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Abie's Irish Rose is a popular comedy by Anne Nichols, which premiered in 1922. Initially a Broadway play, it has become familiar through repeated stage productions, films and radio programs. The basic premise involves an Irish Catholic girl and a young Jewish man who marry despite the objections of their families.
Abie's Irish Rose: Directed by A. Edward Sutherland. With Michael Chekhov, Joanne Dru, Richard Norris, J.M. Kerrigan. Cultures clash when a Jewish boy wants to marry an Irish girl.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- A. Edward Sutherland
- 1946-12-27
Abie's Irish Rose: Directed by Victor Fleming. With Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Nancy Carroll, Jean Hersholt, J. Farrell MacDonald. A comedy in which a Catholic and a Jew marry, causing tension in both families.
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- Drama, Comedy
- Victor Fleming
- 1928-11-03
May 11, 2022 · One hundred years ago this month, the interfaith marriage comedy “Abie’s Irish Rose” kicked off a five-year Broadway run — critics be damned.
- Eric Grode
Abie's Irish Rose is a 1946 American comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland based on a play by Anne Nichols. The film stars Michael Chekhov, Joanne Dru, Richard Norris, J. M. Kerrigan, George E. Stone, Vera Gordon, and Emory Parnell.
Holding the twins close, the policeman sings both an Irish lullaby and a Jewish song, soothing them to sleep and proving to the grandfathers that their separate cultures can be satisfactorily intertwined.
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Abie’s Irish Rose was an enormously popular mixed marriage farce that spoke to contemporary cultural anxieties about immigration, assimilation, and ethnic identity. Written by Anne Nichols, the play tells the story of a couple comprised of a Jewish man and Irish woman navigating familial and societal prejudice while marrying and raising a ...
