''The Luck of the Irish'' is a 1948 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

Henry Koster Henry Koster (born Hermann Kosterlitz, May 1, 1905 – September 21, 1988) was a German-born film director. He was the husband of actress Peggy Moran. Early life Koster was born to Jewish parents in Berlin, Germany. He was introduced to cin ...

, and starring Tyrone Power and

Anne Baxter Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway theatre, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe, and t ...

. The film was based on the 1948 novel ''There Was a Little Man'' by Guy Pearce Jones and Constance Bridges Jones.

Plot

Stephen Fitzgerald, a newspaper reporter from New York, meets a leprechaun and beautiful young Nora, while traveling in

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. When he returns to his fiancée, Frances, and her wealthy father, David C. Augur, in the midst of a political campaign in New York, he finds that the leprechaun and the young woman are now in the big city as well. Stephen is torn between the wealth he might enjoy in New York and returning to his roots in Ireland.

Cast

Awards and nominations

* Best Supporting Actor (nomination) - Cecil Kellaway

Radio adaptation

''The Luck of the Irish'' was presented on '' Lux Radio Theatre'' on CBS December 27, 1948. The adaptation starred Dana Andrews, Baxter, Kellaway, and Stanley Holloway.

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* * * 1948 films 1940s fantasy comedy films American fantasy comedy films Leprechaun films Films about Irish-American culture Films directed by Henry Koster Films with screenplays by Philip Dunne Films scored by Cyril J. Mockridge Films set in Ireland Films set in New York City 20th Century Fox films 1948 comedy films Films based on American novels 1940s American films 1940s English-language films English-language fantasy comedy films {{fantasy-film-stub