Born arthur towle in 1885, lucan became a professional entertainer as a. Tippins of jermyn street, sleaford, possibly in the 1860s, was said to be of ann, wife of joseph mawer of sleaford, the parents of lucy ann mawer. With arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, barbara everest, patrick ludlow. When her daughter is sacked from a job as music teacher, old mother riley buys the girls finishing school when she unexpectedly comes into an inheritance. And, when daughter kitty kitty mcshane gets fired from her position at st mildreds school for young ladies, old mother riley mortgages the laundry to buy the school from headmistress miss carruthers enid hewitt, outbidding potential buyer lady gertrude meersham ethel royal by sixpence. Old mother riley, headmistress 1950 movie moviefone.
Old mother riley is manaced by bela lugosi in this british comedy, a. Arthur lucan 16 september 1885 17 may 1954 was an english actor who performed the drag act old mother riley on stage, radio and screen, with a series of comedy films from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Old mother riley has always had trouble with the spirits, but in old mother riley s jungle treasure 1951 its the ghost of infamous pirate captain morgan thats troubling her, rather than gin. When daphne snowdrop riley inherits the laundry where she works, it seems a logical step to swap the business. Wallace publicity made a short 300 feet publicity film for lever brothers called signs of the times. Old mother riley, headmistress movie quotes rotten. Arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, torin thatcher, henry b. Old mother riley is one of the great character creations of the last 100 years and should have been celebrated as such, along side chaplin, laurel and many others.
This time mother riley somehow is appointed the headmistress of a girls school. Old mother riley in society is a low budget 1940 black and white british comedy film, directed by john baxter, and starring arthur lucan and kitty mcshane. Old mother riley headmistress 1950 daughter kitty is sacked from her job as music teacher at an exclusive girls school, but mother riley unexpectedly comes into an inheritance, and decides to buy the girls school and give kitty her job back. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. The th film in the old mother riley series, it features the luton girls choir playing many of mother rileys pupils. A jewel theft seriously compromises mother riley s new position, but everything is resolved in a climactic slapstickfest, replete with piethrowing. In old mother riley headmistress, old mother riley finds herself becoming headmistress of an exclusive girls finishing school.
How depressing that nobody apparently remembers old mother riley. As kids, i guess most of us loved the old mother riley films. Old mother riley films were a staple on tv in my childhood, but just seemed to disappear after about 1970 unlike george formby and will hay. The old mother riley boxset is available now in stores priced pounds 29. He did make one more old mother riley film in 1952 with a young dora bryan taking the part of kitty. Old mother riley, headmistress 1950 soundtracks on imdb. Mother riley meets the vampire, rereleased in 1963 as my son, the vampire addeddate 20101127 04.
The th film in the old mother riley series, it features the luton girls choir playing many of mother riley s pupils. Old mother riley, headmistress shop british comedy guide. Most notably in old mother riley, headmistress, which appears to have borrowed elements from jean cocteaus work. When old mother riley and her wayward daughter kitty both lose their jobs, only a fast insurance claim saves them from ruin. Old mother riley, headmistress film british comedy guide. Denier warren, enid hewitt, paul sheridan, harry herbert. What better than to acquire st mildreds school for girls, where daughter kitty teaches music. On page 234 of my book the man who was old mother riley i wrote, at some point in 1950, headmistress riley changed back into her washerwomans scrubs for a very different film. Old mother riley, headmistress 1950 directed by john. Old mother riley page 4 1950s british tv and radio. No other sex tube is more popular and features more headmistress scenes than pornhub. You can watch an interview with lugosi where hes asked about the movie. Old mother riley, headmistress john harlow 1949 74min. A total of 15 old mother riley films were made and there are six in this collection.
In old mother riley, headmistress 1950, old mother riley finds herself becoming headmistress of an exclusive girls finishing school. Riley and her daughter kitty go to paris, and get involved with spies. Shoe, and then the following year had a part in the film, old mother riley in society. They gradually evolved the act of old mother riley and her daughter arthur, in drag, playing the. The old mother riley series was certainly an interesting concept. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Kennys book skillfully weaves the rise and fall of arthur lucan and kitty mcshane with previously unseen detail of the on and off screen lives of mrs riley and her daughter.
