Old Mother Riley Overseas Explained

Old Mother Riley Overseas is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Anthony Holles.^[1] 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.^{[2] [3]}

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."^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: BFI | Film & TV Database | OLD MOTHER RILEY OVERSEAS (1943) . https://web.archive.org/web/20090117091716/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44897 . dead . 2009-01-17 . Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk . 2009-04-16 . 2014-02-28.
2. Web site: Old Mother Riley Overseas (1943) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast . AllMovie . 2014-02-28.
3. Web site: Old Mother Riley Overseas | BFI | BFI . https://web.archive.org/web/20120712004358/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b20345f . dead . 2012-07-12 . Explore.bfi.org.uk . 2014-02-28.
4. Web site: Old Mother Riley Overseas Review . Movies.tvguide.com . 2014-02-28.