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. It was part of the long-running Old Mother Riley series.
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.
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
Critical reception
TV Guide called the film, "a tolerable romp that kept patriotic English fires burning during the early part of WW II."
References
External links
- Old Mother Riley Joins Up at IMDb