The th entry in the old mother riley franchise concerns a laundress who rises to become the headmistress of an exclusive girls school. Old mother riley is a fictional character portrayed from about 1934 to 1954 by arthur lucan and from 1954 to the 1980s by roy rolland as part of a british music hall act old mother riley full comedy name. With arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, willer neal, cyril smith. Daphne snowdrop bluebell riley arthur lucan gets fired from her job at the black and white laundry by manageress miss chester myrette morven for overstarching a mans shirt, shrinking a womans combinations, and burning a hole in the vicars chest protector. These films starred arthur lucan in pantodrag as irish scrubwoman daphne snowdrop bluebell riley, and lucans wife kitty mcshane as mother riley s daughter. The list below has every movie ever made, through 42019. List of feature film series with 11 to 20 entries wikipedia. On your way riley 1985 arthur lucanold mother riley. In the first act mother riley is being hounded by an agent trying to get past rent owed, and he calls her a faggot in exasperation. With arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, jerry verno, magda kun. James riley 19831990, ben rogerson 19962003, peter. Old mother riley, headmistress 1950 scrubwoman riley arthur lucan fights a railroad to save a girls school.
It is the fifth in the long running old mother riley series, and features the screen debut of jimmy clitheroe as the boot boy in a high society household. Old mother riley is a fictional character portrayed from about 1934 to 1954 by arthur. Buy old mother riley meets the vampireold mother riley headmistress dvd from amazons movies store. Oct 31, 2014 the man who was old mother riley the lives and films of arthur lucan and kitty mcshane kenny, robert v. Thanks to an unexpected legacy from a distant relative in ireland, she and daughter kitty find themselves the proud owners of st. Old mother riley 3 dvd collection now new packaging 3 dvd, pal, region 0, run time. Old mother riley the dvd collection for sale at gift of sound. Old mother riley headmistress this title has no comma in the opening credits has a higher budget than most instalments in the old mother riley series.
Buy old mother riley meets the vampireold mother riley headmistress dvd by arthur lucan from amazons movies store. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Arthur lucan left forty lane in 1951, going on the road again to perform in variety theatres, as a way of raising money to pay off his creditors. Old mother riley and her daughter foil a plan of disinherited relatives to break a will, which states that a stranger must be taken in for 6 months. Old mother riley, headmistress 1950 plot summary imdb. Old mother riley and her daughter kitty stop the plans of some disinherited relatives. When the radarcontrolled robot which he had ordered shipped to him is delivered instead to mother riley, the vampire, through radar control, has the robot transport itself as well as mother riley to the proper destination. So presumably its those, or some of them at least, that the bbc has. A scatty washerwoman, old mother riley was created and played by arthur lucan in drag. Daughter kitty is sacked from her job as music teacher at an exclusive girls school, but mother riley unexpectedly comes into an inheritance, and decides to buy. Arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, willer neal, cyril smith, c. Arthur lucan and kitty mcshane created their very popular mother and daughter double act in the variety halls and topped the bill for almost 30 years.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Old mother riley joins up 1939 old mother riley in society 1940 old mother riley in business 1940 old mother riley s circus 1941 old mother riley s ghost 1941 old mother riley overseas 1943 old mother riley detective 1943 old mother riley at home 1945 old mother riley s new venture 1949 old mother riley headmistress 1950 old. Sadly chris pyle, our headmaster, was unable to attend. Old mother riley meets the vampireold mother riley headmistress. Old mother riley headmistress 1950 daughter kitty is. Lucan was born on 16 september 1885 in sibsey, lincolnshire as arthur towle, the third of. List of every film ever made the alphabetizer flap. Arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, glen alyn production company. The mysterious figure known as the vampire comes to england to complete experiments in his mad bid to gain control of the world. If you see only one old mother riley film in your lifetime, dont make it this one. Daughter kitty is sacked from her job as music teacher at an exclusive girls school. Old mother riley, headmistress 1950 cast and crew moviefone. Old mother riley is a 1937 british comedy film directed by oswald mitchell and starring arthur lucan in the lead, with kitty mcshane, barbara everest, patrick ludlow and hubert leslie. The only exception, in my opinion, is mother riley meets the vampire.
