My Wild Irish Rose
| My Wild Irish Rose | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | David Butler |
| Written by | Peter Milne |
| Starring | Dennis Morgan |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson William V. Skall |
| Music by | Max Steiner Ray Heindorf |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | December 27, 1947 |
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] |
My Wild Irish Rose is a 1947 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]
Plot
A fictionalized bio-pic of Chauncey 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.
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.
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
Box Office
According to Warner Bros. records, the film earned $3,921,000 domestically and $969,000 foreign.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 28 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
- ^ "My Wild Irish Rose" – via www.imdb.com.
External links
Media related to My Wild Irish Rose (1947 film) at Wikimedia Commons
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- 1947 films
- English-language films
- Films scored by Max Steiner
- Films scored by Ray Heindorf
- Films directed by David Butler
- Films about music and musicians
- American biographical films
- American films
- Warner Bros. films
- 1940s biographical films
- 1940s historical musical films
- American historical musical films
- Films set in the 19th century
- Musical film stubs
- Biographical films about musicians
- Biographical films about actors