Known for Acting
Old Mother Riley runs into a ghost who turns out to be an old pirate searching for buried treasure.
The 13th film in the Old Mother Riley series.
Old Mother Riley becomes manager of a hotel - stolen diamonds, murder and pie fights follow.
Old Mother Riley and her daughter's true love, Dan, go in search of Kitty who has run off with her new boyfriend to a gambling den.
Mrs. Riley is tricked out of her license for a pub and joins her daughter in Portugal.
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.
Mother Riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and makes it a success.
Old Mother Riley gets involved in a plot to steal an invention
Old Mother Riley starts a new business.
Old Mother Riley does the laundry for the dancers in the pantomime "Aladdin", where her daughter Kitty works as a chorus girl. Sneaking a peek at the show one day, Mother Riley accidentally pops up through a trap door onto the stage. Accosted by the angry star, Mother Riley’s belligerent responses have the audience in stitches. Outraged, the star walks out, leaving Kitty to take over the leading role, to great success.
Mother Riley plays a nurse who was forced to volunteer for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Mayhem ensues until she is able to prevent German spies from acquiring important documents.
Old Mother Riley loses her laundry job and then battles her ex-boss in a parliamentary election.
