The Luck of the Irish

1948

FantasyComedyRomance

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

"Choosing good is the real pot of gold!"

Rating

5.69
21 votes

Popularity

0.8444

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox

Runtime

99 min.

Status

Released

Release: 9/15/1948

Credits

The Luck of the Irish

Henry KosterDirector

The Luck of the Irish

Tyrone PowerStephen Fitzgerald

The Luck of the Irish

Anne BaxterNora

The Luck of the Irish

Cecil KellawayHorace (A Leprechaun)

The Luck of the Irish

Lee J. CobbDavid C. Augur

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

7/9/2022

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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