Riley goes for a job with a failing circus and saves it, discovers kitty mcshane, her longlost daughter has been with it since she was an infant and has to save it again from roy emerton, its shoddy owner. Played kitty riley in old mother riley joins up in 1940. Robert kennys analysis is quite brilliant, and exactly what lucan deserves after all these years. The man who was old mother riley the lives and films of arthur lucan and kitty.
During the 1930s and 40s, arthur lucan and his wife kitty mcshane were among the highestpaid and most admired variety artistes in britain. You can watch an interview with lugosi where hes asked about the movie. Arthur towle september 16, 1885 boston, lincolnshire, england, uk. William bendix took the title role in 1944, after doing mostly heavies in the films. Old mother rileys new venture 1949 movie moviefone. Arthur lucan 16 september 1885 17 may 1954 was an english actor who performed the drag act old mother riley on stage, radio and screen, with a series of comedy films from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. With arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, ernest butcher, cyril chamberlain. With arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, morris harvey, fred kitchen. With arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, john longden, edgar driver. What movie and television projects has kitty mcshane been.
Lucan went on to star in 14 films as the rambunctious irish washerwoman, while lucans. Mother riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and. That character is old mother riley, a working class irishwoman with a daughter named kitty played throughout the series by kitty mcshane who finds herself. Tag popularity top rated top rated popular want to watch release date recently wanted date added 1. Old mother riley in business 1941 release info imdb. Oct 26, 2015 in old mother riley, mp 1939 old mother riley runs foul of her local council and decides to take matters into her own hands by running for parliament.
Oct 31, 2014 join us on halloween for a celebration of arthur lucan, including a presentation and signing of dr robert kennys book, conversation with tony slide and members of the lucantowle family, and a showing of the hilarious film old mother rileys ghosts 1941, also starring john stuart and john laurie. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Old mother riley in business 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When the radarcontrolled robot which he had ordered shipped to him is delivered instead to mother riley, the vampire, through.
Who is the leader of the riley plantation in underground. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. This was about 22% of all the recorded riley s in the usa. Arthur lucan, whose bones moved old mother riley around, was a comedy dynamo and a consummate comedy performer. Book launch of the man who was old mother riley by robert. Movies tagged as old mother riley by the listal community sort by.
Arthur lucan 16 september 1885 17 may 1954 was an english actor who performed the drag act old mother riley on stage, radio and screen, with a series of comedy films from the. It is the twelfth in the longrunning old mother riley films, and was the first of the series to play in londons west end. This laughaminute romp finds old mother riley employed as a washerwoman in a tony law firm. As the overture began for the first house of old mother riley in paris. In films, always worked in drag as old mother riley nickname. Director lance comfort began his film career as a camera operator. See more ideas about old mother, british comedy and comedians. In 1840 there were 339 riley families living in new york. So presumably its those, or some of them at least, that the bbc has. Old mother riley was sublimely funny with the right script but obviously less funny with a less right script. The man who was old mother riley the lives and films of arthur lucan and kitty mcshane kenny, robert v. Arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, john stuart, thomas bentley, john baxter. Old mother riley cleans up 1941 arthur lucan trade advert.
In the first act mother riley is being hounded by an agent trying to get past rent owed, and he calls her a faggot in exasperation. Old mother riley old mother riley old mother riley at the pawnshop door, bundle in her arms and a baby on the floor. They packed theatres throughout the land, and made a series of zany films with arthur as the belligerent washerwoman old mother riley, and kitty as her flighty daughter. Old mother riley in business kitty riley 1941 old mother riley in society kitty riley 1940 old mother riley joins up kitty riley 1939. Old mother riley brings the house down as she stands for parliament in this classic british comedy. John baxter was born on december 31, 1896 in foots cray, kent, england as john philip baxter.
Played kitty riley in old mother riley in paris in 1942. Mother riley meets the vampire, rereleased in 1963 as my son, the vampire. Butchers made the first three omr films old mother riley, old mother riley in paris, and old mother riley mp. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Download mother riley detective 1943 torrent kickasstorrents. Old mother riley was a music hall act which originally ran from about 1934 to 1954 played by arthur lucan, then from 1954 to 1977 by roy rolland. Followed by old mother riley in business 1941 see more. A wild and extremely strange elderly irish washerwoman, old mother riley runs foul of her local council and decides to take matters into her own hands by running for parliament. Musichall comedian arthur lucan first brought his drag character old mother riley to the screen in 1937. February 15, 1975 age 78 add or change photo on imdbpro. The man who was old mother riley the lives and films of arthur.
Tag popularity top rated top rated popular want to watch release date recently wanted date added. Old mother riley s new venture is a lowbudget blackandwhite 1949 british comedy film, starring arthur lucan, kitty mcshane and chili bouchier. Old mother riley in business 1941 love on the dole 1941. Old mother riley in society 1940 old mother riley in business 1941 crooks tour 1941 old mother riley s ghosts 1941 old mother riley s circus 1941 the common touch 1941 those kids from town 1942 let the people sing 1942 salute john citizen 1942 asking for trouble 1942 well smile again 1942 when we are married 1943 old. When the radarcontrolled robot which he had ordered shipped to him is delivered instead to mother riley, the vampire, through radar control, has the robot transport itself as well as mother riley to the proper destination. Arthur lucan 16 september 1885 17 mei 1954 was n engelse akteur en skrywer. The riley family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Jan 20, 2015 old mother riley detective is a 1943 british comedy film directed by lance comfort and starring arthur lucan, kitty mcshane and hal gordon. A guide to old mother riley in business, the 1941 film. Old mother rileys ghosts 1941 cast and crew moviefone. Arthur lucan the man who was old mother riley brent has very few blue plaques, commemorating famous people who lived in the borough, but one of them can be found on a large house in forty lane, wembley. I looked up the usage, and it apparently meant grumpy old woman. You could never hear the film because of all the kids shouting.
