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Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Cecil Kellaway, Lee J Cobb, James Todd ... see more see more... , Jayne Meadows , J.M. Kerrigan , Phil Brown , Charles Irwin , Louise Lorimer , Harry Antrim , Margaret Wells , John W. Goldsworthy , Dorothy Neumann , Ruth Clifford , Douglas Gerrard , Tito Vuolo , Norman Leavitt , Frank Mitchell , Alberto Morin , Hollis Jewell , Ann Frederick , Eddie Parks , John Roy , Jimmy O'Brien , Robert Adler , Don Brodie , Gene Garrick , Robert Karnes , John Farrell MacDonald , Marion Marshall , Tom Stevenson , Wilson Wood , John Davidson , George Melford , Tim Ryan , Ann Blyth , Beatrice Campbell , Dennis Price , Michael Rennie

A semi-fantasy with sociological overtones, The Luck of the Irish stars Tyrone Power as an American journalist named Stephen Fitzgerald visiting the home of his ancestors in Ireland. Power encounters ... read more read more...a jolly old man (Cecil Kellaway) who claims to be a leprechaun -- and proves it to the journalist's satisfaction. The leprechaun trails Stephen to New York, smooths the path of romance between Stephen and lovely Nora (Anne Baxter), and watches in dismay as Stephen becomes the tool of a quasi-fascistic publisher. The journalist comes to his senses thanks to the leprechaun's intervention and goes to work for a more liberal publication. He heads back to Ireland with new wife, Nora, and the beneficent leprechaun. The Luck of the Irish was based on a novel by Guy and Constance Jones, who probably would have been blacklisted when the political winds of Hollywood shifted a few years later. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Henry Koster, Roy Ward Baker

Release Date: September 15, 1948

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DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008

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  • jjnxn
    December 2, 2010
    jjnxn
    Charming little trifle. Ty is well cast, Anne Baxter charming and Jayne Meadows is effective, chic but not yet the lacquered phony she eventually evolved into too. However the picture is stolen by Cecil Kellaway when ever he appears with that irrestible twinkle in his eye.
  • HenrikSchunk
    November 25, 2009
    HenrikSchunk
    A charming little movie about a man who meets a Leprechaun (played by Cecil Kellaway from It's a wonderful life), which in turn is determined to show him the true path to love and happiness. What sounds rather cheesy is a tender and amusing comedy, which is half screwball, half c... read moreharacter study. The scenes set in Ireland are lovely to look at and warm the heart so is Cecil Kellaway's oscar nominated performance of the Irish gnome. The movie is virtually unknown and hard to find on DVD, you can watch it on Youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbPfmFZPpsM.

    Recommended for fans of Ireland, classic Hollywood and B-Movies.

    Henrik

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