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Director
  
John Harlow

Country
  
United Kingdom

3.8/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Release date
  
July 1949 (1949-07)

Writer
  
Jack Marks, Con West

Old Mother Rileys New Venture is a low-budget black-and-white 1949 British comedy film, starring Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane. It is the twelfth in the long-running Old Mother Riley films, and was the first of the series to play in Londons West End; and the first to be released in the U.S., where it opened in 1952, as Old Mother Riley, (and was re-released there as A Wild Irish Night).

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Plot

The owner of a five star London hotel leaves for a holiday, and to everyones surprise promotes Old Mother Riley from kitchen dishwasher to manageress. Chaos ensues, and Mother Riley and Kitty are suddenly suspects in the theft of the Royal Hula Diamond, but somehow along the way, also manage a trip to a beauty parlour. a banquet with Arab royalty, some Saint Patricks Day celebrations, and a climactic custard pie fight.

Cast

  • Old Mother Riley - Arthur Lucan
  • Kitty - Kitty McShane
  • Cora Gayne - Chili Bouchier
  • David Thompson - Willer Neal
  • Potentate - Sebastian Cabot
  • Major Gayne - Wilfred Babbage
  • Mabel - Maureen Riscoe
  • John Grigsby - Fred Groves
  • Matthew Hillick - C. Denier Warren
  • Saunders - Paul Sheridan
  • Chef - Arthur Gomez
  • Karl - John Le Mesurier
  • Jules - Amando Guinle
  • Prison Governor - Grace Arnold
  • Dr Collins - Howard Douglas
  • Drunk - Hugh Dempster
  • 1st Aide - Gordon Littman
  • Allan - Robert Moore
  • Walters - George Street
  • Police Superintendent - James Knight
  • Mrs Ginochie - Blanche Fothergill
  • Commissionaire - Brian Royceton
  • Beauty Parlour Attendant - Pamela Skiff
  • Beauty Parlour Attendant - Joy Frankau
  • Critical reception

  • The Digital Fix wrote, "New Venture is essentially unwatchable...Old routines, a bare minimum of laughs and a comic pairing who are, quite frankly, way beyond their best."
  • At the time of the films release, Monthly Film Bulletin called the film, "a vivacious slapsick comedy."
  • On its U.S. release, Variety wrote of the film, "offers little appeal for most situations...Films best market appears to lie in "Irish Night" shows or in neighbourhoods where theres a sizable Irish population. Cast is unknown to American audiences...Arthur Lucan has a thespian field day in the title role."
  • References

    Old Mother Rileys New Venture Wikipedia
    Old Mother Rileys New Venture IMDb