The Luck of the Irish

1948

Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 60% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 60% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 1358 1.4K

leprechaun

Plot summary

Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.

Director

Henry Koster Photo
Henry Koster

Top cast

Norman Leavitt Photo
Norman Leavitt as Milkman
Jayne Meadows Photo
Jayne Meadows as Frances Augur
John Roy Photo
John Roy as Subway Guard
Robert Adler Photo
Robert Adler as Reporter
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910.67 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
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1.65 GB
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English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by blutosbuddy 7 / 10

Hard to find

I saw this movie back in the mid 80's on AMC when they had the great host who introduced films(before TCM stole all their flicks) and he mentioned that the movie had not been seen in years because of legal things in the estates of some or one of the actors.I was pleasantly surprised when I watched it but it is one of those movies that seems to be shown once in a blue moon.Considering the major actors involved it's hard to comprehend the movie isn't on more often.Tyrone Power wasn't often in comic movies but he does well here and though I have read this movie is from a novel I can't help but think of Brigadoon whenever I think of it.
Reviewed by bkoganbing 6 / 10

Irish Whimsy

The Luck of the Irish has Tyrone Power on holiday in the country of his ancestors. He meets a sprightly colleen in Anne Baxter and happens to capture a leprechaun's treasure. But the leprechaun pulls a whole drama scene on him and feeling sorry for him, he lets the leprechaun keep the treasure. The leprechaun played by Cecil Kellaway wishes him good luck and travels back to America to see that Power gets it or at least what Kellaway considers good fortune. Kellaway is a bit of a scamp, but it turns out he's got a wise old Irish head on his shoulders.This may very well have been Cecil Kellaway's career role. He rips off the film from the leads especially Tyrone Power who he has most of his scenes with. Kellaway got an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.Supposedly when first released the Irish scenes had a green sepia tint to them. Not on the print I saw, it was straight black and white. One wonders why Darryl Zanuck didn't bother to do the whole thing in color for his favorite star, Tyrone Power.Other performances of note are Lee J. Cobb as the publishing magnate whose political views Power is diametrically opposed to, but who accepts a position with him. Also Jayne Meadows who is Cobb's daughter and purportedly one of the perks that goes along with the job. She's got her eyes set on Power as a husband.Money and the comforts of life that can be bought with it are not easy things to turn down, especially if one has a taste for them. It's led to many a good person's downfall. It's the dilemma Power is faced with and I think you can figure out how he resolves it.The Luck of the Irish is a nice whimsical film and it's good family entertainment.
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