The Luck of the Irish
Choosing good is the real pot of gold!
1948 | 99m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Henry Koster |
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| Writer: | Philip Dunne, Constance Jones, Guy Jones |
| Staring: |
| Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 15, 1948 |
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| Director: | Henry Koster |
| Writer: | Philip Dunne, Constance Jones, Guy Jones |
| Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Keywords | leprechaun |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 the Innkeeper |
| Phil Brown | Tom Higginbotham |
| Charles Irwin | Cornelius |
| Helen Dietrich | Piano player |
| Ruth Clifford | Secretary |
| Norman Leavitt | Milkman (uncredited) |
| Tim Ryan | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Reporter |
| Lee MacGregor | Groom |
| Robert Adler | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Don Brodie | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Roy Damron | Reporter (uncredited) |
| John Davidson | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Alberto Morin | Captain of Waiters (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Neumann | Acme Employment Agency Manager (uncredited) |
| Rudy Germane | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Henry Koster | Director |
| Philip Dunne | Screenplay |
| Constance Jones | Novel |
| Guy Jones | Novel |
| Cyril J. Mockridge | Music |
| Joseph LaShelle | Director of Photography |
| J. Watson Webb Jr. | Editor |
| J. Russell Spencer | Art Direction |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Paul S. Fox | Set Decoration |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Bonnie Cashin | Costume Design |
| Max Golden | Production Manager |
| George Leverett | Sound |
| Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Fred Kohlmar | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
"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.