The Luck of the Irish (1948)
3.5 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 39min
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- Synopsis:
- Traveling in Ireland, New York reporter Stephen "Fitz" Fitzgerald (Tyrone Power) befriends a leprechaun named Horace (Cecil Kellaway) by refusing to take his pot of gold. Back home, Fitz takes a job for D.C. Augur (Lee J. Cobb), a publisher with political ambitions and the father of his fiancee. Soon, Horace reappears in Fitz's life, in the guise of a valet, to push him toward a romance with Irish girl Nora (Anne Baxter) and a job that doesn't compromise his principles.
- Actors:
- Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Cecil Kellaway, Lee J. Cobb, James Todd, Jayne Meadows, J.M. Kerrigan, Phil Brown, Charles Irwin, Helen Dietrich, Robert Adler, Harry Antrim, Rodney Bell, Claribel Bressel, Don Brodie, Ruth Clifford, Dick Crockett, John Davidson, Ann Fredrick, Gene Garrick
- Directors:
- Henry Koster
- Writers:
- Philip Dunne, Constance Jones
- Others:
- Cecil Kellaway
- Aka:
- Leave It to the Irish / That Old Magic
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Romantic Film Pairings for Valentine's Day