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Overview

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6.6/10   267 votes
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Director:
Henry Koster
Writers:
Philip Dunne (writer)
Constance Jones (novel)
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Release Date:
15 September 1948 (USA) more
Genre:
Fantasy | Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
Choosing good is the real pot of gold!
Plot:
Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
A Very Charming Film more

Cast

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Tyrone Power ... Stephen Fitzgerald

Anne Baxter ... Nora
Cecil Kellaway ... Horace (A Leprechaun)

Lee J. Cobb ... David C. Augur
James Todd ... Bill Clark
Jayne Meadows ... Frances Augur
J.M. Kerrigan ... Tatie
Phil Brown ... Tom Higginbotham
Charles Irwin ... Cornelius
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Leave It to the Irish (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White (green tinted) (partly) | Black and White (partly)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S

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Trivia:
Jayne Meadows found herself on the set of another Tyrone Power film when she accompanied her husband, screenwriter 'Milton Krim', to Italy for the filming of Prince of Foxes (1949). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Horace is jumping over the sofa in the scene where Stephen is chasing him, the stuntman's wig clearly falls halfway off his head. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Stephen Fitzgerald: This can't be right. Let me see that map.
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Soundtrack:
Garryowen more

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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
A Very Charming Film, 24 April 2005
8/10
Author: slthompson2 from United States

The Luck of the Irish is a humorous, adorable film. The casting was excellent. Tyrone Power is perfect for the role of a writer struggling between seeking wealth and staying true to himself, and Anne Baxter, as always, is a delight to see. Most actresses have difficulty doing an Irish accent believably, but Anne Baxter pulls it off quite well and is not only beautiful, but endearing as well. A good lesson can be learned from this film and there are several good quotations in it. The end is satisfying and leaves the viewer feeling happy and perhaps a little whimsical. The only pity is that this film could not have been shot in color. Can't you just imagine how gorgeous that waterfall would have been in "Glorious Technicolor?"

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