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Three Cheers for the Irish is a 1940 comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald, and starring Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell and Dennis Morgan. The supporting cast features Virginia Grey, Alan Hale, Sr. and William Lundigan. The plot involves a veteran police officer (Mitchell) forced into retirement only to learn that his replacement (Morgan), whom he detests, is romancing his daughter (Lane). The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 16, 1940.[1][2]

Three Cheers for the Irish
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lloyd Bacon
Screenplay by	Richard Macaulay Jerry Wald
Produced by	Samuel Bischoff
Starring	Priscilla Lane Thomas Mitchell Dennis Morgan Virginia Grey Irene Hervey Alan Hale, Sr.
Cinematography	Charles Rosher
Edited by	William Holmes
Music by	Adolph Deutsch
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 16, 1940 (1940-03-16)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Peter Casey is an Irish policeman in NYC with twenty five years on the force. He has three daughters Maureen, Pat, and Heloise. Maureen meets and falls in love with a Scottish policeman Augus Ferguson, Pat dates Ed Mckean, a wreaking supervisor who bores Peter and is a cheapskate,and Heloise who keeps time with a noted gambler- Joe Niklas. Peter unexpectedly gets retired after 25 years on the force and has to train Augus as his replacement to his disgust. Peter's police buddies buy him a rocking chair. In his retirement he get bored and has to deal with a overbearing friend,Gallagher. Worse Augus has been dating Maureen behind his back. They even get married but keep it a secret. Over time Peter’s friends run him for Alderman and despite Gallagher’s overbearing help he wins the election. Peter, daughter and son-in-law work things when Maureen get pregnant. Angus chases Peter when as a good Catholic and Irishman runs looking for a priest to make the wedding official.

Cast

• Priscilla Lane as Maureen Casey[3]
• Thomas Mitchell as Peter Casey
• Dennis Morgan as Angus Ferguson
• Virginia Grey as Patricia Casey
• Irene Hervey as Heloise Casey
• Alan Hale, Sr. as Gallagher
• William Lundigan as Michael Flaherty
• Frank Jenks as Ed McKean
• Henry Armetta as Tony
• Morgan Conway as Joe Niklas
• Alec Craig as Callaghan
• J. M. Kerrigan as Scanlon
• Cliff Clark as Mara
• William B. Davidson as Police Commissioner
• Joe King as Police Captain

References

External links

• Three Cheers for the Irish at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Three Cheers for the Irish at IMDb

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