Old Mother Riley at Home

Old Mother Riley at Home is a 1945 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Freddie Forbes.^[1] It is the 11th film in the long-running Old Mother Riley series.

Old Mother Riley at Home
Directed by	Oswald Mitchell
Written by	George A. Cooper Oswald Mitchell
Story by	Joan Butler Ralph Temple
Produced by	Louis H. Jackson
Starring	Arthur Lucan Kitty McShane Freddie Forbes
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Douglas Myers
Music by	Percival Mackey
Production company	British National Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Film Corporation
Release date	24 December 1945 (1945-12-24) (UK)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot summary

Mother Riley's daughter Kitty has run off with her new and (so says Mother Riley), "no good" boyfriend. With the aid of Kitty's true love Dan, Mother Riley tracks the runaways and discovers them in a gambling den.^[2]

Cast

• Arthur Lucan - Mrs Riley
• Kitty McShane - Kitty Riley
• Freddie Forbes - Mr Bumpton
• Richard George - Dan
• Willer Neal - Bill
• Wally Patch - Bouncer
• Kenneth Warrington - Boss
• Angela Barrie - Duchess
• Janet Morriso - Mary
• Elsie Wagstaff - Mrs. Ginochie
• Henry B. Longhurst - Commissionaire

Critical reception

TV Guide called the film "one of the weaker series entries."^[3]