Artivels Undescribable Perfection

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Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

ctomvelu1 Low-key back-lot 1940s fantasy, set partly in Ireland, about a journalist's encounter with a leprechaun, and what happens when the writer turns down the leprechaun's pot of gold. Tyrone Power, who we tend to think of as an action hero, is wonderful as the wandering writer and Cecil Kellaway is the rather large leprechaun. This is not some special effects-laden spectacle. In fact, we never see the leprechaun do anything specific, although we know he is responsible for many of the things that happen to the kindly journalist upon his return to New York and to a new job with a ruthless publisher (Cobb) who has decided to run for the Senate. Anne Baxter is the love interest. Kellaway is at his peak, as is Power. A bit dated, but fun, especially two scenes set in an Irish restaurant in Manhattan/

MARIO GAUCI Mildly entertaining romantic comedy with a touch of whimsy, rather too slight to live in the memory – but, nevertheless, worthwhile for Cecil Kellaway's delightful Oscar-nominated performance as a mischievous leprechaun.Newspaperman Tyrone Power is on his way to meet gruff boss Lee J. Cobb (with a bicarbonate-of-soda bottle never far from reach!), who harbors political ambitions and wants to appoint the hero as his 'ghost writer' – even if their views on the matter are on a different wavelength! Actually, Cobb's daughter (Jayne Meadows), who's also Power's fiancée is the one pulling the strings; the trouble is that, while passing through Ireland, he falls for inn-keeper's daughter Anne Baxter…not to mention running into 'cobbler' Kellaway by a waterfall (although the residents deny the existence of both man and location!).Back in the States, Power beckons to the will of Cobb (or rather Meadows); he's even given a plush apartment to live in…but, when calling for a manservant, it's Kellaway who turns up! Besides, a chance encounter – actually 'arranged' by the genial leprechaun – with Baxter (who has come to America for some private family business) relights his interest, obviously reciprocated, in the girl; consequently, he begins to neglect his work in order to be with her. Eventually, though, Cobb is ready to appoint Power as editor of his old newspaper if he's elected to the Senate himself – a position he politely declines; realizing she's beaten, Meadows gives him up and Power and Baxter are free to return to carefree Ireland.In the last scene, Power – now married and living at Baxter's father's tavern – is shown following a local custom (which he had himself witnessed the old man perform earlier on) by placing a whiskey bottle outside the tavern door…which is then said to be picked up by a leprechaun (and, just as he had done before, the prancing and giggling Kellaway appears soon after to retrieve it).

zikzak-zikzak-zikzak A hidden Gem from the stables of Fox Studios in the 1940's, "Luck of the Irish" Was probably a toss-off film for Tyrone Power. Luckily for us viewers, this picture has an undeniable charm much like "Arsenic and Old Lace" or "It's a Wonderful Life". Cecil Calloway steals scenes left and right as a somewhat over-sized Leprechaun, and there's plenty of Irish charm in this movie to satisfy all. My only regret is that Fox didn't film this in color. That being aside, I WILL add this to my DVD collection should it ever come out (HEAR THAT, FOX?). For overall ambiance, think "Brigadoon" w/out the music or color, and you have a delightful comedy suitable for the whole family.

Steven Reinagel I am a voracious channel surfer. I freely admit that. And when I was laid up with a heating pad applied to a sore neck one morning, the poor remote control was nearly smoking from the furious usage. But I stopped in my tracks as AMC portrayed Anne Baxter as Nora. She looked like the Mira Sorvino of her generation, right down to the delicate brow wrinkles of concern. Then the story drew me in. I didn't move for the next two hours. The leprechaun faded as a cultural image and became instead a vehicle of introspection and divine influence. The character played by Tyrone Power is ageless - men in the workplace are forever torn between following the dreams of their heart, or selling out to "the man" for stability and comfort. For Tyrone, the cost would have included his morality and honesty, which in today's world are sacrificed too easily and too often in the business arena. One comment worth making about the character of Nora; I was pleasantly surprised by how she never tried to manipulate situations to gain what she longed for. She accepted outcomes in a strong and self-assured manner, when it would have been easy to fall back on feminine wiles to turn things her way. A timeless film containing many lessons worth learning!