“Irish Eyes Are Smiling” (Movie Review-11/8/44)

Microfilm-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library | 11/8/44 | Bosley Crowther

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles and the occasional radio broadcast delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by freepmail. Those on the Realtime +/- 70 Years ping list are automatically enrolled. Course description, prerequisites and tuition information is available at the bottom of Homer’s profile. Also visit our general discussion thread.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

No show-and-tell from TCM. Not available from Netflix. We must rely for guidance solely on Bosley Crowther. My search did yield a more recent version of the title song that may interest you – HJS.

“When Irish Eyes are Smiling”

[polymuser]

Interesting nostalgic stuff, but why (like those WWII posts) are you posting this under News? General/Chat is the proper place, no?

[Homer_J_Simpson]

I used to post them in general chat but the admin moderator instructed me to switch to extended news.

So there you are.

[Rennes Templar]

The reviewer was not particularly impressed with the film, calling it “routine”.

I’m a Don Rickles fan. Here is a gig he does where he references June Haver...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXsiHqBDt_0

[iowamark]

June Haver later became Mrs. Fred McMurray. Here they are on What’s My Line?:

http://youtu.be/MNwLYV-k-Ug