Old Mother Riley Overseas

Old Mother Riley Overseas
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Directed by	Oswald Mitchell
Written by	H. Fowler Mear Arthur Lucan (additional scenes)
Story by	L.S. Deacon Albert Mee
Produced by	Oswald Mitchell
Starring	Arthur Lucan Kitty McShane Morris Harvey
Cinematography	Gerald Gibbs
Edited by	Lito Carruthers
Music by	Percival Mackey
Production company	British National Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Film Corporation
Release date	1943 (1943)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Old Mother Riley Overseas is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Anthony Holles. ^{[1] [2]} In the screenplay, Old Mother Riley relocates to Portugal.

Plot summary

Mother Riley is tricked out of her licence for a pub, and heads for Portugal to find her daughter who is working in the wine business. Along the way she is somehow mistaken for a famous pianist, but arrives in Portugal just in time to prevent her daughter from being kidnapped. She also manages to retrieve stolen port wine. ^{[3] [4]}

Cast

• Arthur Lucan ... Mrs. Riley
• Kitty McShane ... Kitty Riley
• Morris Harvey ... Barnacle Bill
• Fred Kitchen ... Pedro Quentos
• Sebastian Cabot ... Bar Steward
• Magda Kun
• Anthony Holles
• Ferdy Mayne
• Freddie William Breach
• Bob Lloyd
• Paul Erickson
• Eda Bell
• Ruth Meredith

Critical reception

TV Guide said, "following the successful formula of Old Mother Riley in Paris, this less impressive series entry has Lucan traveling to Portugal." ^[5]

References

1. Vagg, Stephen (14 September 2025). "Forgotten British Film Moguls: Lady Yule". Filmink. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
2. "BFI | Film & TV Database | OLD MOTHER RILEY OVERSEAS (1943)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
3. "Old Mother Riley Overseas (1943) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
4. "Old Mother Riley Overseas | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
5. "Old Mother Riley Overseas Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 28 February 2014.

External links

• Old Mother Riley Overseas at IMDb