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{{Infobox film
| name = Old Mother Riley in Society
| image = "Old_Mother_Riley_in_Society"_(1940).jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[John Baxter (director)|John Baxter]]
| producer = [[John Baxter (director)|John Baxter]]
| writer = {{ubl|[[Barbara K. Emary]]|[[Austin Melford]]|[[Bridget Boland]]|Mary Cathcart Borer}}
| story = [[Kitty McShane]]
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Arthur Lucan]]|[[Kitty McShane]]|[[John Stuart (actor)|John Stuart]]}}
| music = [[Kennedy Russell]]
| cinematography = [[James Wilson (cinematographer)|James Wilson]]
| editing = [[Michael C. Chorlton]]
| studio = [[British National Films]]
| distributor = Anglo-American Film Corporation
| released = 27 July 1940 (UK)
| runtime = 81 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
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'''''Old Mother Riley in Society''''' is a low budget 1940 black and white British [[comedy film]], directed by [[John Baxter (director)|John Baxter]], and starring [[Arthur Lucan]] and [[Kitty McShane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b20094f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714042006/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b20094f |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-14 |title=Old Mother Riley in Society | BFI | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |access-date=2014-03-03}}</ref> It is the fifth in the long running [[Old Mother Riley]] series, and features the screen debut of [[Jimmy Clitheroe]] as the [[boot boy]] in a [[high society (group)|high society]] household.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/bridip/clitheroe/lucan.htm |title=Jimmy Clitheroe - Old Mother Riley |publisher=Myweb.tiscali.co.uk |access-date=2014-03-03}}</ref>

==Plot==
Old Mother Riley does the laundry for the dancers in the [[pantomime]] "Aladdin", where her daughter Kitty works as a chorus girl. Sneaking a peek at the show one day, Mother Riley accidentally pops up through a [[trap door]] onto the stage. Accosted by the angry star, Mother Riley’s belligerent responses have the audience in stitches. Outraged, the star walks out, leaving Kitty to take over the leading role, to great success. Kitty is congratulated after the show by wealthy high society boy Tony Morgan, and the couple start to fall in love. Tony and Kitty eventually marry and move into the Morgan family mansion, taking Mother Riley with them, as Kitty’s personal maid. During a swanky party to introduce Kitty to Tony's [[upper class]] friends, rumours start up about Kitty’s former stage career. Kitty is about to confess her past, but Mother Riley — fearing this will have damaging effect on her daughter’s social standing — causes a disruption, then leaves a goodbye note and vanishes. Kitty tells Tony the truth, and the couple hire a detective to trace Mother Riley, but without success. Mother Riley works her way through a variety of dead end jobs after separating from Kitty, and ends up living in a dingey [[hostel]] and picking up degrading casual work as a dishwasher. A chance encounter with old friend Tug Mulligan results in her reunion with Kitty; Tony’s family explains they’re not "[[high society (group)|high society]]" after all, merely "[[nouveau riche]]". "We made our money in sausages", declares Lady Morgan; "then we're all friends together", replies Mother Riley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mexcine.tumblr.com/post/13782985653/old-mother-riley-in-society-1940-review |title=Cynically Sentimental, Old Mother Riley in Society (1940) review |publisher=Mexcine.tumblr.com |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkkfEiXTb5gC&q=old+mother+riley+in+society&pg=PA89 |title=Eccentrics of Comedy - Anthony Slide - Google Books |isbn=9780810835344 |access-date=2014-03-02|last1=Slide |first1=Anthony |year=1998 }}</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Arthur Lucan]] as Old Mother Riley
*[[Kitty McShane]] as Kitty
*[[John Stuart (actor)|John Stuart]] as Tony Morgan
*[[Minnie Rayner]] as Hotel Washer-Up
*[[Charles Victor]] as Sir John Morgan
*[[Ruth Maitland]]
*[[Athole Stewart]] as Duke
*[[Peggy Novak]]
*[[Dennis Wyndham]] as Tug Mulligan
*[[Margaret Halstan]] as Duchess
*[[Aubrey Dexter]] as Nugent

==Critical reception==
*''[[TV Guide]]'' observed, "the series served its purpose and kept the theater patrons laughing."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/old-mother-riley-in-society/review/108057 |title=Old Mother Riley In Society Review |publisher=Movies.tvguide.com |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref>
*MerDB describes the film as having a "dose of sentiment in addition to the slapstick. The first half of the film very much follows the usual routine of boisterous humor, but the second half departs from the norm, as Mother Riley (estranged from her daughter Kitty after her marriage), seeks to become reunited with her."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merdb.cn/watch-55963-Old-Mother-Riley-in-Society.html |title=Watch Movie Old Mother Riley in Society 1940 Online Free |publisher=Merdb.cn |access-date=2014-03-02}}</ref>
*Mexcine wrote, " based on a story by Kitty McShane...The picture is chiefly a mother-daughter melodrama akin to [[Madame X]] and [[Imitation of Life (1934 film)|Imitation of Life]], with Mother Riley sacrificing her happiness so her daughter can successfully “pass” in high society."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mexcine.tumblr.com/post/13782985653/old-mother-riley-in-society-1940-review |title=Cynically Sentimental, Old Mother Riley in Society (1940) review |publisher=Mexcine.tumblr.com |access-date=2014-03-14}}</ref>

==External links==
{{IMDb title|0032862}}

==References==
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{{John Baxter}}

[[Category:1940 films]]
[[Category:1940 comedy films]]
[[Category:British comedy films]]
[[Category:1940s English-language films]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:1940s British films]]

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