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Old Mother Riley's New Venture is a British film of genre Comedy directed by John Harlow released in USA on 19 june 1952 with Chili Bouchier
Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 19 june 1952
Length 1h9
Directed by John Harlow
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Rating43%
Mother Riley's New Venture is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John Harlow, starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Chili Bouchier.
Actors
Chili Bouchier
(Cora)
Sebastian Cabot
(Potentate)
John Le Mesurier
(Karl)
C. Denier Warren
(Hillick)
Fred Groves
(Grigsby)
Grace Arnold
(Prison Govenor)
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