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The Luck of the Irish is a British drama film directed by Donovan Pedelty, and starring Richard Hayward and Kay Walsh. It was based on a novel by Victor Haddick, and written by Victor Haddick and Donovan Pedelty.

The Luck of the Irish
Directed by	Donovan Pedelty
Written by	Donovan Pedelty Victor Haddick (novel)
Produced by	Victor M. Greene Richard Hayward Donovan Pedelty
Starring	Richard Hayward Kay Walsh
Cinematography	James Wilson
Music by	Hubert Bath
Production company	Crusade Films
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	15 September 1936
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

It was made as a quota film at Elstree Studios.[1] The production company Crusade Films had a contract to supply films for release by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei.

Plot

An Irishman tries to save his ancestral home through the fortunes of a racehorse.

Cast

• Richard Hayward as Sam Mulhern
• Nan Cullen as Widow Whistler
• Charles Fagan as Sergeant Doyle
• Meta Grainger as Lady O'Donnel
• Harold Griffin as Simon Reid
• John M. Henderson as Sir Richard O'Donnel
• R. H. MacCandless as Gavin Grogan
• Niall MacGinnis as Derek O'Neill
• Jimmy Mageean as Sir Brian O'Neill
• Charlotte Tedlie as Hortense O'Neill
• Kay Walsh as Eileen O'Donnel

References

Bibliography

• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Luck of the Irish at IMDb
• Luck of the Irish at Digital Film Archive website

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