---
title: 'Old Mother Riley''s Circus (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Thomas Bentley'
released: '1941-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/old-mother-rileys-circus-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033975/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Old Mother Riley's Circus (1941)

1941 · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Old Mother Riley's Circus is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and John Longden. Old Mother Riley takes over a struggling circus and makes a huge success of it. The trade ad poster proclaims, "A LAUGH - A YELL - A ROAR - A LUCANQUAKE!" The film was made at the Rock Studios in Elstree by British National Films. It was the final film by Bentley, who had been a leading British director during the silent era and early sound era.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Thomas Bentley](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-bentley)
- **Screenplay:** [Barbara K. Emary](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-k-emary)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kennedy Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/kennedy-russell)
- **Director of Photography:** [James Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-wilson)

## Cast

- [Kitty McShane](https://cinepixo.com/people/kitty-mcshane)
- [John Longden](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-longden)
- [Arthur Lucan](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-lucan)
- [Edgar Driver](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-driver)

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