---
title: 'Three Cheers for the Irish (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lloyd Bacon'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/three-cheers-for-the-irish-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033157/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Three Cheers for the Irish (1940)

1940 · 99 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Three Cheers for the Irish is a 1940 comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald, and starring Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell and Dennis Morgan. The supporting cast features Virginia Grey, Alan Hale, Sr. and William Lundigan. The plot involves a veteran police officer (Mitchell) forced into retirement only to learn that his replacement (Morgan), whom he detests, is romancing his daughter (Lane). The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 16, 1940.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lloyd Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-bacon)
- **Screenplay:** [Jerry Wald](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-wald), [Richard Macaulay](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-macaulay)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Adolph Deutsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-deutsch)
- **Producer:** [Samuel Bischoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-bischoff)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Rosher](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-rosher)
- **Editor:** [William Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-holmes)

## Cast

- [Henry Armetta](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-armetta)
- [Ralph Sanford](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-sanford)
- [Priscilla Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/priscilla-lane)
- [Jack Mower](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mower)
- [Dennis Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-morgan)
- [Wade Boteler](https://cinepixo.com/people/wade-boteler)
- [John Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hamilton)
- [Alec Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-craig)
- [Morgan Conway](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-conway)
- [Edgar Buchanan](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-buchanan)
- [Frank Jenks](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-jenks)
- [Irene Hervey](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-hervey)
- [William B. Davidson](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-b-davidson)
- [Virginia Grey](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-grey)
- [Thomas Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-mitchell)

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