| The Luck of the Irish | |
|---|---|
Theatrical poster  | |
| Directed by | Henry Koster |
| Produced by | Fred Kohlmar |
| Written by | Philip Dunne |
| Starring | Tyrone Power Anne Baxter Cecil Kellaway Lee J. Cobb |
| Music by | Cyril Mockridge |
| Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
| Edited by | J. Watson Webb Jr. |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Luck of the Irish is a 1948 film with Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Lee J. Cobb, Cecil Kellaway, and Jayne Meadows.[1]
Plot
Stephen Fitzgerald, a newspaper reporter from New York, meets a leprechaun and beautiful young Nora, while traveling in Ireland. When he returns to his fiancée Frances, and her wealthy father David C. Augur in the midst of a political campaign in New York, he finds that the leprechaun and the young woman are now in the big city as well. Stephen is torn between the wealth he might enjoy in New York or returning to his roots in Ireland.
Cast
- Tyrone Power as Stephen Fitzgerald[2]
- Anne Baxter as Nora
- Cecil Kellaway as Horace
- Lee J. Cobb as David C. Augur
- Jayne Meadows as Frances Augur
- James Todd as Bill Clark
- J. M. Kerrigan as Tatie the innkeeper
- Phil Brown as Tom Higginbotham
Awards and nominations
- Best Supporting Actor (nomination) - Cecil Kellaway
Radio adaptation
The Luck of the Irish was presented on Lux Radio Theatre on CBS December 27, 1948. The adaptation starred Dana Andrews, Baxter, and Stanley Holloway.[3]
References
- ^ "THE LUCK OF THE IRISH(1948) ALSO KNOWN AS: FOR FEAR OF LITTLE MEN / LEAVE IT TO THE IRISH / THAT OLD MAGIC / THE SHAMROCK TOUCH". Turner Classic Movies. tcm.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "The Luck of the Irish". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Those Were the Days". Nostalgia Digest. 39 (1): 32–41. Winter 2013.
External links
- The Luck of the Irish at IMDb
- The Luck of the Irish at the TCM Movie Database
- The Luck of the Irish at Rotten Tomatoes
