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Wikipedia article




'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.

Plot summary



Old Mother Riley works as a nurse before volunteering for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. With the help of her daughter Kitty and Kitty's boyfriend Lieutenant Travers, she thwarts a plan by enemy agents to steal important secret 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






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