Old Mother Riley Joins Up

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 (1940-02-24) (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][3]

Cast

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

Production

It was the first Old Mother Riley movie made for British National. Filming took place in August 1939.^[4]

Critical reception

TV Guide called the film, "a tolerable romp that kept patriotic English fires burning during the early part of WW II."^[5]