Pot o' Gold
It's the prize romantic laugh of the year... more fun than winning the POT O' GOLD!
1941 | 86m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | George Marshall |
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| Writer: | Walter DeLeon |
| Staring: |
| Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens to be his uncle's worst enemy because of their love for music and in-house band who constantly practices. Soon, Jimmy finds himself trying to help the band by getting them gigs and trying to reconcile the family with his uncle. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 03, 1941 |
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| Director: | George Marshall |
| Writer: | Walter DeLeon |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Music |
| Keywords | harmonica, music store, big band |
| Production Companies | United Artists, James Roosevelt Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $600,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Stewart | James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell |
| Paulette Goddard | Molly McCorkle |
| Horace Heidt | Horace Heidt |
| Charles Winninger | Charles 'C.J.' Haskell |
| Mary Gordon | Mom McCorkle |
| Frank Melton | Jasper Backus |
| Jed Prouty | J.K. Louderman |
| Charles Arnt | Parks (butler) |
| James Flavin | Sheriff Bud Connolly |
| Dick Hogan | Willie McCorkle |
| James Burke | Lt. Grady |
| Donna Wood | Donna McCorkle |
| Larry Cotton | Larry Cotton, Vocalist |
| William H. O'Brien | Country Club Waiter (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Beverly Andre | Alice (uncredited) |
| Herbert Ashley | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Walter Bacon | Onlooker (uncredited) |
| Bobby Barber | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Arthur Berkeley | Onlooker (uncredited) |
| Harry Bowen | Streetsweeper (uncredited) |
| Aldrich Bowker | Judge Mike Murray (uncredited) |
| Ed Brady | Fruit & Vegetable Vendor (uncredited) |
| Frankie Carle | Frankie, Pianist (uncredited) |
| Art Carney | Band Member / Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| Virginia Carroll | Haskell's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Ken Christy | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Edgar Dearing | Police Officer McGinty (uncredited) |
| Dick Dennis | Singer (uncredited) |
| Abe Dinovitch | Fish Peddler (uncredited) |
| Evelyn Dockson | Mrs. Sweeney (uncredited) |
| Fern Emmett | Boy's Mother (uncredited) |
| Carlos Fernando | Orchestra Leader (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Sheriff Bud Connolly (uncredited) |
| John Frank | Drunken Cellmate (uncredited) |
| Jody Gilbert | Helga Svenson (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| William Gould | Chalmers (attorney) (uncredited) |
| Eddie Gribbon | Expressman (uncredited) |
| Paul Gustine | Minitor Man (uncredited) |
| Ray Hanson | Office in Courtroom (uncredited) |
| John Holland | Sponsor (uncredited) |
| Bud Jamison | Drunken Cellmate (uncredited) |
| Jack Kenny | Prospector (uncredited) |
| Roy Lester | Jitterbug (uncredited) |
| Charles McAvoy | Turnkey (uncredited) |
| Jewel McGowan | Jitterbug (uncredited) |
| Howard M. Mitchell | Jailer (uncredited) |
| Nellie V. Nichols | Mrs. Poppadolis (uncredited) |
| David Oliver | Drunken Cellmate (uncredited) |
| Max Ong | Wong Lung - Chinese laundry worker (uncredited) |
| Nestor Paiva | Canadian Guide (uncredited) |
| Victor Potel | Olaf Svenson (uncredited) |
| Purnell Pratt | Thompson (uncredited) |
| Tom Quinn | Announcer (uncredited) |
| Alvino Rey | Pedal Steel Guitar Player (uncredited) |
| Claire Rochelle | Mrs. Stevens - Mary's Mother (uncredited) |
| Buddy Roosevelt | Office in Anteroom (uncredited) |
| Henry Roquemore | Mr. Samson - Federal Inspector (uncredited) |
| Mel Ruick | Announcer (uncredited) |
| Mary Ruth | Mary Stevens - Gifted Little Piano Player (uncredited) |
| Tim Ryan | 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited) |
| Adele Smith | Flashy Girl (uncredited) |
| Harland Tucker | Sponsor (uncredited) |
| Fred Walburn | Boy in Doorway (uncredited) |
| Jay Ward | Boyfriend (uncredited) |
| Pat West | Trading Post Manager (uncredited) |
| George Whalley | Haskell's Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| Paul White | Bootblack (uncredited) |
| Katherine Yorke | Nightclub patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| George Marshall | Director |
| Walter DeLeon | Screenplay |
| Hal Mohr | Director of Photography |
| Lloyd Nosler | Editor |
| Hans Peters | Art Direction |
| Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Helen Taylor | Costume Design |
| Percy Townsend | Sound |
| Basil Adlam | Music Arranger |
| Louis Forbes | Music Director |
| William Tummel | Assistant Director |
| Ned Scott | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| James Roosevelt | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
There's loads going on in this musical caper with Jimmy Stewart as "Jimmy", a failed music shop owner who ends up working for his uncle "C.J" (Charles Winninger) who has a hate-hate relationship with the extended - and noisy - "McCorkle" family who live next door, and who are constantly practising t ... heir music - to the delight of the local community but to the chagrin of the old man. Stewart befriends the family, particularly the daughter "Molly" (Paulette Goddard) and is soon working to help them get gigs without his uncle knowing. When he has an opportunity to take over their one hour radio show, he gives them a chance to perform and events spiral out of control for all concerned. I'm not sure I'd want to be invited to a "McCorkle" supper, though - the musical preamble to their Irish stew must have rendered the dish stone cold by the time they actually started to eat it - and that summed up the whole effort, really: it's quite an engaging concept but without much pace, too many over-long set-piece musical routines, and at times it borders on the farcical. Stewart and Goddard have little, if any, chemistry between them and maybe it's only the redoubtable Mary Gordon "Ma McCorkle" who brings a bit of sparkle.