The Luck of the Irish

The Luck of the Irish

Choosing good is the real pot of gold!

1948•1h 39m•6.0/10

FantasyComedyRomance

Ratings

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6.0/10(24)

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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Production

20th Century Fox

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Cornelius

Helen Dietrich

Piano player

Ruth Clifford

Ruth Clifford

Secretary

Norman Leavitt

Norman Leavitt

Milkman (uncredited)

Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan

Policeman (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Reporter

Lee MacGregor

Groom

Robert Adler

Robert Adler

Reporter (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Reporter (uncredited)

Roy Damron

Reporter (uncredited)

John Davidson

John Davidson

Reporter (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Reporter (uncredited)

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