''Laughing Irish Eyes'' is a 1936 American

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Joseph Santley Joseph Mansfield Santley (born Joseph Ishmael Mansfield, January 10, 1890 – August 8, 1971) was an American actor, singer, dancer, writer, director, and producer of musical theatre, musical theatre, theatrical plays motion pictures and tel ...

and written by

Olive Cooper Olivette "Olive" Cooper (1892–1987) was a prolific American screenwriter known for movies like '' Cocoanut Grove'', ''Bandit King of Texas'' and ''Three Little Sisters''. She wrote many of the screenplays for Roy Rogers and Gene Autry vehicles. ...

, Ben Ryan and Stanley Rauh. The film stars Phil Regan, Walter C. Kelly,

Evalyn Knapp Evalyn Knapp (born Evelyn Pauline Knapp; June 17, 1906 – June 12, 1981) was an American film actress of the late 1920s, 1930s and into the 1940s. She was a leading B-movies, B-movie Serial (film), serial actress in the 1930s. She was the you ...

, Ray Walker, Mary Gordon and

Warren Hymer Edgar Warren Hymer (February 25, 1906 – March 25, 1948) was an American theatre and film actor. Early life He was born in New York City. His father, John Bard Hymer (1875/1876 – 1953) was a playwright (with nine Broadway plays to ...

. The film was released on March 4, 1936, by

Republic Pictures Republic Pictures is currently an acquisition-only label owned by Paramount Pictures. Its history dates back to Republic Pictures Corporation, an American film studio that originally operated from 1935 to 1967, based in Los Angeles, California ...

Plot

Cast

* Phil Regan as Danny O'Keefe * Walter C. Kelly as Pat Kelly *

as Peggy Kelly * Ray Walker as Eddie Bell * Mary Gordon as Mrs. O'Keefe *

as Tiger O'Keefe *

Betty Compson Betty Compson (born Eleanor Luicime Compson; March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer who got her start during Hollywood's silent era. She is best known for her performances in ''The Docks of New York'' and '' ...

as Molly * J. M. Kerrigan as Tim *

Herman Bing Herman Bing (March 30, 1889 – January 9, 1947) was a German-American character actor. He acted in more than 120 films and many of his parts were uncredited. Biography Bing was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Bing began his career ...

as Weisbecher *

Raymond Hatton Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures. Biography Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. Howe ...

as Gallagher *

Clarence Muse Clarence Muse (October 14, 1889 – October 13, 1979) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, singer, and composer. He was the first African American to appear in a starring role in a major studio film, 1929's '' Hearts in Dixie''. ...

as Deacon *

Russell Hicks Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film character actor. Hicks was born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the ...

as Silk Taylor *

Maurice Black Maurice Black (January 14, 1891 – January 18, 1938) was an American character actor known for his portrayal of mobsters. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1928 to 1938, when he died of pneumonia, four days after his 47th birthday. ...

as Tony Martin * John Sheehan as Joe Cronin *

Robert Homans Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career. Life and career Robert Homans was born November 8, 1877, in Malden, Massachusetts. Although he studied ...

as Announcer *

John Indrisano Johnny Indrisano (November 1, 1905 — July 6, 1968) was an American welterweight boxer whose career spanned the period from 1923 to 1934. He later became a film stunt performer and a film and TV actor. Career Indrisano was born in Boston. ...

as Fight Trainer *Ritchie McCarron as Dynamite O'Reilly *Jimmy O'Gatty as Killer O'Kearny *Don La Rue as Kid Campo *Charles Randolph as Referee *Raymond Brown as Editor

References

External links

* 1936 films 1930s English-language films American comedy films 1936 comedy films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Joseph Santley American black-and-white films Films produced by Nat Levine 1930s American films English-language comedy films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub