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The Luck of the Irish

- Choosing good is the real pot of gold!

Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.

Release Date : 1948-09-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Tyrone Power

Character Name : Stephen Fitzgerald

Original Name : Tyrone Power

Gender : Male

Anne Baxter

Character Name : Nora

Original Name : Anne Baxter

Gender : Female

Cecil Kellaway

Character Name : Horace (A Leprechaun)

Original Name : Cecil Kellaway

Gender : Male

Lee J. Cobb

Character Name : David C. Augur

Original Name : Lee J. Cobb

Gender : Male

James Todd

Character Name : Bill Clark

Original Name : James Todd

Gender : Male

Jayne Meadows

Character Name : Frances Augur

Original Name : Jayne Meadows

Gender : Female

J.M. Kerrigan

Character Name : Tatie the Innkeeper

Original Name : J.M. Kerrigan

Gender : Male

Phil Brown

Character Name : Tom Higginbotham

Original Name : Phil Brown

Gender : Male

Charles Irwin

Character Name : Cornelius

Original Name : Charles Irwin

Gender : Male

Helen Dietrich

Character Name : Piano player

Original Name : Helen Dietrich

Gender : Male

Ruth Clifford

Character Name : Secretary

Original Name : Ruth Clifford

Gender : Female

Norman Leavitt

Character Name : Milkman (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Leavitt

Gender : Male

Tim Ryan

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Tim Ryan

Gender : Male

Kenner G. Kemp

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Lee MacGregor

Character Name : Groom

Original Name : Lee MacGregor

Gender : Male

Robert Adler

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Adler

Gender : Male

Don Brodie

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Brodie

Gender : Male

Roy Damron

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Damron

Gender : Male

John Davidson

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : John Davidson

Gender : Male

Dick Gordon

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Gordon

Gender : Male

Alberto Morin

Character Name : Captain of Waiters (uncredited)

Original Name : Alberto Morin

Gender : Male

Dorothy Neumann

Character Name : Acme Employment Agency Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Neumann

Gender : Female

Rudy Germane

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Rudy Germane

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-09

"Fitzgerald" (Tyrone Power) returns to New York after a trip to his ancestral homeland of Ireland to pick up his successful job working for the "DC Augur" (Lee J. Cobb) political machine. What he didn't count on was that returning also from his trip was a young girl he met - "Nora" (Anne Baxter) and his own personal leprechaun "Horace" (Cecil Kellaway). Pretty soon he is conflicted between his love for the boss's daughter and his newfound friend - and his personal "minder" is never far away trying to keep him on the straight and narrow as the political and personal machinations start to become more difficult to navigate. Kellaway steals this - he is great in the role of the mischievous sprite, but otherwise this is all just a bit twee. Anne Baxter's Irish accent ebbs and flows and Power himself seems largely to just be going through the motions. There is some gentle humour to be found but I found it quite a long 100 minute watch that perhaps was just of it's time.