Irish Eyes Are Smiling
| Irish Eyes Are Smiling | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Gregory Ratoff |
| Written by |
Earl Baldwin John Tucker Battle E.A. Ellington |
| Starring |
Monty Woolley June Haver Dick Haymes |
| Edited by | Harmon Jones |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Release date
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November 7, 1944 (United States) |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,250,000 |
Irish Eyes Are Smiling is a 1944 musical film which chronicles the life of popular Irish song composer Ernest R. Ball. The screenplay by Earl Baldwin and John Tucker Battle is based on a story by E. A. Ellington. The film was directed by Gregory Ratoff and produced by Damon Runyon for 20th Century Fox. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1944.
The movie is a musical account of the life of Ernest R. Ball, a gifted composer of many popular Irish songs, including the titular one.
Irish Eyes Are Smiling was presented on Lux Radio Theatre March 15, 1948. Haymes reprised his role from the movie in the adaptation.
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