Irish for Luck

Irish for Luck is a 1936 British comedy film, also known as Meet the Duchess. Made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers,[1] it was directed by Arthur B. Woods and starred Athene Seyler, Margaret Lockwood and Patric Knowles.[2] Adapted from a novel by L.A.G. Strong, in the film an impoverished Irish Duchess tries to survive on her small income.

Irish for Luck
Directed byArthur B. Woods
Produced byIrving Asher
Written byL.A.G. Strong (novel)
Brock Williams
Arthur B. Woods
StarringAthene Seyler
Margaret Lockwood
Patric Knowles
Gibb McLaughlin
CinematographyBasil Emmott
Production
company
Warner Brothers
Distributed byWarner Brothers (UK)
Release date
  • December 1936 (1936-12) (UK)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Ellen O'Hare (Margaret Lockwood) leaves Ireland and her penniless duchess aunt (Athene Seyler) to pursue a singing career in England. She encounters street musician Terry (Patric Knowles) and they eventually return without success to Ireland, to discover Ellen's aunt is now prosperous.

Cast

Production

It was an early role for Margaret Lockwood.[3]

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References

  1. Wood p.90
  2. BFI.org
  3. Vagg, Stephen (29 January 2020). "Why Stars Stop Being Stars: Margaret Lockwood". Filmink.

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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