The Irish in Us

The Irish in Us
The Irish in Us
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lloyd Bacon
Screenplay by	Earl Baldwin
Story by	Frank Orsatti
Produced by	Sam Bischoff
Starring	James Cagney; Pat O'Brien; Olivia de Havilland;
Cinematography	George Barnes
Edited by	James Gibbon
Music by	Leo F. Forbstein
Production; company	First National
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	August 3, 1935 (USA);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$238,000
Box office	$1,337,000

The Irish in Us is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and Olivia de Havilland.^[2] Written by Earl Baldwin based on a story by Frank Orsatti, the film is about an Irish family consisting of a mother and three sons: a cop, a fireman, and a boxing promoter. Encouraged to find a real job, the boxing promoter makes one last attempt by promoting a fighter he believes will bring him a fortune. The Irish in Us was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on August 3, 1935. The supporting cast features Frank McHugh and J. Farrell MacDonald.

Plot

In Manhattan's lower east side, police officer Pat O'Hara (Pat O'Brien) wants his boxing promoter brother Danny (James Cagney) to acquire a more dependable job in order to support their mother after Pat marries his girlfriend Lucille Jackson (Olivia de Havilland). When Lucille meets charismatic Danny, she promptly falls for him- which complicates matters, to say the least.

When his fighter Hammerschlog (Allen Jenkins) gets cold feet just before a packed house charity boxing match, Danny has no choice but to step into the ring himself. Danny wins a bruising multi-round battle, and the publicity from the fight would seem to assure his future success as a promoter.

Cast

James Cagney as Danny O'Hara
Pat O'Brien as Pat O'Hara
Olivia de Havilland as Lucille Jackson
Frank McHugh as Mike O'Hara
Allen Jenkins as Carbarn Hammerschlog
Mary Gordon as Ma O'Hara
J. Farrell MacDonald as Capt. Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson as Doc Mullins (as Thomas Jackson)
Harvey Parry as Joe Delancy (as Harvey Perry)

Box Office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $894,000 domestically and $443,000 foreign.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 16 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
^ Andrea LeVasseur. "The Irish in Us (1935)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.

External links

The Irish in Us at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
The Irish in Us at IMDb
The Irish in Us at the TCM Movie Database
The Irish in Us at AllMovie
The Irish in Us online on YouTube

[warners-1] Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 16 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

[nytimes-2] Andrea LeVasseur. "The Irish in Us (1935)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.

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