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Director
  
Maclean Rogers

Cinematography
  
James Wilson

Duration
  

Language
  
English

5.6/10
IMDb

Film series
  
Old Mother Riley Series

Genre
  
Comedy

Country
  
United Kingdom

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Release date
  
24 February 1940 (UK)

Writer
  
Kathleen Butler, Jack Marks (story), Maisie Sharman, Con West (story)

Cast
  
Arthur Lucan
(Old Mother Riley),
Kitty McShane
,
Martita Hunt
,
Bruce Seton
,
Garry Marsh

Similar movies
  
Old Mother Riley Joins Up and Old Mother Riley Meets the Vampire are part of the same movie series

Old Mother Riley Joins Up is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Martita Hunt, Bruce Seton and Garry Marsh. It was part of the long-running Old Mother Riley series.

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Plot summary

Old Mother Riley, working as a nurse, is forced to volunteer for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. There is chaos until she is able to prevent Nazi spies from getting their hands on important documents.

Cast

  • Arthur Lucan ... Mrs. Riley
  • Kitty McShane ... Kitty Riley
  • Glen Alyn ... Pauline
  • Dorothy Dewhurst ... Mrs. Rayful
  • Martita Hunt ... Commandant
  • H.F. Maltby ... Gen. Hogsley
  • Garry Marsh ... Dr. Leach
  • Bryan Powley ... Mr. Rayful
  • Bruce Seton ... Lt. Travers
  • Jeanne Stuart ... Nurse Wilson
  • Critical reception

    TV Guide called the film, "a tolerable romp that kept patriotic English fires burning during the early part of WW II."

    References

    Old Mother Riley Joins Up Wikipedia
    Old Mother Riley Joins Up IMDb Old Mother Riley Joins Up themoviedb.org