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The Luck of the Irish
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Directed by	Allan Dwan
Based on	The Luck of the Irish by Harold MacGrath
Produced by	Allan Dwan
Starring	James Kirkwood Sr. Anna Q. Nilsson Harry Northrup Ward Crane Ernest Butterworth Jr. Gertrude Messinger
Cinematography	H. Lyman Broening Glen MacWilliams
Production companies	Allan Dwan Productions Mayflower Photoplay Company
Distributed by	Realart Pictures Corporation
Release date	January 5, 1920 (1920-01-05)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Luck of the Irish is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan. It is based on the 1917 novel The Luck of the Irish by Harold MacGrath. The film stars James Kirkwood Sr., Anna Q. Nilsson, Harry Northrup, Ward Crane, Ernest Butterworth Jr., and Gertrude Messinger. The film was released on January 5, 1920, by Realart Pictures Corporation.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

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Cast

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James Kirkwood Sr. as William Grogan
Anna Q. Nilsson as Ruth Warren
Harry Northrup as Richard Camden
Ward Crane as Norton Colburton
Ernest Butterworth Jr. as The Kid
Gertrude Messinger as The Kid's Romance
Rose Dione as The Malay Street Woman
Louise Lester as The Landlady
Buddy Messinger (uncredited)
Claire Windsor as Extra (uncredited)

References

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^ "The Luck of the Irish (1920) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
^ Janiss Garza. "Luck of the Irish (1920)". AllMovie. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
^ "The Luck of the Irish". Afi.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.

External links

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