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6.1 1h 39m

The Luck of the Irish

"Choosing good is the real pot of gold!"

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

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Top Cast

  • Tyrone Power

    Tyrone Power

    Stephen Fitzgerald

  • Anne Baxter

    Anne Baxter

    Nora

  • Cecil Kellaway

    Cecil Kellaway

    Horace (A Leprechaun)

  • Lee J. Cobb

    Lee J. Cobb

    David C. Augur

  • James Todd

    James Todd

    Bill Clark

  • Jayne Meadows

    Jayne Meadows

    Frances Augur

  • J.M. Kerrigan

    J.M. Kerrigan

    Tatie the Innkeeper

  • Phil Brown

    Phil Brown

    Tom Higginbotham

  • Charles Irwin

    Charles Irwin

    Cornelius

Overview

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

Rating

6.1 / 10
26 Reviews
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jul 9, 2022

    "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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