The Irish in Us (1935)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Lloyd Bacon

Writers:

Frank Orsatti (story)
Earl Baldwin (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 August 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The family consists of Pat, the cop, Mike the fireman, Danny the boxing promoter and Ma. Pat wants Danny to get a real job...

Plot Keywords:

Boxing | Fight Manager | New York | Gym | Family Relationships

Cast

James Cagney	...	Danny O'Hara
Pat O'Brien	...	Pat O'Hara
Olivia de Havilland	...	Lucille Jackson
Frank McHugh	...	Mike O'Hara
Allen Jenkins	...	Carbarn Hammerschlog
Mary Gordon	...	Ma O'Hara
J. Farrell MacDonald	...	Captain Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson	...	Doc Mullins (as Thomas Jackson)
Harvey Parry	...	Joe Delancy (as Harvey Perry)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #1049) | USA:TV-G

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Soundtrack:

The Very Thought of You

Great Fun

Irish in Us, The (1935)

*** (out of 4)

James Cagney, Pat O'Brien and Frank McHugh play brothers in this lightweight Warner comedy/drama. Cagney and O'Brien have a falling out after Cagney steals his girl (Olivia de Havilland) and this leads to various problems, which comes full on during a boxing match. This film really doesn't offer anything new in the various teamings of Cagney and O'Brien but there's enough charm here to make the film worth watching. Cagney and O'Brien always work well together and that's true here as the two make for some nice laughs and fighting. McHugh and Allen Jenkins add nice comic support in their roles and it seems Allen's character, a boxer who goes nuts when he hears a bell, was inspired by The Three stooges short Punch Drunk. de Havilland is also very good here in her supporting role. The film ends on a ten or fifteen minute boxing match, which is shot very nice, although it does lead to a rather hokey ending.