Arthur Lucan Movies
In this horror movie an Irish char woman must stop an insane inventor who is planning to take over the world with a monstrous-robot. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1951
Once again comedian Arthur Lucan dons an old woman's togs to become the tart-tongued Irish washerwoman. This time Mother Riley gets into the thick of things when her daughter finds a South Seas treasure map and they set sail to find it. Upon their arrival to the remote island, Mother Riley ends up far more than she bargained for. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1950
Once again comedian Arthur Lucan dons an old woman's togs to become the tart-tongued Irish washerwoman. This time Mother Riley somehow is appointed the headmistress of a girl's school. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1949
Music-hall comedian Arthur Lucan first brought his "drag" character Old Mother Riley to the screen in 1937. Lucan went on to star in 14 films as the rambunctious Irish washerwoman, while Lucan's wife Kitty McShane co-starred as Old Mother Riley's daughter, who had a habit of bursting into song whether the audience liked it or not. The first series entry, aptly titled Old Mother Riley, found the title character put in charge of managing a huge luxury hotel. A jewel theft seriously compromises Mother Riley's new position, but everything is resolved in a climactic slapstick-fest, replete with pie-throwing. Perhaps because the character was too regional in her (his?) appeal, Old Mother Riley wasn't released in the U.S. until 1952, 15 years after it was made. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, (more)
- 1947
In this comedy, a plucky Irish scullery maid sneaks into a high society soiree and becomes the hit of the party. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1945
In this episode of the long-running series, the famed Irish washerwoman has her hands full (actually, "she" was comic actor Arthur Lucan in drag) as she tries to locate her errant daughter after the latter runs away with her new beau. Much to Mother Riley's chagrin, she finds the twosome ensconced in a gamblers' lair. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1943
In this entry in the long-running British comedy series, boisterous Irish washerwoman Mother Riley is heading for Portugal to find her daughter who is working in winery. En route she is mistaken for a famous pianist and in Paris, she is mistaken for a spy. Still she is able to arrive in Portugal just in time to prevent her daughter from being kidnapped. She is also able to retrieve purloined port wine. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1943
Once again comedian Arthur Lucan dons an old woman's togs to become the tart-tongued Irish washerwoman. This time Mother Riley ends up mixed up with gangsters and busts up a ring of smugglers. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1941
In this entry in the long-running British comedy series, boisterous Irish washerwoman Mother Riley is a circus ringmaster after the owner suddenly vanishes. Under her, the once struggling circus becomes successful. Riley then gets a big surprise when she learns that the circus star is really her estranged daughter. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1941
In this entry in the long-running British comedy series, boisterous Irish washerwoman Mother Riley takes on a spy ring while living in a creepy castle purported to be haunted. The spies, of course are the "ghosts," and they are trying to scare the dickens out of her so they can continue their plot to steal an inventor's plans. Spooky fun begins when she starts scaring them in return. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1940
In this entry in the long-running British comedy series, boisterous Irish washerwoman Mother Riley gets into deep trouble when during her crusade to help local shopkeepers fight the presence of a ruthless chain of stores, she inadvertently pushes the chain's boss into the river. She immediately flees to a hospital where she puts on a nurse's uniform. Now she must escape from the hospital. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1940
In this entry in the long-running British comedy series, boisterous Irish washerwoman Mother Riley plays the wardrobe lady for her daughter, a chorus girl. Her daughter then falls for a wealthy fellow. To spy, Riley dons a maid's uniform and begins working in the beau's family home. Mayhem ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1939
In this entry in the long-running British comedy series, boisterous Irish washerwoman Mother Riley loses her laundry job and ends up running for Parliament against the man who fired her. Not only does she win, she also forces a foreign government to pay its massive debt to Britain. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1939
In this entry in the long-running British comedy series, the boisterous Mother Riley plays a nurse who was forced to volunteer for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Mayhem ensues until she is able to prevent German spies from acquiring important documents. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1938
In this entry in the long-running British comedy series, boisterous Irish washerwoman Mother Riley finds herself entangled in an adventure with spies after she goes to Paris to find her daughter. The trouble begins when she is mistaken for a spy and ends up catching a real one. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1937
Filmed in Ireland, Kathleen is a fanciful bit of blarney predicated on the ballad "Kathleen Mavourneen". American actress Sally O'Neill stars as Kathleen O'Moore, the romantic bone of contention between Michael Rooney (Tom Burke) and Dennis O'Dwyer (Jack Daly). The two rivals team up to rescue Kathleen from her nasty aunt Hannah (Ethel Gryffies), who has arranged a loveless but profitable marriage for the girl. Several prominent Irish stage actors, notably Sarry Allgood and Denis O'Neal, are cast in pivotal roles. The story of "Kathleen Mavourneen" had previously been filmed several times, once with movie vamp Theda Bara in the lead! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sally O'Neil
- 1937
This is the first entry in what became a long-running British comedy series. It is the story of a wealthy match maker who leaves his vast fortune to his family when he dies. But to get the money, they must follow one condition: they must take in the first person they see selling matches. Soon the family find themselves housing a rambunctious, opinionated Irish washerwoman, Old Mother Riley and her daughter. Mayhem ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
