My Wild Irish Rose
1947 film by David Butler
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My Wild Irish Rose is a 1947 American musical film directed by David Butler. It stars Dennis Morgan and Arlene Dahl (in her debut film). It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1948.[3]
Directed byDavid Butler
Screenplay byPeter Milne
Edwin Gilbert
Sidney Fields
Edwin Gilbert
Sidney Fields
Based onSong in His Heart
1939 book
by Rita Olcott
1939 book
by Rita Olcott
Produced byWilliam Jacobs
| My Wild Irish Rose | |
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Theatrical release poster and DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | David Butler |
| Screenplay by | Peter Milne Edwin Gilbert Sidney Fields |
| Based on | Song in His Heart 1939 book by Rita Olcott |
| Produced by | William Jacobs |
| Starring | Dennis Morgan |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson William V. Skall |
| Edited by | Irene Morra |
| Music by | Max Steiner Ray Heindorf |
Production company | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,540,000[1] |
| Box office | $3.4 million (US rentals)[2] or $4,890,000[1] |
Plot
A fictionalized biopic of Chauncey Olcott, the movie traces the rise of an Irish-American tenor to stardom at the end of the 19th century and start of the 20th.
Cast
- Dennis Morgan as Chauncey Olcott
- Arlene Dahl as Rose Donovan
- Andrea King as Lillian Russell
- Alan Hale Sr. as John Donovan
- George Tobias as Nick Popolis
- Ben Blue as Hopper
- George O'Brien as William "Duke" Muldoon
- William Frawley as William J. Scanlan
Soundtrack
Olcott's original composition of the same name was included in the film's music and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.
Box office
According to Warner Bros. records, the film earned $3,921,000 in the U.S. and $969,000 in other markets.[1]
