| Irish for Luck | |
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| Directed by | Arthur B. Woods |
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| Produced by | Irving Asher |
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| Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
| Production company | Warner Brothers |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers (UK) |
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| Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Irish for Luck is a 1936 British comedy film, also known as Meet the Duchess. Made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers, it was directed by Arthur B. Woods and starred Athene Seyler, Margaret Lockwood and Patric Knowles. Adapted from a novel by L.A.G. Strong, in the film an impoverished Irish Duchess tries to survive on her small income.
Plot
Ellen O'Hare (Margaret Lockwood) leaves Ireland and her penniless duchess aunt (Athene Seyler) to pursue a singing career in England. She encounters street musician Terry (Patric Knowles) and they eventually return without success to Ireland, to discover Ellen's aunt is now prosperous.
Cast
- Athene Seyler as The Duchess
- Margaret Lockwood as Ellen O'Hare
- Patric Knowles as Terry O'Ryan
- Gibb McLaughlin as Thady
- Edward Rigby as Hon. Denis Maguire
- Eugene Leahy as O'Callaghan
- George Dillon as Mooney
- Terry Conlin as Costello
Production
It was an early role for Margaret Lockwood.
References
- Wood p.90
- BFI.org
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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- 1936 films
- 1930s English-language films
- Films directed by Arthur B. Woods
- 1936 comedy films
- British comedy films
- Films set in Ireland
- Films based on British novels
- Warner Bros. films
- Films shot at Teddington Studios
- British black-and-white films
- 1930s British films
- English-language comedy films
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