Old Mother Riley Overseas - Revision history

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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	''[[TV Guide]]'' said, "following the successful formula of [[Old Mother Riley in Paris]], this less impressive series entry has Lucan traveling to Portugal."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/old-mother-riley-overseas/review/108060 \|title=Old Mother Riley Overseas Review \|publisher=Movies.tvguide.com \|access-date=2014-02-28}}</ref>		''[[w:TV Guide\|TV Guide]]'' said, "following the successful formula of [[Old Mother Riley in Paris]], this less impressive series entry has Lucan traveling to Portugal."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/old-mother-riley-overseas/review/108060 \|title=Old Mother Riley Overseas Review \|publisher=Movies.tvguide.com \|access-date=2014-02-28}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Old Mother Riley Overseas
| image = "Old_Mother_Riley_Overseas"_(1943).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = ABC cinemas British movie card
| director = [[Oswald Mitchell]]
| producer = [[Oswald Mitchell]]
| writer = {{ubl|[[H. Fowler Mear]]|[[Arthur Lucan]] (additional scenes)}}
| story = {{ubl|L.S. Deacon|Albert Mee}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Arthur Lucan]]|[[Kitty McShane]]|[[Morris Harvey]]}}
| music = [[Percival Mackey]]
| cinematography = [[Gerald Gibbs (cinematographer)|Gerald Gibbs]]
| editing = [[Lito Carruthers]]
| studio = [[British National Films]]
| distributor = Anglo-American Film Corporation
| released =
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Old Mother Riley Overseas''''' is a 1943 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Oswald Mitchell]] and starring [[Arthur Lucan]], [[Kitty McShane]] and [[Anthony Holles (actor)|Anthony Holles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44897 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117091716/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44897 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-17 |title=BFI | Film & TV Database | OLD MOTHER RILEY OVERSEAS (1943) |publisher=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |date=2009-04-16 |access-date=2014-02-28}}</ref> In the screenplay, [[Old Mother Riley]] relocates to [[Portugal]].

==Plot summary==
Mother Riley is tricked out of her licence for a [[pub]], and heads for [[Portugal]] to find her daughter who is working in the wine business. Along the way she is somehow mistaken for a famous pianist, but arrives in Portugal just in time to prevent her daughter from being kidnapped. She also manages to retrieve stolen [[port wine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/old-mother-riley-overseas-v104621 |title=Old Mother Riley Overseas (1943) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=2014-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b20345f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712004358/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b20345f |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-12 |title=Old Mother Riley Overseas | BFI | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |access-date=2014-02-28}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Arthur Lucan]] ... Mrs. Riley
* [[Kitty McShane]] ... Kitty Riley
* [[Morris Harvey]] ... Barnacle Bill
* Fred Kitchen ... Pedro Quentos
* [[Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]] ... Bar Steward
* [[Magda Kun]]
* [[Anthony Holles (actor)|Anthony Holles]]
* [[Ferdy Mayne]]
* Freddie William Breach
* Bob Lloyd
* [[Paul Erickson (screenwriter)|Paul Erickson]]
* Eda Bell
* Ruth Meredith

==Critical reception==
''[[TV Guide]]'' said, "following the successful formula of [[Old Mother Riley in Paris]], this less impressive series entry has Lucan traveling to Portugal."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/old-mother-riley-overseas/review/108060 |title=Old Mother Riley Overseas Review |publisher=Movies.tvguide.com |access-date=2014-02-28}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0036234}}

{{Oswald Mitchell}}

[[Category:1943 films]]
[[Category:1943 comedy films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Oswald Mitchell]]
[[Category:British comedy films]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Percival Mackey]]
[[Category:Films shot at British National Studios]]
[[Category:1940s English-language films]]
[[Category:1940s British films]]

{{1940s-UK-comedy-film-stub}}