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Irish Luck (1925 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Irish Luck' is a 1925 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Victor Heerman, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.'The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30' by The American Film Institute, c. 1971[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/I/IrishLuck1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'Irish Luck'] at silentera.com
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine, 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.
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Preservation
A print of 'Irish Luck' is located in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1149/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'Irish Luck']
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