The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964)
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Ginger Coffey (Robert Shaw) is an out-of-work Irish immigrant who moves to Montreal with his wife, Vera (Mary Ure), and teenage daughter, Paulie (Libby McClintock), in hopes of a better life. After six months, the family fortunes have not changed, and Vera and Paulie beg Ginger to return to Ireland. He lands a job as a proofreader with a newspaper, but Vera and Paulie move out when Vera realizes his 45 dollar-a-week paycheck will not suffice. Ginger quits his second job as a laundry-truck driver and pins all his hopes on becoming a reporter. Paulie comes back to live with him, but Ginger is fired at the paper and sinks deeper into alcoholism and depression. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Robert Shaw, Mary Ure, (more)
- Director(s):
- Irvin Kershner
Synopsis of The Luck of Ginger Coffey
Ginger Coffey (Robert Shaw) is an out-of-work Irish immigrant who moves to Montreal with his wife, Vera (Mary Ure), and teenage daughter, Paulie (Libby McClintock), in hopes of a better life. After six months, the family fortunes have not changed, and Vera and Paulie beg Ginger to return to Ireland. He lands a job as a proofreader with a newspaper, but Vera and Paulie move out when Vera realizes his 45 dollar-a-week paycheck will not suffice. Ginger quits his second job as a laundry-truck driver and pins all his hopes on becoming a reporter. Paulie comes back to live with him, but Ginger is fired at the paper and sinks deeper into alcoholism and depression. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Luck of Ginger Coffey
- Robert Shaw - Ginger Coffey
- Liam Redmond - MacGregor
- Libby McClintock - Paulie Coffey
- Tom Kneebone - Kenny
- Paul Guevremont - Marcel
- Jacques Godin - Policeman
- Juliette Huot - Mme. Beaulieu
- Mary Ure - Vera Coffey
- Tom Harvey - Joe McGlade
- Leo Leyden - Brott
- Leslie Yeo - Stan Melton
- Ovila Legare - Judge
- Sydney Brown - Old Billy
- Paul Herbert - Court Clerk
- Director(s):
- Irvin Kershner
- Writer(s):
- Brian Moore
- Producer(s):
- Leon Roth
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