The Luck of the Irish (1948)
- Starring:
- Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, (more)
- Director(s):
- Henry Koster
Synopsis of The Luck of the Irish
A semi-fantasy with sociological overtones, The Luck of the Irish stars Tyrone Power as an American journalist named Stephen Fitzgerald visiting the home of his ancestors in Ireland. Power encounters a jolly old man (Cecil Kellaway) who claims to be a leprechaun -- and proves it to the journalist's satisfaction. The leprechaun trails Stephen to New York, smooths the path of romance between Stephen and lovely Nora (Anne Baxter), and watches in dismay as Stephen becomes the tool of a quasi-fascistic publisher. The journalist comes to his senses thanks to the leprechaun's intervention and goes to work for a more liberal publication. He heads back to Ireland with new wife, Nora, and the beneficent leprechaun. The Luck of the Irish was based on a novel by Guy and Constance Jones, who probably would have been blacklisted when the political winds of Hollywood shifted a few years later. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Luck of the Irish
- Tyrone Power - Stephen Fitzgerald
- Cecil Kellaway - Horace Lee
- James Todd - Bill Clark
- J.M. Kerrigan - Taedy
- Charles Irwin - Cornelius
- Harry Antrim - Sen. Ransom
- John W. Goldsworthy - Butler
- Ruth Clifford - Secretary
- Tito Vuolo - Greek Vendor
- Frank Mitchell - Irish Dancer
- Hollis Jewell - Cab Driver
- Eddie Parks - Pickpocket
- Jimmy O'Brien - Singer
- Robert Karnes - Reporter
- George Melford - Doorman
- Tim Ryan - Patrolman Clancy
- Anne Baxter - Nora
- Lee J. Cobb - D.C. Augur
- Jayne Meadows - Frances Augur
- Phil Brown - Higginbotham
- Louise Lorimer - Augur's Secretary
- Margaret Wells - Mrs. Augur
- Dorothy Neumann - Employment Agency Manager
- Douglas Gerrard - Receptionist
- Norman Leavitt - Milkman
- Alberto Morin - Captain of the Waiters
- Ann Frederick - Hatcheck Girl
- John Roy - Subway Guard
- Tom Stevenson - Gentleman's Gentleman
- John Farrell MacDonald - Captain
- Marion Marshall - Secretary
- John Davidson - Repotter
- Director(s):
- Henry Koster
- Writer(s):
- Philip Dunne
- Producer(s):
- Fred Kohlmar
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