Films about the lives of famous composers were rampant during the 1940s, and many of them were wildly popular allowing each studio’s roster of musical stars a chance to perform some of the world’s most famous tunes. Fox went a somewhat different route with Irish Eyes Are Smiling, a pseudo-biographical film of the turn-of-the-century composer Ernest R. Ball who turned out a handful of admired Irish-themed ballads. There are no big guest stars to sing the songs, and the movie’s fictionalized life story of Ball is pretty much confined to the first half of the picture with the second half reserved for the making of a musical comedy star of a one-time showgirl. Odd notions for a musical biopic.
Studio: Fox
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution and Encode: 480I/MPEG-2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English 2.0 DD
Subtitles: None
Rating: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 Hr. 29 Min.
Package Includes: DVD
Amray caseDisc Type: DVD-R
Region: All
Release Date: 04/16/2013
MSRP: $19.99
The Production Rating: 2.5/5
Video Rating: 2.5/5 3D Rating: NA
Audio Rating: 2.5/5
Special Features Rating: 0/5
Overall Rating: 2.5/5
Reviewed By: Matt Hough
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