Irish for Luck

Irish for Luck is a 1936 British comedy film, also known as Meet the Duchess. Made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers,^[1] it was directed by Arthur B. Woods and starred Athene Seyler, Margaret Lockwood and Patric Knowles.^[2] Adapted from a novel by L.A.G. Strong, in the film an impoverished Irish Duchess tries to survive on her small income.

Irish for Luck
Directed by	Arthur B. Woods
Written by	L.A.G. Strong (novel) Brock Williams Arthur B. Woods
Produced by	Irving Asher
Starring	Athene Seyler Margaret Lockwood Patric Knowles Gibb McLaughlin
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Production company	Warner Brothers
Distributed by	Warner Brothers (UK)
Release date	December 1936 (1936-12) (UK)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

Ellen O'Hare (Margaret Lockwood) leaves Ireland and her penniless duchess aunt (Athene Seyler) to pursue a singing career in England. She encounters street musician Terry (Patric Knowles) and they eventually return without success to Ireland, to discover Ellen's aunt is now prosperous.

Cast

• Athene Seyler as The Duchess
• Margaret Lockwood as Ellen O'Hare
• Patric Knowles as Terry O'Ryan
• Gibb McLaughlin as Thady
• Edward Rigby as Hon. Denis Maguire
• Eugene Leahy as O'Callaghan
• George Dillon as Mooney
• Terry Conlin as Costello

Production

It was an early role for Margaret Lockwood.