Old Mother Riley in Paris
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| Directed by | Oswald Mitchell |
| Produced by | Oswald Mitchell |
| Written by | Con West |
| Starring |
Arthur Lucan Kitty McShane Jerry Verno |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Cecil H. Williamson |
Production company |
Butcher's Film Service |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Old Mother Riley in Paris is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Magda Kun and C. Denier Warren.[1] It is the second in the Old Mother Riley series of films, and is also known by its re-release title, "Old Mother Riley Catches a Quisling".[2]
Synopsis
Old Mother Riley gets onto a boat bound for France with her daughter Kitty, instead of taking a bus,due to a mistake by the ticket collector.They do not realize they are on a boat,and even throw all their clothes out of the cabin's porthole,thinking they are in a launderette,and the window is the washing machine.Following several other hilarious mistakes,she gets involved with the theft of The Statue of Christ from Notre Dame Cathedral replacing it with a marzipan replica and also joins in a competition of chapel singing,when she is mistaken for a nun,and wins the competition, getting a contract with Columbia Records from a priest who has connections with the music industry.Several of the boat's staff make amorous advances to Kitty,including three simultaneous Wedding proposals,each without the other's knowledge.The finale involves a custard pie fight in The Louvre.
Cast
- Arthur Lucan - Mrs Riley
- Kitty McShane - Kitty Riley
- Jerry Verno - Joe
- Magda Kun - Madame Zero
- C. Denier Warren - Commissioner
- Stanley Vilven - Hotel Manager
- Douglas Stewart - Randall, Chairman of Shipping Company
- George Wolkowsky - Apache
- Richard Riviere - French Officer
Critical reception
- TV Guide called it, "one of the most far fetched and yet most entertaining of the OLD MOTHER RILEY series...Daring deeds and Lucan's sharp characterization make for an irresistible romp." [3]
- Britmovie called it, "probably (the) most amusing of the long-running Mother Riley series...This irresistible espionage romp in pre-war France has plenty of tired cooking and mother-in-law jokes but there are entertaining moments of energetic slapstick humour." [4]
- DVD Times bemoaned, "too much reliance on Kitty and no great set pieces (instead we get a series on individual gags which never build to anything)." [5]
- Sky movies wrote, "probably the funniest of all the Mother Riley comedies, this set up the long-running series, after a rather moderate opener, 'Old Mother Riley', had appeared the previous year...Made in the days when Lucan's real-life wife Kitty McShane still looked young enough to play his daughter." [6]
References
- ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | OLD MOTHER RILEY IN PARIS (1938)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ Ladies Or Gentlemen: A Pictorial History of Male Cross-dressing in the Movies - Jean-Louis Ginibre - Google Boeken. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ↑ "Old Mother Riley In Paris Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Old Mother Riley In Paris | TVGuide.com". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ "Old Mother Riley in Paris 1938 | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Britmovie. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ Nield, Anthony (2006-01-01). "Old Mother Riley in Paris / Old Mother Riley M.P. | DVD Video Review | Film @ The Digital Fix". Film.thedigitalfix.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ "Old Mother Riley in Paris - Sky Movies HD". Skymovies.sky.com. 2002-05-23. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
Old Mother Riley in Paris at the Internet Movie Database
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