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Old Mother Riley Detective is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Hal Gordon. It was part of the long running Old Mother Riley series. Old Mother Riley investigates the disappearance of food during the war, a serious crime because of rationing.
Original Release
05/31/1943
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Arthur Lucan | Mother Riley / Old Mother Riley |
| Kitty McShane | Kitty / Kitty Riley |
| Ivan Brandt | Detective Inspector Victor Cole / Inspector Victor Cole |
| Owen Reynolds | Kenworthy |
| George Street | Police Inspector / Inspector Moresby |
| Johnnie Schofield | Bashful policeman / P.C. Jimmy Green |
| Edgar Driver | Bob |
| Hal Gordon | Bill |
| Valentine Dunn | Elsie |
| Michael Lynd | Tony |
Directors
Writers
Arthur Lucan, Austin Melford, Geoffrey Orme, Barbara K. Emary
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Arthur Lucan | Mother Riley / Old Mother Riley |
| Kitty McShane | Kitty / Kitty Riley |
| Ivan Brandt | Detective Inspector Victor Cole / Inspector Victor Cole |
| Owen Reynolds | Kenworthy |
| George Street | Police Inspector / Inspector Moresby |
| Johnnie Schofield | Bashful policeman / P.C. Jimmy Green |
| Edgar Driver | Bob |
| Hal Gordon | Bill |
| Valentine Dunn | Elsie |
| Michael Lynd | Tony |
| Nellie Bowman | Cora |
| Marjorie Rhodes | Cook |
| H.F. Maltby | Popplethwaite / H. G. Popplethwaite |
| Peggy Cummins | Lily |
| Alfredo Campoli | Solo Violinist |
| Sebastian Cabot | Bit Role |
| Eveline Chipman | Undetermined Role |
| Noel Dainton | Undetermined Role |
| Leo de Pokorny | Undetermined Role |
| Arthur Dent | Undetermined Role |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| John Baxter | Producer |