Kathleen kitty mcshane 19 may 1897 24 march 1964 was an irish actress, best known as the wife and acting partner of arthur lucan, with whom she appeared in a series of old mother riley stage shows and films from the 1930s to the 1950s. His wife kitty mcshane played old mother riley s daughter, kitty. Old mother riley is manaced by bela lugosi in this british comedy, a. Old mother riley the dvd collection for sale at gift of sound. Oct 01, 2014 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises old mother rileys budget arthur lucan kitty mcshane vintage british comedy, vol. Lucan went on to star in 14 films as the rambunctious irish washerwoman, while lucans wife kitty mcshane costarred as old mother riley s daughter, who had a habit of bursting into song whether the audience liked it or not. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at.
Old mother rileys ghosts is a 1941 british comedy film directed by john baxter and starring. Produced cheaply for the home market, old mother riley was enormously popular. On your way riley 1985 arthur lucanold mother riley. The man who was old mother riley the lives and films of arthur lucan and kitty mcshane. Old mother riley in business film british comedy guide. Old mother riley meets the vampire alternate title. The plaque, put up by the greater london council and unveiled in 1978, is a memorial to arthur lucan, but who. It was the sixth in the longrunning old mother riley series of films. Riley is tricked out of her licence for a pub and joins her daughter in portugal. In this entry in the longrunning british comedy series, boisterous irish washerwoman mother riley takes on a spy ring while living in a creepy castle purported to be haunted. Where can you download succubus starring raven riley answers. Old mother riley page 4 1950s british tv and radio.
New york had the highest population of riley families in 1840. The life of riley, and the adventures of ozzie and harriet were old time radio shows written to celebrate the classic american suburban family. The most riley families were found in the usa in 1880. Played kitty riley in old mother riley in business in 1941. The man who was old mother riley the lives and films of. Arthur stood beside company manager slim ingram in the wings ready for his entrance. Old mother riley was one of the biggest names of stage and screen in the 1930s and 40s but it all started in a much more lowly fashion when arthur towle was born at sibsey near boston in 1885, the third of seven children of thomas and lucy towle. The mysterious figure known as the vampire comes to england to complete experiments in his mad bid to gain control of the world.
Old mother riley page 2 forums british comedy guide. Played kitty riley in old mother riley in society in 1940. Old mother riley s pub faces competition from a large chain store nearby, causing her to declare war on it. Vampire over london the mysterious figure known as the vampire comes to england to complete experiments in his mad bid to gain control of the world. Old mother riley investigates the disappearance of food during the war, a serious crime because of rationing. The death of arthur lucan on the stage of the tivoli theatre, paragon st, hull, 17 may 1954. Riley, an aircraft plant bluecollar worker, his family and their neighbors. It was part of the long running old mother riley series. When they arrive, they uncover an espionage plot involving a number of stagemanaged ghostly apparitions. In old mother riley in paris 1942 old mother riley and the lovely kitty both lose their jobs and only a timely insurance claim saves them from ruin.
See the full list of old mother riley s ghosts cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Old mother riley is a fictional character portrayed from about 1934 to 1954 by arthur lucan and from 1954 to the 1980s by roy rolland as part of a british music hall act old mother riley full comedy name. Old mother riley used to go to the pictures on a saturday morning and thought it was great when these films were on. She asked for sixpence, she only got four and she nearly pullt the hinges off the pawnshop door.
Aug 15, 20 for the younger generation who never saw the famous comedian arthur lucan as the original old mother riley, except perhaps in a foggy film rerun on early channel 4, but instead grew up with yorkshire televisions junior showtime in the seventies, the other old mother riley will be an hilarious memory, even if they never knew she was really a. Daphne bluebell snowdrop riley is an irish washerwoman and charwoman character, devised by lucan born arthur towle. That character is old mother riley, a working class irishwoman with a daughter named kitty played throughout the series by kitty mcshane who finds herself constantly immersed in comical situations. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. Old mother riley in business is a 1941 british comedy film directed by john baxter and starring arthur lucan, kitty mcshane and cyril chamberlain. Old mother riley in society 1940 love on the dole 1941 old mother riley in business 1941 crooks tour 1941 old mother riley s circus 1941 the common touch 1941 let the people sing 1942 well smile again 1942 when we are married 1943 old mother riley detective 1943 the grand escapade 1947 production manager. Old mother riley s new venture 1949 a hotel owner goes on vacation and leaves scrubwoman riley arthur lucan in charge. Freedom radio 1941 old mother riley in business 1941 pimpernel smith 1941 when we are married 1943 candles at nine 1944 its in the bag 1944 tawny pipit 1944 it happened one sunday 1944 the years between 1946 easy money 1948 my brother jonathan 1948 my brothers keeper 1948 for them that trespass 1949 diamond city. Played kitty riley in old mother riley overseas in 1943. To say or think differently is to disrespect one of our greatest comedy legends. Old mother riley s ghosts 1941 england by arthur lucan. Old mother rileys new venture 1949 rotten tomatoes.
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