Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGregory Ratoff
Screenplay byEarl Baldwin
John Tucker Battle
Story byE.A. Ellington
StarringMonty Woolley
June Haver
Dick Haymes
CinematographyHarry Jackson
Edited byHarmon Jones
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
Running time
90 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2,250,000

Irish Eyes Are Smiling is a 1944 United States musical film that chronicles the life of popular Irish song composer Ernest R. Ball. The screenplay by Earl Baldwin and John Tucker Battle is based on a story by E. A. Ellington. The film was directed by Gregory Ratoff and produced by Damon Runyon for 20th Century Fox. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1944.