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My Wild Irish Rose (1947)The life of Irish tenor Chauncey Olcott is chronicled from his childhood to his days as the toast of New York. In between, his rise to the top is complicated by romances with two women: his... See full summary » Director:David Butler |
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Title: My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Dennis Morgan | ... |
Chauncey Olcott
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Rose Donovan
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John Donovan
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Nick Popolis
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Bill 'Duke' Muldoon
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Mrs. Brennan
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Ben Blue | ... |
Hopper
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William Scanlon
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Don McGuire | ... |
Terry O'Rourke
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Charles Irwin | ... |
Foote
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Paul Stanton | ... |
Augustus (Gus) Piton
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George Cleveland | ... |
Captain Brennan
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Clifton Young | ... |
Joe Brennan
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Oscar O'Shea | ... |
Pat Daly
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The life of Irish tenor Chauncey Olcott is chronicled from his childhood to his days as the toast of New York. In between, his rise to the top is complicated by romances with two women: his true love Rose Donovan and stage star Lillian Russell, who wants to make him a star. Written by Daniel Bubbeo
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lillian russell | watch | new york city | orchestral music score | fistfight |Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
27 December 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Irlantilainen ruusuni See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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(1860) (uncredited)
Music by Daniel Decatur Emmett
Played as part of "The Natchez and the Robert E. Lee" number
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During the fight in the apartment, a wide shot shows a bad guy getting punched, sent across the room, and crashing into a small table, demolishing it. The very next shot shows the table once more intact and untouched until the same bad guy crashes into it again. See more »Soundtracks
" (I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land"(1860) (uncredited)
Music by Daniel Decatur Emmett
Played as part of "The Natchez and the Robert E. Lee" number
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Musical bios are all cut of the same cloth. Hopeful struggles, succeeds and finally wins the girl, but this one - a life of Irish tenor, Chauncey Olcott/Jack Chancellor - has more going for it than the usual trappings. It has great charm and great sincerity and is played beautifully by all concerned. Dennis Morgan is fine in the lead as is Arlene Dahl as his love interest. Andrea King's supporting performance as Lillian Russell is far better than Alice Faye's leading bio performance in the film dedicated to her career. William Frawley is touching as the aging tenor champion, William Scanlon, and Sara Allgood is lovely as Olcott's mother. George Tobias, Ben Blue and Alan Hale lend good support. There are over 25 songs (a true treasure chest): Come Down My Evening Star; My Nellie's Blue Eyes; You Tell Me Your Dream; Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie; Will You Love Me In December?; By The Light Of The Silvery Moon; Minstrel Days; Polly Wolly Doodle; The Natchez and the Robert E. Lee; Miss Lindy Lou; If I'm Dreaming; Wee Rose of Killarney; Shake Hands; One Little Girl; A Little Bit of Heaven; Mary; Sweet Innescarren; Tiddely Um; When Irish Eyes Are Smiling; Mother Machree; The Kerey Fair; Room In My Heart; My Wild Irish Rose.
Although the film only earned one Oscar nom -for Scoring - and deservedly, it also deserved nods for Art Direction and Costume Design - sumptuous and lovely in Technicolor.
Reasons why this is not on video may be due to the large chunk of time spent within the Minstrel Show atmosphere -at least a quarter of the film - with a great deal of material quite politically INCORRECT for today's audiences. It's historically accurate, however.
This is a true gem and very worth seeking out. It leaves one with a warm glow.