The Luck of the Irish (1936 film)

The Luck of the Irish
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

The Luck of the Irish is a British drama film directed by Donovan Pedelty, who also co-wrote the screenplay, and starring Richard Hayward and Kay Walsh. It is based on a novel by Victor Haddick.

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[edit]

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

Cast[edit]

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[edit]

^ Wood, p. 86

Bibliography[edit]

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

External links[edit]

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[1] Wood, p. 86

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