Old Mother Riley Detective - 1943

A night watchman is being bludgeoned, as a safe is cracked open in the offices of the District Food Controller. A list of wartime foods to be rationed is stolen, and the police fear gangsters are planning to sell the foods on the black market. As the office charwoman, Old Mother Riley's fingerprints are all over the safe, and she becomes the police's number one suspect. To prove her innocence, Mother Riley turns detective, adopting various methods and disguises to track down the villains.

80min
1943
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating4.9/10

Cast

Arthur Lucan profile pictureArthur LucanOld Mother Riley
Kitty McShane profile pictureKitty McShaneKitty Riley
Johnnie Schofield profile pictureJohnnie SchofieldP.C. Jimmy Green

About Old Mother Riley Detective

Old Mother Riley Detective Overview

A night watchman is being bludgeoned, as a safe is cracked open in the offices of the District Food Controller. A list of wartime foods to be rationed is stolen, and the police fear gangsters are planning to sell the foods on the black market. As the office charwoman, Old Mother Riley's fingerprints are all over the safe, and she becomes the police's number one suspect. To prove her innocence, Mother Riley turns detective, adopting various methods and disguises to track down the villains.

Runtime: 80min

Extra details

Original Title: Old Mother Riley Detective
Original Language: English
Directed By: Lance Comfort
Production Companies
British National Films