The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady (1950): Cast & Plot
The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady is a 1950 romantic comedy directed by David Butler, starring Gordon MacRae as Tony Pastor, James Barton and Marcia Mae Jones. It runs 1 hour 44 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 44m (104 min)
- Director
- David Butler
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady About?
The premise of The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
She’s the words and music in all America’s heart! An Irish horsecar driver’s daughter meets New York showman Tony Pastor and goes into vaudeville.
The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady Themes & Keywords
· 16 tags- 1890s
- macrae and nelson
- daughter
- musical comedy
- familial relationship in title
- parade
- new york city
- title sung by character
- vaudeville
- song
- irish
- father daughter relationship
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- christmas
- sister sister relationship
- spanish american war
- title spoken by character
The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady Cast & Characters
Gordon MacRae leads the cast as Tony Pastor, with James Barton as Dennis O'Grady and Marcia Mae Jones as Katie O'Grady. Directed by David Butler; 11 actors are credited in all.
- Director David Butler
- Gordon MacRae as Tony Pastor
- James Barton as Dennis O'Grady
- Marcia Mae Jones as Katie O'Grady
- Sean McClory as James Moore
Also Starring in The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady
· 7 more- Debbie Reynolds Maureen O'Grady
- June Haver Patricia O'Grady
- S.Z. Sakall Miklos Teretzky
- Jane Darwell Mrs. Murphy
- Gene Nelson Doug Martin
- Virginia Lee Virginia Lee
- Kendall Kapps Harry (uncredited)
More from David Butler
More films directed by David Butler: C’mon, Let’s Live a Little, The Girl He Left Behind, Glory and King Richard and the Crusaders.
The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady Plot Summary
What happens in The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
At the end of the Spanish–American War in 1898, grumpy and overprotective Irish widower Dennis O’Grady struggles to hold his family together. He has three daughters, each navigating love, ambition, and family duty in a world that feels newly uncertain. The oldest, Katie O’Grady, welcomes home her husband James Moore, whom she has secretly married, returning from the army. The youngest two, Patricia O’Grady and Maureen O’Grady, pass a vaudeville theater owned by the lively impresario Tony Pastor. Patricia O’Grady recognizes the man from an earlier encounter when he had mocked her father, and she gently scolds him for his behavior.
Full summary
The whole story of The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady, scene by scene
The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady Trailers & Videos
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The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady?
The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady runs 1 hour 44 minutes (104 minutes).
When was The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady released?
The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady was released on March 30, 1950.
Who directed The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady?
The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady was directed by David Butler.
More films by David Butler Who is in the cast of The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady?
The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady stars Gordon MacRae as Tony Pastor, James Barton as Dennis O'Grady and Marcia Mae Jones as Katie O'Grady, among 11 credited actors.
Does The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady have a post-credit scene?
No. The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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