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.
Credits
Old Mother Riley Detective Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Peggy Cummins
She was 17, 92 years old when she died
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as Lily |
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Johnnie Schofield
He was 44, 56 years old when he died
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as P.C. Jimmy Green |
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Ivan Brandt
He was 40, 69 years old when he died
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as Inspector Victor Cole |
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George Street
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as Inspector Moresby |
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Arthur Lucan
He was 57, 68 years old when he died
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as Mrs. Riley |
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Kitty McShane
She was 46, 66 years old when she died
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as Kitty Riley |
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H. F. Maltby
He was 62, 82 years old when he died
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as H. G. Popplethwaite |
Old Mother Riley Detective Crew
| Name |
Department |
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C. Wilfred Arnold as Art Direction. |
Art |
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Arthur Grant as Camera Operator. He was 28 (57) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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Lance Comfort as Director. He was 34 (58) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Geoffrey Orme as Writer. He was 38 (73) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Arthur Lucan as Writer. He was 57 (68) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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John Baxter as Producer. He was 46 (78) years old when He died
|
Production |
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Barbara K. Emary as Writer. She was 34 (86) years old when She died
|
Writing |
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James Wilson as Director of Photography. He was 200 (55) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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Maude Churchill as Wardrobe Supervisor. |
Costume & Make-Up |
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Austin Melford as Writer. He was 59 (87) years old when He died
|
Writing |
