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Irish Eyes Are Smiling

1944 · 90 min

A bright, tuneful old-fashioned showbiz biopic that breezes along on songs and charm, asking little of you beyond tapping along.}{.

Tagline
It'll put a smile in your eye... and a song in your heart!
Overview
Climbing to fame, Irish-American composer Ernest R. Ball romances a showgirl, who catches the eye of an underworld character.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • ambition
  • love
  • class
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, music, romance
Directed by
Gregory Ratoff
Written by
Earl Baldwin, John Tucker Battle
Starring
Monty Woolley, June Haver, Dick Haymes, Anthony Quinn, Beverly Whitney, Maxie Rosenbloom, Veda Ann Borg, Clarence Kolb
Music
Alfred Newman, Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography
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Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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