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Old Mother Riley Joins Up

Old Mother Riley Joins Up is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Martita Hunt, Bruce Seton and Garry Marsh. It was part of the long-running Old Mother Riley series.

Plot summary
Old Mother Riley works as a nurse before volunteering for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. With the help of her daughter Kitty and Kitty's boyfriend Lieutenant Travers, she thwarts a plan by enemy agents to steal important secret documents. ==Cast==
Cast
Arthur Lucan as Mrs. Riley • Kitty McShane as Kitty Riley • Glen Alyn as Pauline • Dorothy Dewhurst as Mrs. Rayful • Martita Hunt as Commandant • H. F. Maltby as Gen. Hogsley • Garry Marsh as Dr. Leach • Bryan Powley as Mr. Rayful • Bruce Seton as Lt. Travers • Jeanne Stuart as Nurse Wilson ==Production==
Production
It was the first Old Mother Riley movie made for British National. Filming took place in August 1939. ==Critical reception==
Critical reception
TV Guide called the film, "a tolerable romp that kept patriotic English fires burning during the early part of WW II." ==References==
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