Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Climbing to fame, Irish-American composer Ernest R. Ball romances a showgirl, who catches the eye of an underworld character.

Cast

Monty Woolley

as Edgar Brawley

June Haver

as Mary "Irish" O'Neill

Dick Haymes

as Ernest R. Ball

Anthony Quinn

as Al Jackson

Beverly Whitney

as Lucille Lacey

Maxie Rosenbloom

as Stanley Ketchel

Veda Ann Borg

as Belle La Tour

Clarence Kolb

as Leo Betz

Leonard Warren

as Opera Singer

Blanche Thebom

as Opera Singer

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