3 Cheers for the Irish (Warner Bros.) (1940)

(Lead) Priscilla Lane Stars In ‘3 Cheers For The Irish’ Coming To Strand The Strand Theatre’s next feature attraction will be “Three Cheers For The Irish,” a warmhearted, captivating story of the ups and downs in the lives of a typical Irish-American family. Heading the cast are such folk as Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell, Dennis Morgan and Alan Hale—all of whom trace their lineage back to old Erin. The picture meant more to these people than just another assignment. Irish all, the crew was infected with the charm that effervesces from the story as Irish as Killarney. Just as Casey celebrates his twenty-fifth year on the Force, he is replaced by a rookie fresh from Police College, played by Dennis Morgan. The fact that his most beloved daughter, portrayed by Priscilla Lane, should fall for the whippersnapper is out of his ken. Priscilla and the other Casey girls, played by Virginia Grey SYNOPSIS (not for publication) Peter Casey (Thomas Mitchell) is a retired New York policeman whose _ three daughters, Maureen (Priscilla Lane), Pat (Virgnia Grey) and Heloise (Irene Hervey), persuade him to run for Alderman. Heloise complicates things nicely when she accepts money from a gambler with which to conduct the campaign. To make things worse, Maureen marries Angus Ferguson (Dennis Morgan), a young polceman, who is intensely disliked by her father. Casey, in disgust, admits publicly that his campaign is being conducted dishonestly and his frankness so wins the admiration of the people that he is swept into office. Peter becomes reconciled with Angus and Maureen when he learns that she has given birth to twins. “YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER . HEAD McNIFICENT CAST and Irene Hervey, decide that “Pop” is going to run for office of alderman and before he real izes it, Casey is enmeshed in politics. The household is disorganized as Peter goes out campaigning from radio stations to saloons. Priscilla frets over budget and organization while Virginia throws her zest into the work. Then Irene upsets the family applecart by accepting funds from a gangster. Distraught, Casey learns the source of the money after it is spent. Promptly he announces that he is no fit man for the job, and his honesty shocks the voters into electing him by a landslide vote. Priscilla elopes with her Scotsman and when she has twins, Casey consoles himself with the possibility that one might be full-Irish. The original story offers ample opportunity for the cast’s talents. In addition to the leading players mentioned such favorites as William lLundigan, Frank Jenks and Henry Armetta appear in the Warner Bros.—First National Picture. “3 Cheers For Irish” On Strand Screen One of the season’s sprightliest comedies will make its merry debut this Friday when Warner Bros.’ “Three Cheers For The Irish’? opens at the Strand. The film which stars Thomas Mitchell, charming Priscilla Lane and newcomer Dennis Morgan is a light-hearted picture. Peter Casey, a retired New York policeman, finds life difficult when his. daughters encourage him to run for alderman. He discovers that he is be _ ing backed by a notorious gam bler. As if that weren’t enough, he learns that his youngest daughter has fallen in love with a fresh young cop who has just replaced him on the Force. Virginia Grey, Irene Hervey, Alan Hale and William Lundigan give splendid performances in the supporting roles. *Still TC-30; Mat 201—30¢ . . " Thomas Mitchell imparts some fatherly advice to Priscilla Lane on what every young daughter should know in "Three Cheers For The Irish," coming to the Strand on Friday. (*Under photos denote stills available in regular Exchange set.) ‘3 Cheers For The Irish, Gay Comedy What this world needs is a good laugh. And the Strand Theatre is going to oblige next week by presenting one of the funniest comedies to come out ef Hollywood. In “Three Cheers For The Irish’, Warner Bros. has assembled a cast one hundred percent Irish, headed by Priscilla Lane, Dennis Morgan, Alan Hale and Thomas Mitchell. With the story taking place in New York City, Mitchell plays the role of a member of New York’s Finest, the Police Department. Forced to resign from the force because of his age, Mitchell’s family of three daughters decides that he should run for alderman. The daughters, played by Priscilla Lane, Irene Hervey and Virginia Grey, all pitch in and work their heads off to get their pop elected. His campaign manager is none other than Alan Hale, whose bombastic nature is matched only by his intense love for a good glass of lager. Fighting, as always, throughout the film, Hale dominates every scene in which he appears. Dennis ‘Morgan, handsome star, plays the role of a young rookie in the police department, and is madly in love with Mitchell’s aR *Sell TC-416; Mat 101—15c Priscilla Lane and Dennis Morgan daughter, Priscilla. Her father refuses to sanction the match. With the luck of the Irish everything turns out for the best in the end, with Mitchell elected alderman, Priscilla marrying her young cop, and the other two girls, marrying real Irishmen, played by Frank Jenks and William Lundigan. This Richard Macaulay — Jerry Wald story was directed by Lloyd Bacon. Strand To Show “3 Cheers For Irish”’ “Three Cheers for the Irish,” which will open on the Strand screen Friday, promises to be one of the warmest, family stories emanating from Hollywood. It concerns a retired New York cop, Thomas. Mitchell’s role, and his three beautiful daughters, played by Priscilla Lane, Virginia Grey and Irene Hervey. They decide that Pop is to run for office of Alderman. The campaign progresses smoothly, aided by Alan Hale and William Lundigan, until Irene accepts campaign funds from a racketeer. Priscilla elopes with Dennis Morgan, a young rookie cop, disliked by Casey. Then Casey discovers the source of his campaign money, and his public admission of this dumbfounds the people into electing him. [13] *Stull TC-57; Mat 204—30c A GAY TIME is had by Thomas Mitchell, Priscilla Lane and others as they do an Irish jig in Warner Bros.’ "Three Cheers For The Irish," coming to the Strand on Friday. Also featured are Dennis Morgan and Alan Hale. Old Folk Song Revived — In ‘3 Cheers For Irish’’ The closest thing to infallibility in the making of motion pictures is the studio research department. It can tell you in the time it takes to bat an eye, or name the legendary Mr. Crusoe, whether Cleopatra had an obsession against lettuce in her noonday sandwich. But the bureau at Warner: Bros. found itself badly stumped recently. And Uncle Dudley was responsible. Pat O’Brien has been singing about Uncle Dudley for years. Ever since he, or anyone else, can remember. So when they needed a typical folk-song for a family party scene in ‘Three Cheers for the Irish,” coming to the Strand Friday, Priscilla Lane, who heads the cast with Thomas Mitchell and Dennis Morgan, said, “Why not use that thing that Pat is always doing?” Lloyd Bacon, told the studio to get it. wasn’t quite that easy. There wasn’t a single copy available in this city. So an arranger, Bill Ellfeldt, had to transcribe the number, which O’Brien swore was titled “Shake Hands With Your Uncle Dudley,” while the star whistled it. Then they sent to New York for tracing. But they failed to locate a copy there. Finally, an old record was found. It revealed that the real title for the song was “Dear Old Donegal,” not “Shake Hands With Your Uncle Dudley.” the director, But it Self-Censorship An oddity in voluntary censorship is claimed by Lloyd Bacon’s unit filming ‘Three Cheers For The Irish” at Warner Bros. A substitution was made for “When Irish Eyes Are Smilin’ ”, because, of all things, the Irish don’t think the song is truly representative of their race. As a result, Director Bacon used a song Pat O’Brien has_ been whistling on the lot for years. Cop Wins Contract Precedent was completely reversed by Priscilla Lane, the screen star, after being tagged for speeding in her new car and hailed into court to pay the fine. Instead of sulking at the officer, she invited him to the studio because he looked “the type” for her newest picture. As a result, Sgt. Jack Guyot found himself on the signing end of a contract with Warner Bros. 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