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	\| ~~name~~ = Old Mother ~~Riley~~'s Circus		\| image = "Old Mother Riey's Circus" (1941).jpg
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	\| caption = British trade ad poster		\| caption = British trade ad poster
	\| director = [[Thomas Bentley]]		\| director = [[Thomas Bentley]]
	\| producer = Wallace Orton		\| producer = Wallace Orton
	\| writer = {{ubl\|[[Barbara K. Emary]]\|[[Geoffrey Orme]]\|Con West\|[[Arthur Lucan]]}}		\| writer = {{ubl\|[[Barbara K. Emary]]\|[[Geoffrey Orme]]\|Con West\|[[Arthur Lucan]]}}
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	\| starring = {{ubl\|[[Arthur Lucan]]\|[[Kitty McShane]]\|[[John Longden]]\|[[Edgar Driver]]}}		\| starring = {{ubl\|[[Arthur Lucan]]\|[[Kitty McShane]]\|[[John Longden]]\|[[Edgar Driver]]}}
	\| music = [[Kennedy Russell]]		\| music = [[Kennedy Russell]]

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{{short description|1941 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Old Mother Riley's Circus
| image = "Old_Mother_Riey's_Circus"_(1941).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = British trade ad poster
| director = [[Thomas Bentley]]
| producer = Wallace Orton
| writer = {{ubl|[[Barbara K. Emary]]|[[Geoffrey Orme]]|Con West|[[Arthur Lucan]]}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Arthur Lucan]]|[[Kitty McShane]]|[[John Longden]]|[[Edgar Driver]]}}
| music = [[Kennedy Russell]]
| cinematography = [[James Wilson (cinematographer)|James Wilson]]
| editing = {{ubl|Clifford Boote|[[Jack Harris (film editor)|Jack Harris]]}}
| studio = [[British National Films]]
| distributor = Anglo-American Film Corporation
| released = 9 February 1941
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Old Mother Riley's Circus''''' is a 1941 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Thomas Bentley]] and starring [[Arthur Lucan]], [[Kitty McShane]] and [[John Longden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44899 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114094321/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44899 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-14 |title=BFI | Film & TV Database | OLD MOTHER RILEY'S CIRCUS (1941) |publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |date=2009-04-16 |access-date=2014-02-22}}</ref> [[Old Mother Riley]] takes over a struggling [[circus]] and makes a huge success of it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b203a6f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712004542/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b203a6f |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-12 |title=Old Mother Riley's Circus | BFI | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |access-date=2014-02-22}}</ref> 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 film|silent era]] and early [[sound film|sound era]].

==Plot summary==
Old Mother Riley is the [[Ringmaster (circus)|ringmaster]] after taking over a big top with flagging fortunes. Although the circus is plagued by the disappearance of its owner, and the bailiffs are at the door, the show somehow manages to go on. Money starts to pour in, financial disaster is avoided, and Mother Riley discovers her long-lost daughter is in fact the star of the show.<ref name="tvguide1">{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/old-mother-rileys-circus/review/108061 |title=Old Mother Riley's Circus Review |publisher=Movies.tvguide.com |access-date=2014-02-22}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Arthur Lucan]] as Mrs. Riley
* [[Kitty McShane]] as Kitty Riley
* [[John Longden]] as Bill
* [[Edgar Driver]] as Bobo the Clown
* [[Beckett Bould]] as Davis
* [[Roy Emerton]] as Santley, circus owner
* [[O. B. Clarence]] as Lawyer
* [[Syd Crossley]] as The Bailiff
* [[Hector Abbas]] as Wizista, the hypnotist
* W. T. Holland as Character
* [[John Turnbull (actor)|John Turnbull]] as Cinema Manager
* [[Iris Vandeleur]] as Landlady
* [[Ben Williams (actor)|Ben Williams]] as Lucky
* [[Nora Gordon]] as 1st Charwoman
* Jennie Gregson as 2nd Charwoman

==Critical reception==
''[[TV Guide]]'' said, "the usual padding that plagues the "Old Mother Riley" series is avoided thanks to a jolly atmosphere and some decent acts."<ref name="tvguide1"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0033975}}

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