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… More 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, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By: David Butler
Genres: Musical & Performing Arts

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A second rate biopic of the musician Chauncey Olcott who wrote the famous song

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jay n

Minor musical is awash in color, you better like green, and has some lovely songs well sung by Dennis Morgan. The story though is strictly Hollywood pap.

Cast

            Sara Allgood as Mrs. Brennan

            Ben Blue as Hopper

            George Cleveland as Capt. Brennan

            Arlene Dahl as Rose Donovan

            Ruby Dandridge as Della

            William Frawley as William Scanlan

            Alan Hale as John Donovan

            Charles Irwin as Toots

            Andrea King as Lillian Russell

            Charles Marsh as Stone

            Don McGuire as Terry O'Rourke

            Dennis Morgan as Chauncey Olcott

            George O'Brien as William (Duke) Muldoon

            Oscar O'Shea as Pat Daly

            Paul Stanton as Augustus Piton

            Grady Sutton as Brown

            George Tobias as Nick Popolis

            Douglas Wood as Rawson

            Rodney Bell as Pat

            Monte Blue as Bartender

            Edward Clark as Justice of the Peace

            Gino Corrado as Maitre 'D

            William B. Davidson as Brewster

            Penny Edwards as Singer

            Ross Ford as Office Boy

            William Gould as Mr. O'Rourke

            Billy M. Greene as Riverboat Captain

            Winifred Harris as Stage Mother

            Brandon Hurst as Michael the Gardener

            Eddie Kane as Joe Webb

            Peggy Knudsen as Eileen the leading lady

            Robert Lowell as Tenor

            Philo McCullough as Theater Manager

            Forbes Murray as Stage Father

            Eddie Parker as Bruiser

            Tom Stevenson as Lee

            Andrew Tombes as Herman

            Emmett Vogan as Doctor

            Clifton Young as Joe Brennan

            Igor Dega
            
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