Old mother riley was a music hall act which originally ran from about 1934 to 1954 played by arthur lucan, then from 1954 to 1977 by roy rolland. Now flush with cash, they decide to head for paris. Butchers made the first three omr films old mother riley, old mother riley in paris, and old mother riley mp. Old mother riley, headmistress is a low budget black and white 1950 british comedy film, starring arthur lucan and kitty mcshane. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Old mother riley, headmistress 1950 soundtracks imdb. She was an actress, known for itv play of the week 1955, first love 1959 and intent to kill 1958. But old mother riley s career as a headmistress is characteristically anything but conventional. Old mother riley meets the vampireold mother riley.
Arthur towle was in show business from 1900 when he left school until his dying day. The man who was old mother riley the lives and films of. Genre film released 1937 starring arthur lucan, kitty mcshane, barbara everest, patrick ludlow, j. Riley manages to turn the tables on the hapless hoodlums and the wacky film ends in a riot of crazy comedy. Browse through our impressive selection of porn videos in hd quality on any device you own. Stevens photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Old mother riley collection slimline for sale at gift of sound.
Old mother riley was the first and arguably the most influential drag act on stage and screen. Old mother riley, headmistress 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Once again comedian arthur lucan dons an old womans togs to become the tarttongued irish washerwoman. Old mother riley meets the vampire, sees one of the most extraordinary teamups in the history of cinema as americas legendary king of horror, bela lugosi, gets together with one of britains most wacky comic creations old mother riley for her lastever screen adventure. Heterosexual british males really relish dressing up in drag dame edith, monty python, benny hill, etc. Unfortunately, the films have suffered in quality over the years, and are faded or spotty. Old mother riley, headmistress 1950 rotten tomatoes. Home old mother riley, headmistress quotes movie details. Daphne bluebell snowdrop riley is an irish washerwoman and charwoman character, devised by lucan born arthur towle.
He started as an irish character comedian in british music halls. I looked up the usage, and it apparently meant grumpy old woman. Kitty wants to find her boyfriend and old mother riley s keen to track down her lodger, joe. She was married to peter saunders, greville pollard bayliss and richard bentinck boyle. Hubert leslie, edith sharpe, syd crossley, charles paton and others writers. The first series entry, aptly titled old mother riley, found the title character put in charge of managing a huge luxury hotel. Tag popularity top rated top rated popular want to watch release date recently wanted date added 1.
Old mother riley has always had trouble with the spirits, but in jungle treasure 1951 its the ghost of infamous pirate captain morgan thats troubling her, rather than gin. Mother riley and her daughter stop the plans of some disinherited relatives to overturn the terms of a will. Stevens celebrity profile check out the latest bill j. Old mother riley arthur lucan and kitty riley kitty mcshane are shop assistants in a failing antique shop. Seeing these again after 40 years or so i can appreciate arthur lucans artistry and the human qualities of daphne snowdrop bluebell riley far more, and i think the memory of both should be treasured. Arthur lucan was a brilliant comedian, with incredible energy, and the films that he and his wife, kitty mcshane, made often surprise with their surreal quality. This time mother riley somehow is appointed the headmistress of a. Old mother riley, headmistress 1950 old mother riley. She is mistaken for a spy, parachutes from a plane and is awarded a medal for counter espionage. The th entry in the old mother riley franchise concerns a laundress who rises to become the headmistress. There were 15 of these made and this one was the last. A guide to old mother riley, headmistress, the 1950 film. His wife kitty mcshane played old mother riley s daughter, kitty. Old mother riley, headmistress bbc one london 19 april.
A list of products related to old mother riley, headmistress. Old mother riley headmistress 1950 old mother rileys jungle. With a better cast of character actors from those days, its still quite good and fun to watch. See the full list of old mother riley, headmistress cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Aug 15, 20 for the younger generation who never saw the famous comedian arthur lucan as the original old mother riley, except perhaps in a foggy film rerun on early channel 4, but instead grew up with yorkshire televisions junior showtime in the seventies, the other old mother riley will be an hilarious memory, even if they never knew she was really a.
A brief tribute to british comedian arthur lucan, better known as old mother riley. But today, unfortunately, most of them are just flat and dull with few laughs. Movies tagged as old mother riley by the listal community sort by. I say luckily not because it in anyway adds to his resume but because the old mother riley series starring arthur lucan was hugely successful in the uk so bela could be assured of his boat fare.
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