Three Cheers for the Irish

Three Cheers for the Irish
Three Cheers for the Irish
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lloyd Bacon
Screenplay by	Richard Macaulay; Jerry Wald
Produced by	Samuel Bischoff
Starring	Priscilla Lane; Thomas Mitchell; Dennis Morgan; Virginia Grey; Irene Hervey; Alan Hale, Sr.
Cinematography	Charles Rosher
Edited by	William Holmes
Music by	Adolph Deutsch
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 16, 1940;
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Three Cheers for the Irish is a 1940 comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald, and starring Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell and Dennis Morgan. The supporting cast features Virginia Grey, Alan Hale, Sr. and William Lundigan. The plot involves a veteran police officer (Mitchell) forced into retirement only to learn that his replacement (Morgan), whom he detests, is romancing his daughter (Lane). The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 16, 1940.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Peter Casey is an Irish policeman in NYC with twenty five years on the force. He has three daughters Maureen, Pat, and Heloise. Maureen meets and falls in love with a Scottish policeman Angus Ferguson, Pat dates Ed Mckean, a wreaking supervisor who bores Peter and is a cheapskate, and Heloise who keeps time with a noted gambler- Joe Niklas. Peter unexpectedly gets retired after 25 years on the force and has to train Angus as his replacement to his disgust. Peter's police buddies buy him a rocking chair. In his retirement he get bored and has to deal with an overbearing friend, Gallagher. Worse, Angus has been dating Maureen behind his back. They even get married but keep it a secret. Over time Peter's friends run him for Alderman and despite Gallagher's overbearing help he wins the election. Peter, daughter and son-in-law work things when Maureen get pregnant. Angus chases Peter when as a good Catholic and Irishman runs looking for a priest to make the wedding official.

Cast

Priscilla Lane as Maureen Casey^[3]
Thomas Mitchell as Peter Casey
Dennis Morgan as Angus Ferguson
Virginia Grey as Patricia Casey
Irene Hervey as Heloise Casey
Alan Hale, Sr. as Gallagher
William Lundigan as Michael Flaherty
Frank Jenks as Ed McKean
Henry Armetta as Tony
Morgan Conway as Joe Niklas
Alec Craig as Callaghan
J. M. Kerrigan as Scanlon
Cliff Clark as Mara
William B. Davidson as Police Commissioner
Joe King as Police Captain

References

^ Nugent, Frank S. (2016). "Three-Cheers-for-the-Irish - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
^ "Three Cheers for the Irish (1940) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
^ "Three Cheers for the Irish". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

External links

Three Cheers for the Irish at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Three Cheers for the Irish at IMDb

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[1] Nugent, Frank S. (2016). "Three-Cheers-for-the-Irish - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2015-06-16.

[2] "Three Cheers for the Irish (1940) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-06-16.

[3] "Three Cheers for the Irish". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

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