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Old Mother Riley's Circus is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and John Longden. Old Mother Riley takes over a struggling circus and makes a huge success of it. The trade ad poster proclaims, "A LAUGH - A YELL - A ROAR - A LUCANQUAKE!" The film was made at the Rock Studios in Elstree by British National Films. It was the final film by Bentley, who had been a leading British director during the silent era and early sound era.
Original Release
12/10/1941
US Release
12/10/1941
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kitty McShane | Kitty Riley |
John Longden | Bill |
Edgar Driver | Bobo the Clown |
Beckett Bould | Davis |
Roy Emerton | Santley, circus owner / Santley (circus owner) |
O.B. Clarence | Lawyer |
Syd Crossley | The Bailiff |
Hector Abbas | Wizista, the hypnotist |
W.T. Holland | Character |
John Turnbull | Cinema Manager |
Directors
Writers
Arthur Lucan, Barbara K. Emary, Geoffrey Orme, Con West
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kitty McShane | Kitty Riley |
John Longden | Bill |
Edgar Driver | Bobo the Clown |
Beckett Bould | Davis |
Roy Emerton | Santley, circus owner / Santley (circus owner) |
O.B. Clarence | Lawyer |
Syd Crossley | The Bailiff |
Hector Abbas | Wizista, the hypnotist |
W.T. Holland | Character |
John Turnbull | Cinema Manager |
Iris Vandeleur | Landlady |
Nora Gordon | 1st Charwoman / Charwoman |
Ben Williams | Lucky |
Jennie Gregson | 2nd Charwoman / Charwoman |
Lawrence Hanray | Cheddar, KC |
Ernest Sefton | Policeman |
Harry Koady | Circus Performer |
May Norton | Cast member |
Speedy | Circus Performer |
Emma | Circus Performer (member, Isabel & Emma) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Wallace Orton | Producer |