Old mother riley takes over a struggling circus and. Patricks day films a list of 86 titles created 10 dec 20. 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. On your way riley 1985 arthur lucan old mother riley drama by jamestct. Old mother rileys circus is a 1941 british comedy film directed by thomas bentley and starring arthur lucan, kitty mcshane and john longden. The most expensive of the movie series, and the only one to feature a backstory for old mother riley. Old mother rileys circus film british comedy guide. Arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, john longden, edgar driver locations. Original british 17 inch x 22 inch trade advertisement for the 1941 thomas bentley comedy old mother rileys circus starring arthur lucan and kitty. Arthur was appearing in dublin when he met and married the 16yearold kitty mcshane in 19. A guide to old mother rileys circus, the 1941 film. Old time variety les le roy old mother riley max wall comedian.
Seeing these again after 40 years or so i can appreciate arthur lucans artistry and the human qualities of daphne snowdrop bluebell riley far more, and i think the memory of both should be treasured. List of every film ever made the alphabetizer flap. The list below has every movie ever made, through 42019. Old mother rileys circus 1941 arthur lucan kitty mcshane. Arthur lucan and kitty mcshane as old mother riley and her daughter kitty. Old mother riley meets the vampire alternate title. 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. We plan to offer more from the old mother riley series but this is a great starting point. His wife kitty mcshane played old mother riley s daughter, kitty.
White zombie1932 full horror movie by victor halperin with bela lugosi. Old mother riley films were a staple on tv in my childhood, but just seemed to disappear after about 1970 unlike george formby and will hay. Born arthur towle in 1885, lucan became a professional entertainer as a. Old mother riley s circus is a 1941 british comedy film directed by thomas bentley and starring arthur lucan, kitty mcshane and john longden. Mother riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and. Old mother rileys circus 1941 1210 1941 us 1h 20m user score.
His wife kitty mcshane played old mother rileys daughter, kitty. Old mother riley makes a success of a rundown circus thats on the verge of closing. Daphne bluebell snowdrop riley is an irish washerwoman and charwoman character, devised by lucan born arthur towle. My son the vampire 1952 comedy, drama, horror bela. In this entry in the longrunning british comedy series, boisterous irish washerwoman mother riley is a circus ringmaster after the owner suddenly vanishes. A brief tribute to british comedian arthur lucan, better known as old mother riley. Old mother rileys circus 1941 the movie database tmdb. Draquila, litalie qui tremble, guzzanti sabina, 2010, i, 93, 166, coul. Zombies on broadway 22 1945 horror comedy film eng sub ita bela lugosi. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
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