''Shamrock Hill'' is a 1949 American

musical comedy Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...

film directed by

Arthur Dreifuss Arthur Dreifuss (sometimes credited as Dreyfuss; March 25, 1908 – December 31, 1993)Peggy Ryan Margaret O'Rene Ryan (August 28, 1924 – October 30, 2004) was an American dancer and actress, best known for starring in a series of movie musicals at Universal Pictures with Donald O'Connor and Gloria Jean. Career Ryan joined her paren ...

Ray McDonald Raymondo Antoine McDonald (born September 2, 1984) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida, where he was a member o ...

and

Trudy Marshall Gertrude Madeline "Trudy" Marshall (February 14, 1920 – May 23, 2004) was an American actress and model. Early life Marshall was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Madeline (née Brennan) and Frederick Marshall. She studied drama ...

.Bordwell p.358 The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Charles D. Hall.

Plot

Cast

Peggy Ryan Margaret O'Rene Ryan (August 28, 1924 – October 30, 2004) was an American dancer and actress, best known for starring in a series of movie musicals at Universal Pictures with Donald O'Connor and Gloria Jean. Career Ryan joined her paren ...

as Eileen Rogan *

as Larry Hadden *

as Carol Judson *

Rick Vallin Rick Vallin (born Eric Efron; September 24, 1919 – August 31, 1977) was an actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1938 and 1966. Early years Born in Feodosia, in the Crimea, Russia, Vallin came to the United States at age there ...

as Oliver Matthews *

John Litel John Beach Litel (December 30, 1892 – February 3, 1972) was an American film and television actor. Early life Litel was born in Albany, Wisconsin. During World War I, he enlisted in the French Army and was twice decorated for bravery. Ba ...

as Ralph Judson * Mary Gordon as Grandma Rogan * Tim Ryan as Uncle * James Burke as Michael Rogan * Lanny Simpson as Joey Rogan * Douglas Wood as Judge Mayer * Patsy Bolton as Patsy * Barbara Brier as Doris * Tim Graham as Officer Merrick

References

Bibliography

* David Bordwell. ''Reinventing Hollywood: How 1940s Filmmakers Changed Movie Storytelling''. University of Chicago Press, 2017.

External links

* 1949 films 1949 musical comedy films American black-and-white films American musical comedy films Eagle-Lion Films films Films about Irish-American culture Films directed by Arthur Dreifuss Films scored by Herschel Burke Gilbert Leprechaun films American musical fantasy films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub