“THREE CHEERS FOR THE IRISH”
DELIGHTFUL COMEDY. The shamrock is no more thoroughly Irish than the Warner Bros, comedy “Three Cheers for the Irish.” Heading the cast are such popular off-sprong of Erin as Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell, Dennis Morgan and Alan Hale. With the tang of St. Patrick’s'Day in his role, Mitchell plays the warm character of a Nexv York cop; Gruff, real, lovable Peter Casey celebrates his txventy-fifth year on the force xvith one bane in his otherxvise happy existence—a rookie policeman, played by Mprgan, xvhose unforgivable taint is his being a Sotsman. And to add insult to injury he is given Casey’s job when the old-timer is summarily pensioned. It takes “Pop” Casey and his staunch friend, played by Alan Hale, to straighten things out in their oxvn Irish xvay.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 60, 20 December 1940, Page 3
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