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Old Mother Riley's New Venture is a low-budget black-and-white 1949 British comedy film, starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Chili Bouchier. It is the twelfth in the long-running Old Mother Riley films, and was the first of the series to play in London's 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).
Original Release
07/01/1949
US Release
06/19/1952
Cast
Name | Character |
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Arthur Lucan | Mrs. Riley / Old Mother Riley |
Kitty McShane | Kitty Riley |
Chili Bouchier | Cora |
Willer Neal | David |
Sebastian Cabot | Potentate |
Wilfred Babbage | Major Gayne |
Maureen Riscoe | Mabel |
Fred Groves | Grigsby |
C. Denier Warren | Hillick |
Paul Sheridan | Saunders |
Directors
Writers
John Harlow, Con West, Jack Marks
Cast
Name | Character |
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Arthur Lucan | Mrs. Riley / Old Mother Riley |
Kitty McShane | Kitty Riley |
Chili Bouchier | Cora |
Willer Neal | David |
Sebastian Cabot | Potentate |
Wilfred Babbage | Major Gayne |
Maureen Riscoe | Mabel |
Fred Groves | Grigsby |
C. Denier Warren | Hillick |
Paul Sheridan | Saunders |
Arthur Gomez | Chef |
John Le Mesurier | Karl |
Grace Arnold | Prison Govenor |
Howard Douglas | Dr. Collins |
Hugh Dempster | Drunk |
Gordon Littmann | 1st Aide |
Robert Moore | Allan |
George Street | Walters |
Armand Guinle | Jules |
James Knight | Police Superintendant |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Gilling | Producer |
Harry Reynolds | Producer |