Irish Eyes Are Smiling is a 1944 United States musical film that chronicles the life of popular Irish song composer Ernest R. Ball.[2][3] 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.[4] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1944.
| Irish Eyes Are Smiling | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Gregory Ratoff |
| Screenplay by | Earl Baldwin John Tucker Battle |
| Story by | E.A. Ellington |
| Starring | Monty Woolley June Haver Dick Haymes |
| Cinematography | Harry Jackson |
| Edited by | Harmon Jones |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | November 7, 1944 (United States) |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,250,000[1] |
Plot edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
Irish Eyes Are Smiling was presented on Lux Radio Theatre March 15, 1948. Haymes reprised his role from the movie in the adaptation.[5]
References edit
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 220
- ^ "Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)". AFI. afi.com. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Irish Eyes Are Smiling". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ Bosley Crowther (November 8, 1944). "The Screen: "Irish Eyes Are Smiling", a Tuneful Technicolored Show, With Dick Haymes and June Haver, Opens at the Roxy". The New York Times.
- ^ "Irish Eyes". Harrisburg Telegraph. March 13, 1948. p. 22. Retrieved August 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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