Old Mother Riley, MP
Appearance
Old Mother Riley, MP | |
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Henry B. Longhurst | |
Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
Edited by | Daniel Birt |
Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release dates |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Old Mother Riley, MP is a 1939 British comedy film starring Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane, which forms part of the Old Mother Riley series of films. The film's plot centres on Old Mother Riley standing for election to the House of Commons.
Plot summary
Concerning Old Mother Riley's fight against her landlord, and as a means of defeating a corrupt politician intent on demolishing her street and the local pub along with it, Mother Riley taking to the
Cast
- Old Mother Riley - Arthur Lucan
- Kitty Riley - Kitty McShane
- Jack Nelson - Torin Thatcher
- Henry Wicker - Henry Longhurst
- Archie - Patrick Ludlow
- Emperor of Rocavia - Dennis Wyndham
- Littleman - Rex Alderman
- The Supervisor - Cynthia Stock
- Brownlow - Kenneth Henry
Critical reception
- Mary Haberstroh writes in Britmovie, "“Old Mother Riley, MP” synthesizes slapstick comedy with malapropisms and everything in between to create one of the best the Great Depression. “Old Mother Riley, MP” is a film that is sure to please anyone who appreciates classic British comedy."[3]
- In britishpictures.com, David Absalom writes, "by any reasonable definition, this is not a good film. But the character (Old Mother Riley) is so watchable, so wonderfully manic, you enjoy the film despite its faults."[4]
- TV Guide wrote, "graced with an insane plot...Nonsensical but full of laughs."[5]
External links
- Old Mother Riley, MP at IMDb
References
- ^ Nield, Anthony (1 January 2006). "Old Mother Riley in Paris / Old Mother Riley M.P. | DVD Video Review | Film @ The Digital Fix". Film.thedigitalfix.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Old Mother Riley M.P. | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Old Mother Riley, MP (1939)". Britmovie.co.uk. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "ARCHIVE Ol - Once: British films of the 30s, 40s and 50s". Britishpictures.com. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ TNT New. "Old Mother Riley Mp Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.