My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
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The Warner Bros. musical My Wild Irish Rose purports to tell the life story of popular 19th century balladeer Chauncey Olcott-or at least, the version set down by Olcott's daughter Rita. Starting his career in minstrel shows, Olcott (Dennis Morgan) is given his first break by stage luminary Lillian Russell (Andrea King), who casts him as her Broadway leading man. Though their relationship is platonic so far as Russell is concerned, the newspapers have a field day concocting an imaginary romance, driving a wedge between Olcott and his hometown sweetheart Rose Donovan (Arlene Dahl). No matter what his personal problems, Olcott rises to heretofore unimagined show-biz heights with his sentimental Irish ballads, including "A Little Bit of Heaven", "Mother Macree" and, of course, the title tune. I Love Lucy fans will be amused by the casting of a generously toupeed William Frawley as famed Irish tenor William Scanlan, who after his voice fails him generously passes the torch of celebrity to Olcott. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Sara Allgood - Mrs. Brennan
- George Cleveland - Capt. Brennan
- Ruby Dandridge - Della
- Alan Hale - John Donovan
- Andrea King - Lillian Russell
- Don McGuire - Terry O'Rourke
- George O'Brien - William (Duke) Muldoon
- Paul Stanton - Augustus Piton
- George Tobias - Nick Popolis
- Gino Corrado - Maitre 'D
- Peggy Knudsen - Eileen, the leading lady
- Robert Lowell - Tenor
- Brandon Hurst - Michael, the Gardener
- Clifton Young - Joe Brennan
- Forbes Murray - Stage Father
- Andrew Tombes - Herman
- Penny Edwards - Singer
- Philo McCullough - Theater Manager
- Tom Stevenson - Lee
- Edward Clark - Justice of the Peace
- Ben Blue - Hopper
- Arlene Dahl - Rose Donovan
- William Frawley - William Scanlan
- Charles Irwin - Toots
- Charles Marsh - Stone
- Dennis Morgan - Chauncey Olcott
- Oscar O'Shea - Pat Daly
- Grady Sutton - Brown
- Douglas Wood - Rawson
- Winifred Harris - Stage Mother
- Monte Blue - Bartender
- Eddie Kane - Joe Webb
- Emmett Vogan - Doctor
- William B. Davidson - Brewster
- William Gould - Mr. O'Rourke
- Billy Greene - Riverboat Captain
- Eddie Parker - Bruiser
- Ross Ford - Office Boy
- Rodney Bell - Pat
- Director(s):
- David Butler
- Writer(s):
- Peter Milne, Edwin Gilbert
- Producer(s):
- William Jacobs
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