Leave It to the Irish (Monogram) (1944)

x THRILLS, ROMANCE AND FUN IN MONOGRAM’S ZIPPY HIT! New "Team" In Mystery Comedy who with Sally Eilers once formed the screen’s most popular boy-and-girl team, has a new partner in Wanda McKay in “Leave It to the Irish,” the Monogram mystery comedy which opens an engagement at the ....... theatre on The cast ap| pearing with Dunn and Miss McKay includes Jack LaRue, Barbara Woodell, Dick Purcell, Arthur Loft, Vinee Barnett, Joe DeVilliard, Ed James Dunn, die Allen, Olaf MHytten, Richard Scott and Ted Stanhope. William | Beaudine directed for producer Lindsley Parsons, and the original screenplay was written by Tim Ryan and Eddie Davis. Credits Produced by LINDSLEY PARSONS Directed by WILLIAM BEAUDINE | Production Manager | WILLIAM STROHBACH Photography by _IRA MORGAN, A.S.C. Sound by MAX HUTCHINSON Film Editor DICK CURRIER Original Screenplay by TIM RYAN and | EDWARD M. DAVIS Art Director DAVID MILTON ! t It's The Luck Of 6 The Irish That | ope Keeps "Em Smiling One of the most likeable actors | ever to work on a movie set is) smiling, jovial James Dunn, who is | featured with Wanda McKay in Monogram’s mystery comedy, “Leave | It to the Irish,” which is the cur-| rent attraction at the | theatre. He’s always in good hu-| mor on the-movie sets, and good for | many laughs throughout the day. The reason for this, he says, is | because you can’t beat the fantas| tic luck of the Irish. Jimmy attrib| utes all his success to lucky breaks | as he looks back on his career, al| though associates, not so modest as the actor himself, consider his nat| ural talent and willingness to work | hard equally, if not mostly, responsible. Luck has been a runningmate in the past, however, with the | | | | actor. In 1927, for instance, with| only a little experience in New | York motion picture studios, he landed a good “bit’’ part in a play called “Night Stick,’ thereby making his stage debut on Broadway, New ‘York. Although it was three years be-| fore he returned to New York again in “Sweet Adeline,” he never was without a connection in some touring stock company. The latter play won his Hollywood contract, and it was surely luck that won him his first film assignment, the lead | in “Bad Girl,” a part that brought overnight success. Then after several years of stardom, when he was lost in a major studio shuffle in change of ownership, it was lucky for him that he had invested his money so wisely. Continued lucky breaks have kept him busy on the stage during the past few years, and now his current role—a stroke of luck for both Monogram and Dunn —threatens to bring new success in| films. William Beaudine directed “Leave | It to the Irish” for producer Lind| sley Parsons from an_ original | screenplay by Tim Ryan and Eddie Davis. aud Gals in Ais Aacr! 7 Seats Dimmy Duuu ae a Puuate Detective Whose Private Life cs a Pullie Scaudat! ‘Mystery Comedy At Local Theatre (Advance) “Leave It to the Irish,’ one of the season’s most diverting mystery comedies, Opens an engagement at 1) 8 dar nee res theatre Oni ei as 4 treating a series of murders with the utmost good nature, and utilizing them as the basis for a fastmoving succession of hilarious situations. James Dunn and Wanda McKay are featured in the leading roles, and are seen as a pair of young lovers who suddenly join forces as criminal investigators following the murder of a fur dealer. After a series of lively incidents, varying from tragic to comic, Dunn finds himself in unexpected hot. water when he is suspected of another murder, with the police baying at his heels. The supporting cast in “Leave It to the Irish” includes Jack LaRue, Barbara Woodell, Dick Purcell, Vince Barnett and Arthur Loft, and was directed by William Beaudine for producer Lindsley Parsons. The original screenplay was, written by | Tim Ryan and Eddie Davis. | | | | Cast Terry Moran. JAMES DUNN Norad.O' Brien. 3-3 es. sy ........ WANDA McKAY Maletti...... JACK LA RUE Timothy O’Brien......... Cay eee ke ARTHUR LOFT Herry).i VINCE BARNETT Mrs. Hamilton... = -... BARBARA WOODELi Gus... JOSEPH DeVILLARD Butler....... OLAF HYTTEN 10@ os TED STANHOPE plim 3... BDDIE* ALLEN Bite ceo ee aa DICK SCOTT Expected Screen Debut Postponed James Dunn was a very disappointed young man in 1928, while he was appearing on the stage. Everything pointed to his making. his motion picture debut in an unusually fine part, but the chance slipped from his grasp. — Dunn opens an engagement on on the screen of the theatre in “Leave It to the Irish,” the Monogram mystery comedy in which he is featured | with Wanda McKay. In 1928 Dunn was playing the ~ Ce ee or) leading role in a road company presenting an underworld drama called “Night Stick”’— and _ all agreed that he was doing a very fine job of it. When the rights to the play were sold to a Hollywood film producer, many of his associates assured Dunn that he would undoubtedly be selected to appear in the screen version, and for a few weeks the young actor walked }on air. And then Chester Morris was chosen for the part, making his screen debut in a characterization which elevated him to stardom oyvernight. For screen purposes, the name of the play was changed to | “Alibi.” But three years later, Dunn himself became an overnight star when ihe went to Hollywood and appeared in his first picture, “Bad Girl,” with Sally Eilers. The cast supporting Miss McKay in “Leave It to the Irish” includes Jack LaRue, Barbara Woodell, Vince Barnett, Dick Purcell and Arthur Loft. William Beaudine directed for producer Dunn and | Lindsley Parsons.