My Irish Molly

My Irish Molly
My Irish Molly
	Original film poster
Directed by	Alex Bryce
Written by	Alex Bryce; John Argyll; Ian Walker ; W.G. Fay (additional diaglogue)
Produced by	John Argyle
Starring	Binkie Stuart; Maureen O'Hara; Phillip Reed; Tom Burke
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Edited by	F.H. Bickerton
Music by	Guy Jones
Production; company	John Argyle Productions
Distributed by	Associated British Film Distributors
Release date	1938;
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

My Irish Molly is a 1938 British musical film, directed by Alex Bryce and starring Binkie Stuart, Tom Burke and Maureen O'Hara shot at Welwyn Studios with footage of Ireland.^[1]^[2] The screenplay concerns a young orphan who runs away from her mean-spirited guardian to live with her aunt. O'Hara appeared in the film under her real name of Maureen FitzSimmons.^[3] The film was released in the US in 1940 under the title My Little Molly with scenes of Binkie Stuart removed due to Maureen O'Hara being given top billing due to her American popularity.

Plot[]

In a rural village in Ireland, Molly Martin, an adorable young moppet has been ordered to live with her Aunt Hannah. Molly prefers to live with her other Aunt, the kind widow Mrs O'Shea, the sister of Hannah. Mrs O'Shea's daughter Eileen is in love with Sonny Gallagher who seeks his fortune in New York City as a taxi driver.

An American writer named Bob and his photographer Chuck are guests of the O'Sheas as they write travel stories on Ireland illustrated with Chuck's photographs. When Chuck sends a photograph of Molly to New York she is selected to be the poster girl of an American company named Shamrock. Accompanying Molly is Eileen who seeks to find Sonny who is hiding from her due to his losing his job and being unable to find another one. Sonny returns to Ireland to set things right with Molly, her two Aunts, and Eileen, who has fallen in love with Bob.

Cast[]

Binkie Stuart – Molly Martin
Tom Burke – Sonny Gallagher
Phillip Reed – Bob
Maureen O'Hara – Eileen O'Shea
Maire O'Neill – Mrs. O'Shea
C. Denier Warren – Chuck
Maureen Moore – Hannah Delaney
Franklin Kelsey – Liam Delaney
Leo McCabe – Corney

Soundtrack[]

Danny Boy (traditional)
- Sung by Thomas Burke
Eileen Allanagh (traditional)
- Sung by the cast
'I'll Be Off to Tipperary in the Morning
- written by Billy O’Brien and Raymond Wallace
- Sung by Thomas Burke
Farmyard Frolics
- written by Christine Makgill
- Sung by Binkie Stuart
Kathleen Mavourneen
- written by Frederick Crouch with lyrics by a Mrs. Crawford^[4]

References[]

^ MacKillop, James (1999). Contemporary Irish Cinema: From The Quiet Man to Dancing at Lughnasa. Syracuse University Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-8156-0568-3.
^ "Little Miss Molly". IMDb.com. 29 September 1940. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ Monush, Barry (2003). Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 562. ISBN 978-1-55783-551-2.
^ "Irish Film & TV Research Online - Trinity College Dublin". Tcd.ie. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

External links[]

My Irish Molly at IMDb

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[MacKillop-1] MacKillop, James (1999). Contemporary Irish Cinema: From The Quiet Man to Dancing at Lughnasa. Syracuse University Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-8156-0568-3.

[2] "Little Miss Molly". IMDb.com. 29 September 1940. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

[Monush-3] Monush, Barry (2003). Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 562. ISBN 978-1-55783-551-2.

[4] "Irish Film & TV Research Online - Trinity College Dublin". Tcd.ie. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

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