Old Mother Riley in Society

Name: Old Mother Riley in Society
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1940-07-27
Duration: 1 h 21 min
Rating: 4.4
Cast: Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, John Stuart

1940
1h 21m

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4.4/10

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Comedy

Old Mother Riley's daughter Kitty marries an aristocrat. The old woman moves into their home, masquerading as Kitty's maid.Old Mother Riley's daughter Kitty marries an aristocrat. The old woman moves into their home, masquerading as Kitty's maid.Old Mother Riley's daughter Kitty marries an aristocrat. The old woman moves into their home, masquerading as Kitty's maid.

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4.4/10

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Final film of Minnie Rayner.

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Followed by Old Mother Riley in Business (1941)

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3/10

Another in the Series

Arthur Lucan had a long career as a female impersonator, playing Old Mother Riley, a stock Irish washerwoman on stage and screen until his death. He appeared in just shy of a score of films as the character, with his wife, Kitty MacShane, playing his daughter.

In this one, from an idea from Mrs. Lucan, Kitty marries into society and her mother masquerades as her nurse in order not to embarrass her. The mother-in-law is a snob and the servants are even worse snobs and the entire movie is as obvious in its execution as any Bowery Boys movie. It's not just stereotyped, it's petrified.

There is some good talent behind the camera, particularly in the opening sequence in which Mother Riley stops a bar fight. Credit cinematographer James Wilson and editor Michael Chorlton. But they really can't do much to save this one.