Irish Eyes Are Smiling
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Gregory Ratoff |
| Written by | Earl Baldwin John Tucker Battle E.A. Ellington |
| Starring | Monty Woolley June Haver Dick Haymes |
| Edited by | Harmon Jones |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Release dates
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November 7, 1944 (USA) |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
| Language | English |
Irish Eyes Are Smiling is a 1944 musical film which chronicles the life of popular Irish song composer Ernest R. Ball.[1][2] The screenplay by Earl Baldwin and John Tucker Battle is based on a story by E. A. Ellington. The film was directed by Gregory Ratoff and produced by Damon Runyon for 20th Century Fox.[3] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1944.
Plot
The movie is a musical account of the life of Ernest R. Ball, a gifted composer of many popular Irish songs, including the titular one.
Cast
- Monty Woolley ... Edgar Brawley
- June Haver ... Mary 'Irish' O'Neill
- Dick Haymes ... Ernest R. Ball
- Anthony Quinn ... Al Jackson
- Beverly Whitney ... Lucille Lacey
- Maxie Rosenbloom ... Stanley Ketchel
- Veda Ann Borg ... Belle La Tour
- Clarence Kolb ... Leo Betz
- Leonard Warren ... Opera Singer
- Blanche Thebom ... Opera Singer
- Chick Chandler ... Stage Manager
- Muriel Page... Specialty Dancer
- Kenny Williams ... Specialty Dancer
- Michael Dalmatoff ... Headwaiter
Radio adaptation
Irish Eyes Are Smiling was presented on Lux Radio Theatre March 15, 1948. Haymes reprised his role from the movie in the adaptation.[4]
References
External links
- Irish Eyes Are Smiling at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Irish Eyes Are Smiling at IMDb
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