My Wild Irish Rose
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| Directed by | David Butler |
| Starring | Dennis Morgan |
| Release date(s) | December 27, 1947 |
| Running time | 101 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
My Wild Irish Rose is a 1947 film directed by David Butler. It stars Dennis Morgan and Arlene Dahl. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1948.[1]
A fictionalized bio-pic of Chancellor Olcott, the film traces the rise of an Irish-American tenor to stardom at the end of the 19th century and start of the 20th.
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.
[edit] Cast
- Dennis Morgan as Chauncey Olcott
- Arlene Dahl as Rose Donovan
- Andrea King as Lillian Russell
- Alan Hale as John Donovan
- George Tobias as Nick Popolis
- Ben Blue as Hopper
- George O'Brien as William "Duke" Muldoon
- William Frawley as William Scanlon
