The Luck of the Irish
US (1948): Comedy/Fantasy/Romance
Tyrone Power and Cecil Kellaway (the leprechaun) make this modern day, comic, fairy tale a wonder to behold. Their performances are excellent and make a possibly hokey story into a gem. The old traditions that may seem "quaint" to an outsider, or in this case, our sophisticated hero (visiting the bumpkins), are just as odd to a displaced leprechaun in New York City (there to settle a debt of honor). The traditions and ties borrowed from the old country will touch your heart and help better define what is truly important in life. Our leprechaun is a bit unorthodox (of course), but he makes a believer our of our hero, cynical to the extreme. Henry Koster directs a Fox cast that also includes Anne Baxter, Lee J. Cobb, James Todd and Jayne Meadows. (IMDb)
1 nomination
· Supporting Actor 1948: Cecil Kellaway