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	\| caption = Front of house still		\| caption = Front of house still
	\| director = [[Oswald Mitchell]]		\| director = [[Oswald Mitchell]]
	\| producer = F.W. Baker		\| producer = F.W. Baker
	\| writers = {{ubl\|[[Oswald Mitchell]]\|Con West}}		\| writers = {{ubl\|[[Oswald Mitchell]]\|Con West}}
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	'''''Old Mother Riley, MP''''' is a 1939 British [[comedy film]] starring [[Arthur Lucan]] and [[Kitty McShane]], which forms part of the [[Old Mother Riley]] series of films. The film's plot centres on Old Mother Riley standing for election to the House of Commons.		'''''Old Mother Riley, MP''''' is a 1939 British [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] starring [[Arthur Lucan]] and [[Kitty McShane]], which forms part of the [[Old Mother Riley]] series of films. The film's plot centres on Old Mother Riley standing for election to the House of Commons.

	==Plot summary==		==Plot summary==

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{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Old Mother Riley, MP
| image = "Old_Mother_Riley,_MP"_(1939).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Front of house still
| director = [[Oswald Mitchell]]
| producer = F.W. Baker
| writers = {{ubl|[[Oswald Mitchell]]|Con West}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Arthur Lucan]]|[[Kitty McShane]]|[[Torin Thatcher]]|[[Henry B. Longhurst]]}}
| music = [[Percival Mackey]]
| cinematography = [[Geoffrey Faithfull]]
| editing = [[Daniel Birt]]
| studio = [[Butcher's Film Service]]
| distributor = Butcher's Film Service
| released = 15 August 1939 (London)(UK)<br>20 January 1940 (UK general release)
| runtime = 77 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Old Mother Riley, MP''''' is a 1939 British [[comedy film]] starring [[Arthur Lucan]] and [[Kitty McShane]], which forms part of the [[Old Mother Riley]] series of films. The film's plot centres on Old Mother Riley standing for election to the House of Commons.

==Plot summary==
Concerning Old Mother Riley's fight against her landlord, and as a means of defeating a corrupt politician intent on demolishing her street and the local pub along with it, Mother Riley taking to the [[soapbox]]. Local crowds cheer her on, and she finds herself elected to [[Parliament]], and eventually promoted to [[Cabinet Minister]] for Strange Affairs.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nield |first=Anthony |url=http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/59809/old-mother-riley-in-paris--old-mother-riley-mp.html#ixzz2uBng97td |title=Old Mother Riley in Paris / Old Mother Riley M.P. | DVD Video Review | Film @ The Digital Fix |publisher=Film.thedigitalfix.com |date=2006-01-01 |access-date=2014-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b20312b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713125408/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b20312b |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-13 |title=Old Mother Riley M.P. | BFI | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |access-date=2014-02-23}}</ref><ref name="britmovie1939">{{cite web|url=http://filmdope.com/2009/06/07/Old-Mother-Riley-MP-1939/ |title=Old Mother Riley, MP (1939) |publisher=Britmovie.co.uk |date=2009-06-07 |access-date=2014-02-23}}</ref>

==Cast==
*Old Mother Riley - [[Arthur Lucan]]
*Kitty Riley - [[Kitty McShane]]
*Jack Nelson - [[Torin Thatcher]]
*Henry Wicker - [[Henry Longhurst (actor)|Henry Longhurst]]
*Archie - [[Patrick Ludlow]]
*Emperor of Rocavia - [[Dennis Wyndham]]
*Littleman - Rex Alderman
*The Supervisor - Cynthia Stock
*Brownlow - Kenneth Henry

==Critical reception==
*Mary Haberstroh writes in Britmovie, "“Old Mother Riley, MP” synthesizes slapstick comedy with malapropisms and everything in between to create one of the best [[Old Mother Riley]] films...Lucan is credible as Old Mother Riley wanting to seek social equality for the poor and unemployed, and [[Kitty McShane]], [[Torin Thatcher]], and [[Henry B. Longhurst]] turn in stellar performances in this comedy. The story itself is well written and continuous without any unexplained gaps in the plot, making it easy for the viewer to follow...The characters in the film could very well be real life figures who are trying to survive during the time of [[the Great Depression]]. “Old Mother Riley, MP” is a film that is sure to please anyone who appreciates classic [[British comedy]]."<ref name="britmovie1939"/>
*In britishpictures.com, David Absalom writes, "by any reasonable definition, this is not a good film. But the character (Old Mother Riley) is so watchable, so wonderfully manic, you enjoy the film despite its faults."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishpictures.com/arch_o1.html |title=ARCHIVE Ol - Once: British films of the 30s, 40s and 50s |publisher=Britishpictures.com |access-date=2014-03-03}}</ref>
*''[[TV Guide]]'' wrote, "graced with an insane plot...Nonsensical but full of laughs."<ref>{{cite web|author=TNT New |url=http://movies.tvguide.com/old-mother-riley-mp/review/108059 |title=Old Mother Riley Mp Review |publisher=Movies.tvguide.com |access-date=2014-02-24}}</ref>

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0031752}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Oswald Mitchell}}

[[Category:1939 films]]
[[Category:1939 comedy films]]
[[Category:1930s political comedy films]]
[[Category:British political comedy films]]
[[Category:Films set in England]]
[[Category:Films directed by Oswald Mitchell]]
[[Category:Films set in London]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films about elections]]
[[Category:Films scored by Percival Mackey]]
[[Category:1930s English-language films]]
[[Category:1930s British films]]

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