Old Mother Riley's Circus

Old Mother Riley's Circus
British trade ad poster
Directed by	Thomas Bentley
Written by	Barbara K. Emary Geoffrey Orme Con West Arthur Lucan
Produced by	Wallace Orton
Starring	Arthur Lucan Kitty McShane John Longden Edgar Driver
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Clifford Boote Jack Harris
Music by	Kennedy Russell
Production company	British National Films
Distributed by	Anglo-American Film Corporation
Release date	9 February 1941 (1941-02-09)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Old Mother Riley's Circus is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and John Longden.^[1] Old Mother Riley takes over a struggling circus and makes a huge success of it.^[2] 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.