UK, 1951
75m
35mm film, black and white
mono (RCA Sound System), English
A British comedy fantasy film directed by Maclean Rogers.
Plot Summary
Old Mother Riley and her daughter Kitty are befriended by the ghost of the infamous Captain Morgan. Old Mother Riley uses a map to travel to Africa in search of the pirate’s stash of buried treasure, pursued by a gang of crooks and angry natives.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Maclean Rogers
Renown Pictures Corporation Limited presents
Produced by: Maclean Rogers
Production Manager: E.S. Laurie
Screenplay by: Val Valentine
Assistant Director: Denis Johnson
Continuity: Ann Forsyth
Director of Photography: James Wilson
Camera Work: Oscar Bovill
Film Editor: Anne Barker
Music Composed and Conducted by: Wilfred Burns
Sound Recordist: J. Meyers
Wardrobe: Evelyn Gibbs
Furs: Molho
Make-up Artist: H. Hayward
Hairdresser: Gordon Bond
Art Director: Harry White
Produced at: Nettlefold Studios Limited, Walton-on-Thames, England
Cast
Arthur Lucan (Old Mother Riley)
Kitty McShane (Kitty)
Garry Marsh (Jim)
Cyril Chamberlain (Captain Daincourt)
Robert Adams (Chief Stinker)
Roddy Hughes (Mr Orders)
Willer Neal (Harry Benson)
Anita D’Ray (Estelle)
Sebastian Cabot (Morgan the pirate)
Bill Shine (F.O. Prang)
Peter Butterworth (Steve)
Peter Stanwyck (Mr Benson)
Harry Lane (Slim)
Michael Ripper (Jake)
María Mercedes (air hostess)
Gerald Rex (Ted)
Alternative Titles
Jungle Treasure – US title
Links
Sequel to
Old Mother Riley’s Ghosts (1941)
Sequel
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952)
References
Books
- The Irish Filmography: Fiction Films, 1896-1996 by Kevin Rockett (ed.) p.156
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.237 – credits
