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.Wood, p. 86 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 An Irishman tries to save his ancestral home through the fortunes of a racehorse.
Cast 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
Bibliography Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
Luck of the Irish at Digital Film Archive website