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The Luck of the Irish is an American comedy romance film first released in 1948,
directed by Henry Koster.
The film is based on a novel by Constance Jones and Guy Jones and stars Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Cecil Kellaway, Lee J. Cobb and James Todd.
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Credits
- Director: Henry Koster
- Script: Philip Dunne, Constance Jones (novel), Guy Jones (novel)
- Photo: Joseph LaShelle
- Music: Cyril J. Mockridge
- Cast: 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), Robert Adler (Reporter), Harry Antrim (Sen. Ransom), Rodney Bell (Reporter), Claribel Bressel (The Bride), Don Brodie (Reporter), Ruth Clifford (Secretary), Dick Crockett (Brawler at Wedding), John Davidson (Reporter), Ann Fredrick (Hat Check Girl), Eugene Gericke (Reporter), Douglas Gerrard (Receptionist), John Goldsworthy (Augurs’ Butler), Hollis Jewell (Cab Driver), Robert Karnes (Reporter), Kenner G. Kemp (Reporter), Donald Kerr (Man clapping at wedding), Norman Leavitt (Milkman), Jack Lomas (Subway Pickpocket’s Accomplice), Louise Lorimer (Augur’s Secretary), Lee MacGregor, Marion Marshall (Secretary), George Melford (Nightclub Doorman), Harold Miller (Businessman in Corridor), Frank Mitchell (Irish Dancer), Alberto Morin (Captain of Waiters), Dorothy Neumann (Acme Employment Agency Manager), Jimmy O’Brien (Irish Tenor), Eddie Parks (Pickpocket), Joe Ploski (Wedding Reception Guest), ’Snub’ Pollard (Wedding Reception Guest), Suzanne Ridgeway (Hatcheck Girl), John Roy (Subway Guard), Tim Ryan (Patrolman Clancy), Tom Stevenson (Gentleman’s Gentleman), Bill Swingley (Terrance Flaherty), Tito Vuolo (Italian vendor), Margaret Wells (Mrs. Augur), Wilson Wood (Reporter)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 99 min; B&W
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