Barbara K. Emary
Old Mother Riley Detective
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.
The Common Touch
Upon his father's demise, a teenager quits school to manage the family business. Suspecting deceit from directors, he goes undercover as a homeless person at a hostel threatened by a company development project, uncovering secrets.
Old Mother Riley's Circus
Mother Riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and makes it a success.
Old Mother Riley in Business
Shopkeeper Old Mother Riley declares war on a chain store that threatens her livelihood.
Love on the Dole
Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally charged performance as Hardcastle, one of the cotton workers trying to make life better.
Old Mother Riley in Society
Old Mother Riley's daughter Kitty marries an aristocrat. The old woman moves into their home, masquerading as Kitty's maid.