Old Mother Riley, Headmistress | |
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UK theatrical poster
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Directed by | John Harlow |
Produced by | Gordon D. Myers |
Screenplay by |
Ted Kavanagh John Harlow |
Story by |
Jackie Marks Con West |
Starring |
Arthur Lucan Kitty McShane The Luton Girls Choir |
Music by |
George Melachrino Arthur E. Davies (Choral Director) Luton Girls Choir) |
Cinematography | James Wilson |
Edited by | Douglas Myers |
Production
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Harry Reynolds Productions
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Distributed by | Renown Pictures |
Release date
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1950 |
Running time
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75 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Old Mother Riley, Headmistress is a low budget black and white 1950 British comedy film, starring Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane. The 13th film in the Old Mother Riley series, it features the Luton Girls Choir playing many of Mother Riley's pupils.
Daughter Kitty is sacked from her job as music teacher at an exclusive girls school, but Mother Riley unexpectedly comes into an inheritance, and decides to buy the girls finishing school and give Kitty her job back. Mother Riley soon establishes herself as headmistress at St. Mildred's School for Young Ladies, and throws herself into her new role with vigour, whether it's taking P.E. lessons, brazenly cheating on Sports Day, or confronting the haunted school piano.