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	\| director = [[John Baxter (director)\|John Baxter]]		\| director = [[John Baxter (director)\|John Baxter]]
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	\| writer = {{ubl\|[[Arthur Lucan]]\|[[Geoffrey Orme]]\|Con West\|[[Arthur Lucan]]}}		\| writer = {{ubl\|[[Arthur Lucan]]\|[[Geoffrey Orme]]\|Con West\|[[Arthur Lucan]]}}
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	\| starring = {{ubl\|[[Arthur Lucan]]\|[[Kitty McShane]]\|[[John Stuart (actor)\|John Stuart]]}}		\| starring = {{ubl\|[[Arthur Lucan]]\|[[Kitty McShane]]\|[[John Stuart (actor)\|John Stuart]]}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
| image = "Old_Mother_Riley's_Ghosts"_(1941).jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[John Baxter (director)|John Baxter]]
| producer = [[John Baxter (director)|John Baxter]]
| writer = {{ubl|[[Arthur Lucan]]|[[Geoffrey Orme]]|Con West|[[Arthur Lucan]]}}
| story =
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Arthur Lucan]]|[[Kitty McShane]]|[[John Stuart (actor)|John Stuart]]}}
| music = [[Kennedy Russell]]
| cinematography = [[James Wilson (cinematographer)|James Wilson]]
| editing = [[Jack Harris (film editor)|Jack Harris]]
| studio = [[British National Films]]
| distributor = Anglo-American Film Corporation
| released = 9 June 1941 (UK)
| runtime = 82 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
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'''''Old Mother Riley's Ghosts''''' is a 1941 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[John Baxter (director)|John Baxter]] and starring [[Arthur Lucan]], [[Kitty McShane]] and [[John Stuart (actor)|John Stuart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44900 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116224222/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44900 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-16 |title=BFI | Film & TV Database | OLD MOTHER RILEY'S GHOSTS (1941) |publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |date=2009-04-16 |access-date=2014-02-26}}</ref> It was the 8th in the long-running [[Old Mother Riley]] series. Old Mother Riley inherits a castle in Scotland, but it appears to be haunted.

==Plot summary==
Old Mother Riley inherits a Scottish property, believing it, at first, to be a pub, and makes the journey up north with her daughter, Kitty. They are surprised to find themselves in possession of a haunted castle, though it turns out the ghouls and ghosties are not what they seem. They are in fact an ingenious front for an espionage ring anxious to get their hands on an inventor's plans, and trying to scare intruders away. After vigorous attempts to scare Mother Riley out of her wits, the Irish washerwoman ends up turning the tables on the spies, and terrifying them in return.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44900 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116224222/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44900 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-16 |title=BFI | Film & TV Database | OLD MOTHER RILEY'S GHOSTS (1941) |publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |date=2009-04-16 |access-date=2014-02-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/old-mother-rileys-ghosts-v36143 |title=Old Mother Riley's Ghosts (1941) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=2014-02-26}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Arthur Lucan]] ... Mrs. Riley
* [[Kitty McShane]] ... Kitty Riley
* [[John Stuart (actor)|John Stuart]] ... John Cartwright
* [[A. Bromley Davenport]] ... Warrender
* [[Dennis Wyndham]] ... Jem
* [[John Laurie]] ... McAdam
* [[Peter Gawthorne]] ... Mr. Cartwright

==Critical reception==
''[[TV Guide]]'' wrote, "sure to garner a couple of hearty laughs...Some fun "scares" (a knight whose head flies off) help pass the time."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/old-mother-rileys-ghosts/review/108062 |title=Old Mother Riley's Ghosts Review |publisher=Movies.tvguide.com |access-date=2014-02-26}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0033976}}

{{John Baxter}}

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[[Category:Films directed by John Baxter]]
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[[Category:Films set in London]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films shot at British National Studios]]
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