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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.[1] It was part of the long-running Old Mother Riley series.

Old Mother Riley Joins Up
Directed by	Maclean Rogers
Written by	Kathleen Butler Maisie Sharman Con West
Story by	Jack Marks
Produced by	John Corfield
Starring	Arthur Lucan Kitty McShane Martita Hunt
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	James Corbett
Music by	Ronnie Munro
Production company	British National Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Film Corporation
Release date	24 February 1940 (UK)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot summary

Old Mother Riley works as a nurse before volunteering for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. With the help of her daughter Kitty and Kitty's boyfriend Lieutenant Travers, she thwarts a plan by enemy agents to steal important secret documents.[2]

Cast

• Arthur Lucan ... Mrs. Riley
• Kitty McShane ... Kitty Riley
• Glen Alyn ... Pauline
• Dorothy Dewhurst ... Mrs. Rayful
• Martita Hunt ... Commandant
• H. F. Maltby ... Gen. Hogsley
• Garry Marsh ... Dr. Leach
• Bryan Powley ... Mr. Rayful
• Bruce Seton ... Lt. Travers
• Jeanne Stuart ... Nurse Wilson

Critical reception

TV Guide called the film, "a tolerable romp that kept patriotic English fires burning during the early part of WW II."[3]

References

External links

• Old Mother Riley Joins Up at IMDb

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