Irish Luck (1925 film)

Irish Luck is a 1925 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Victor Heerman, produced by Famous Players–Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

Irish Luck
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Directed by	Victor Heerman
Written by	Norman Venner (story "The Imperfect Imposter")
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Thomas Meighan Lois Wilson
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 22, 1925 (1925-11-22)
Running time	70 minutes 7 reels (7,008 feet)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a review in a film magazine,^[3] Tom Donahue (Meighan), a Fifth Avenue traffic policeman from New York City, wins a trip to Ireland in a newspaper contest. He looks like Lord Fitzhugh, nephew of a nobleman who has cut him out of his will in favor of his cousine. On his deathbed, the Earl (Lawford) longs to make up with Fitzhugh. Fitzhugh's sister Gwendolyn (Wilson) meets Tom and takes him back to Killarney with her and, when Fitzhugh fails to appear, persuades Tom to impersonate him and gains the fortune. Eventually, Tom frees Fitzhugh, who had been lured to Killarney, and wins the love of the young woman.

Cast

• Thomas Meighan as Tom Donahue / Lord Fitzhugh
• Lois Wilson as Lady Gwendolyn
• Cecil Humphreys as Douglas
• Claude King as Solicitor
• Ernest Lawford as Earl
• Charles Hammond as Doctor
• Louise Grafton as Aunt
• S. B. Carrickson as Uncle
• Charles Mcdonald as Denis MacSwiney
• Mary Foy as Kate MacSwiney

Preservation

A print of Irish Luck is located in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection.^[4]