A charwoman comes upon a plot to steal the invention of a man who lives in a haunted house.A charwoman comes upon a plot to steal the invention of a man who lives in a haunted house.A charwoman comes upon a plot to steal the invention of a man who lives in a haunted house.
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A. Bromley Davenport
- Butterick
- (as Bromley Davenport)
Dennis Wyndham
- Jem
- (as Denis Wyndham)
Henry B. Longhurst
- Warrender
- (as Henry Longhurst)
Robert Brooks Turner
- Board Member
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis is the only film in which Arthur Lucan appears as a man. He briefly appears as a crook who then disguises himself as Old Mother Riley.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Old Mother Riley's Circus (1941)
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Old Mother Riley Sees Double
Although Dennis Wyndham - One-Eyed Joe from 'Oh! Mr Porter' - actually features in this Old Mother Riley vehicle, he here plays a sympathetic role helping John Stuart as Kitty's debonair Mr Wright (yes, he's actually called that!) with his invention the baddies dress up as ghosts to steal.
Every expense has plainly been spared (the spooky castle staffed by an eyeball-rolling John Laurie - looking even older here than he did years later in 'Dad's Army' - in which the second act plays out presumably a standing set), but this turns out to be (despite what my predecessor on this board claims) an above-average Mother Riley vehicle on which Arthur Lucan worked overtime both providing additional dialogue and comedy scenes but also doubling up (and adopting a stutter) as one of the crooks.
Every expense has plainly been spared (the spooky castle staffed by an eyeball-rolling John Laurie - looking even older here than he did years later in 'Dad's Army' - in which the second act plays out presumably a standing set), but this turns out to be (despite what my predecessor on this board claims) an above-average Mother Riley vehicle on which Arthur Lucan worked overtime both providing additional dialogue and comedy scenes but also doubling up (and adopting a stutter) as one of the crooks.
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- richardchatten
- Mar 4, 2021
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Old Mother Riley's Ghosts (1941) officially released in India in English?
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