| Old Mother Riley in Business | |
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| Directed by | John Baxter |
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| Produced by | John Baxter |
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| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Michael C. Chorlton |
| Music by | Kennedy Russell |
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| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Old Mother Riley in Business is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Cyril Chamberlain.[1] It was the sixth in the long-running Old Mother Riley series of films.[2] Old Mother Riley's pub faces competition from a large chain store nearby, causing her to declare war on it.
Old Mother Riley comes to the rescue of local shopkeepers after a ruthless chain, "Golden Stores" makes its aggressive presence felt. The boisterous Irish washerwoman gives the chain stores boss a push into the river and soon finds herself a wanted woman, donning a nurse's outfit to escape from the hospital in which she is hiding.[3]
According to Kinematograph Weekly the film's box office performance in the north east of England improved after German bombing destroyed a stage show of Arthur Lucan; this caused cancellation of several of Lucan's stage shows but also led to increased sympathy for Lucan.[4]
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