The Luck of the Irish

Choosing good is the real pot of gold!

5.8
19481h 39m

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

Production

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Cast

Photo of Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Stephen Fitzgerald

Photo of Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Horace (A Leprechaun)

Photo of Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

David C. Augur

Photo of James Todd

James Todd

Bill Clark

Photo of Jayne Meadows

Jayne Meadows

Frances Augur

Photo of J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Tatie the Innkeeper

Photo of Phil Brown

Phil Brown

Tom Higginbotham

Photo of Ruth Clifford

Ruth Clifford

Secretary

Photo of Norman Leavitt

Norman Leavitt

Milkman (uncredited)

Photo of Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan

Policeman (uncredited)

Photo of Robert Adler

Robert Adler

Reporter (uncredited)

Photo of Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Reporter (uncredited)

Photo of John Davidson

John Davidson

Reporter (uncredited)

Photo of Alberto Morin

Alberto Morin

Captain of Waiters (uncredited)

Photo of Dorothy Neumann

Dorothy Neumann

Acme Employment Agency Manager (uncredited)

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Reviews

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CinemaSerf

6/10

"Fitzgerald" (Tyrone Power) returns to New York after a trip to his ancestral homeland of Ireland to pick up his successful job working for the "DC Augur" (Lee J. Cobb) political machine. What he didn't count on was that returning also from his trip was a young girl he met - "Nora" (Anne Baxter) and his own personal leprechaun "Horace" (Cecil Kellaway). Pretty soon he is conflicted between his love for the boss's daughter and his newfound friend - and his personal "minder" is never far away trying to keep him on the straight and narrow as the political and personal machinations start to become more difficult to navigate. Kellaway steals this - he is great in the role of the mischievous sprite, but otherwise this is all just a bit twee. Anne Baxter's Irish accent ebbs and flows and Power himself seems largely to just be going through the motions. There is some gentle humour to be found but I found it quite a long 100 minute watch that perhaps was just of it's time.

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