Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)

A film that possibly held the record for the most Irish-descent players in an American-produced movie before "The Quiet Man" was shot on location in Ireland, and that includes "The Informer... See full summary »

Director:

John Farrow

Writers:

John McNulty (screenplay), Francis Edward Faragoh (screenplay)

Stars:

Barry Fitzgerald, Diana Lynn, Sonny Tufts

Cast

Cast overview:
Barry Fitzgerald	...	Martin L. Donovan
Diana Lynn	...	Connie Donovan
Sonny Tufts	...	Kevin O'Connor
Dick Foran	...	Dale Whipple
Frank McHugh	...	Carey
Allen Jenkins	...	Nick
John Litel	...	Tom Clancy
Arthur Shields	...	Timothy Mike Donovan
Frank Faylen	...	Boss
James Burke	...	Harry Weston
George Cleveland	...	Gilligan
Ida Moore	...	Angela Orange
Rhys Williams	...	Priest
Oscar Rudolph	...	Bookie

Storyline

A film that possibly held the record for the most Irish-descent players in an American-produced movie before "The Quiet Man" was shot on location in Ireland, and that includes "The Informer." Barry Fitzgerald is a rapid fan of following the ponies (but none too good at picking the winners)and owns a shabby boarding house east of NYC's Third Avenue. Mostly, he never works, follows his hunches, philosphizes through most of the 77 minutes and changes the life course for most of those around him. His dependence upon his daughter (Diana Lynn) keeps him interfering with her romance with a returning WW II sailor (Sonny Tufts, just before Paramount finally gave up on him.) And he will stretch the truth beyond accepted boundaries. Fitzgerald's real-life brother Arthur Sheilds plays his brother who he has built up to be a rich man, but who is really a diver working for the police department. Could have been a ten if there had been a leprechaun or two or Pat O'Brien in the cast.

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Plot Keywords:

delicatessen | brother | sailor | boarding house | milkman | 

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Taglines:

LOVE IS GOING TO THE DOGS...WHEN THE WEDDING RING IS BET ON THE HORSES! (original print media ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 March 1947 (USA)

Also Known As:

Como vienen se van

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its earliest documented telecast took place in Omaha Tuesday 11 November 1958 on KETV (Channel 7); in Seattle it first aired 15 May 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7), in Los Angeles 17 September 1959 on KNXT (Channel 2), in Grand Rapids 23 September 1959 on WOOD (Channel 8), in Chicago 17 November 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2), and in Salt Lake City 17 October 1960 on KUTV (Channel 2).

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Soundtracks

Easy Come, Easy Go
Written by Ray Evans & Jay Livingston

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