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Old Mother Riley: The Collection

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Number of Discs
3

Release Date
18/01/2010

Studio
Simply Media

format
DVD / Box Set

Certificate UK
U

Description

One of the most bizarre and popular British creations of the 1930s and 1940s, scatty and excitable washerwoman Old Mother Riley was created and played by Arthur Lucan in drag, while Lucan's real-life wife, Kitty McShane, played her daughter, Kitty. Their double act topped the bill in the Variety Halls for almost 30 years. This collection comprises six of the 15 'Old Mother Riley' films made between 1937 and 1952, following the adventures of the loveable rogue from Ration Row. 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. 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. In 'Old Mother Riley's New Venture' (1949), the owner of a high-class London hotel mysteriously decides to take a break - and to everyone's surprise he promotes Old Mother Riley straight from kitchen dishwasher to the head of the hotel. Old Mother Riley has always had trouble with the spirits, but in 'Jungle Treasure' (1951) it's the ghost of infamous pirate Captain Morgan that's troubling her, rather than gin. In 'Old Mother Riley, Headmistress' (1950), Old Mother Riley finds herself becoming headmistress of an exclusive girls' finishing school. Finally, Old Mother Riley's last-ever screen adventure, 'Old Mother Riley Meets the Vampire' (1952), sees one of the most extraordinary team-ups in the history of cinema as America's legendary King of Horror, Bela Lugosi, gets together with one of Britain's most wacky comic creations...

Director: Oswald Mitchell
Director: John Harlow
Director: Maclean Rogers
Director: John Gilling
Actor: Arthur Lucan
Actor: Kitty McShane
Actor: Bela Lugosi
Actor: Dora Bryan
Actor: Hattie Jacques

Main Format
DVD

Keyword Index
Old Mother Riley: The Collection|Arthur Lucan

Alternative Title
MP/In Paris/New Venture/Jungle Treasure/Vampire/Headmistress....

Colour
B/W

Region
Region 2

Extras 1
High Definition extras tbc

Extras 2
Languages(s): English, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Screen ratio 1:1.33, Stereo

Catalogue Number
132599

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