My Wild Irish Rose

My Wild Irish Rose is a 1947 American musical film directed by David Butler. It stars Dennis Morgan and Arlene Dahl. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1948.

Plot

A fictionalized biopic of Chauncey Olcott, the movie traces the rise of an Irish-American tenor to stardom at the end of the 19th century and start of the 20th.

Cast

Dennis Morgan as Chauncey Olcott
Arlene Dahl as Rose Donovan
Andrea King as Lillian Russell
Alan Hale Sr. as John Donovan
George Tobias as Nick Popolis
Ben Blue as Hopper
George O'Brien as William "Duke" Muldoon
William Frawley as William J. Scanlan

Soundtrack

Olcott's original composition of the same name was included in the film's music and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.

Box office

According to Warner Bros. records, the film earned $3,921,000 in the U.S. and $969,000 in other markets.