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Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

Happiness is a Quackser Fortune!

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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In Dublin, a working class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real job: the son prefers his job of scooping up horse's dung and selling it for flower gardens. An American exchange student almost runs him over and gets to know him. The dung man has ignored warnings from his family and suddenly the horses have been banned from Dublin. His new love is leaving for America and he must find a way to cope with the new reality.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

4.5/10

Release Date

13 June 1970

Country

Ireland

Cast

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

Quackser Fortune

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder

Zazel

Eileen Colgan

Eileen Colgan

Betsy Bourke

May Ollis

May Ollis

Mrs Fortune

Seamus Forde

Seamus Forde

Mr Fortune

David Kelly

David Kelly

Maguire

Danny Cummins

Danny Cummins

Donal

Liz Davis

Liz Davis

Kathleen Fortune

Tony Doyle

Tony Doyle

Mike

Caroline Tully

Caroline Tully

Vera Fortune

John Kelly

John Kelly

Tim

Paul Murphy

Paul Murphy

Damien

Brendan Matthews

Brendan Matthews

Milk Depot Attendant

David Hogarty

David Hogarty

David

Patrick Smith

Patrick Smith

Man at the Foundry (uncredited)

Charles Byrne

Charles Byrne

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Robert Carrickford

Robert Carrickford

Walter (uncredited)

Martin Crosbie

Martin Crosbie

Policeman (uncredited)

David Cummins

David Cummins

Man in the Pub (uncredited)

Julie Hamilton

Julie Hamilton

(uncredited)

John Hoey

John Hoey

Hall Porter (uncredited)

Jeremy Jones

Jeremy Jones

Student (uncredited)

Marjorie McHenry

Marjorie McHenry

Elaine Boland (uncredited)

Lillian Rapple

Lillian Rapple

Woman (uncredited)

Cecil Sheehan

Cecil Sheehan

Coal Merchant (uncredited)

Robert Somerset

Robert Somerset

Man in the Pub (uncredited)

Liam Sweeney

Liam Sweeney

Man in the Pub (uncredited)

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