sharpe Matilda Lawson
Syd Crossley Briggs' Butler, James Billings
Charles Paton Family Solicitor
Charles Sewell Bishop
Edgar Driver Bill Jones
Dorothy Vernon Aggie Sparks
Zöe Wynn Kay Stewart
F.B.J. Sharp Judge
G.H. Mulcaster Counsel For Defence
Charles Carson Counsel For Prosecution
Balliol Holloway (as Balliol & Tiller) Self
Tiller (as Balliol & Tiller) Self
Writing team
Con West Writer
John Argyle Story
Production team
Oswald Mitchell Director
Challis Sanderson Editor
Frank Carter Production Designer

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