The Luck of the Irish (1948)
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55% of users liked it
(127 ratings)
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… More 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
- Directed By
- Henry Koster, Roy Ward Baker
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 15, 1948 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Cecil Kellaway received a Supporting Actor nomination for playing a leprechaun in this whimsical fantasy-comedy, starring Tyrone Power.
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Cast
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Tyrone Power
as Stephen Fitzgerald
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Anne Baxter
as Nora
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Cecil Kellaway
as Horace Lee
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Lee J Cobb
as D.C. Augur
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James Todd
as Bill Clark
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Jayne Meadows
as Frances Augur
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J.M. Kerrigan
as Taedy
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Phil Brown
as Higginbotham
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Charles Irwin
as Cornelius
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Louise Lorimer
as Augur's Secretary
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Harry Antrim
as Sen. Ransom
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Margaret Wells
as Mrs. Augur
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John W. Goldsworthy
as Butler
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Dorothy Neumann
as Employment Agency Manager
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Ruth Clifford
as Secretary
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Douglas Gerrard
as Receptionist
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Tito Vuolo
as Greek Vendor
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Norman Leavitt
as Milkman
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Frank Mitchell
as Irish Dancer
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Alberto Morin
as Captain of the Waiters
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Hollis Jewell
as Cab Driver
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Ann Frederick
as Hatcheck Girl
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Eddie Parks
as Pickpocket
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John Roy
as Subway Guard
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Jimmy O'Brien
as Singer
- Robert Adler
- Don Brodie
- Gene Garrick
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Robert Karnes
as Reporter
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John Farrell MacDonald
as Captain
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Marion Marshall
as Secretary
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Tom Stevenson
as Gentleman's Gentleman
- Wilson Wood
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John Davidson
as Repotter
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George Melford
as Doorman
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Tim Ryan
as Patrolman Clancy
- Ann Blyth
- Beatrice Campbell
- Dennis Price
- Michael Rennie
