The Luck of the Irish

Sep 15, 1948

1h 39m

★ 5.8

Choosing good is the real pot of gold!

Overview

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

Genres

Fantasy

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Stephen Fitzgerald

Tyrone Power

Nora

Anne Baxter

Horace (A Leprechaun)

Cecil Kellaway

David C. Augur

Lee J. Cobb

Bill Clark

James Todd

Frances Augur

Jayne Meadows

Tatie the Innkeeper

J.M. Kerrigan

Tom Higginbotham

Phil Brown

Cornelius

Charles Irwin

Piano player

Helen Dietrich

Secretary

Ruth Clifford

Milkman (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

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A therapy session filmed for the convenience of the audience.