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Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Robert Adler
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Harry Antrim
- Sen. Ransom
- (uncredited)
Frank Baker
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Rodney Bell
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
- Accordionist
- (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Claribel Bressel
- Bride
- (uncredited)
Don Brodie
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Irish sequences were tinted green for the original release.
- GoofsWhen Horace is jumping over the sofa in the scene where Stephen is chasing him, the stuntman's wig clearly falls halfway off his head.
- Alternate versionsThe opening and closing scenes, which take place in Ireland, were tinted green in the original theatrical showings. TV prints of "The Luck of The Irish" are in black-and-white only. The recent DVD release includes both versions.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Jayne Meadows Remembers... (2008)
Featured review
I am a voracious channel surfer. I freely admit that. And when I was laid up with a heating pad applied to a sore neck one morning, the poor remote control was nearly smoking from the furious usage. But I stopped in my tracks as AMC portrayed Anne Baxter as Nora. She looked like the Mira Sorvino of her generation, right down to the delicate brow wrinkles of concern. Then the story drew me in. I didn't move for the next two hours. The leprechaun faded as a cultural image and became instead a vehicle of introspection and divine influence. The character played by Tyrone Power is ageless - men in the workplace are forever torn between following the dreams of their heart, or selling out to "the man" for stability and comfort. For Tyrone, the cost would have included his morality and honesty, which in today's world are sacrificed too easily and too often in the business arena. One comment worth making about the character of Nora; I was pleasantly surprised by how she never tried to manipulate situations to gain what she longed for. She accepted outcomes in a strong and self-assured manner, when it would have been easy to fall back on feminine wiles to turn things her way. A timeless film containing many lessons worth learning!
- Steven Reinagel
- Jul 12, 2001
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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