For those who remember that loud and obnoxious shock jock TV host of the
early 90s Morton Downey, Jr. some exposure to his dad might prove a tonic.
Morton Downey Sr. was a lyric Irish tenor whose highest vogue in popularity came
in the early 30s.
This short subject has Irish immigrant Downey having gone to the Irish Police
Academy sets sail for New York where tis rumored that one can get employed at
the NYPD with his training. He finds that can't be done, but his lyric tenor does
make things work out in their own way.
Some singing and dancing and a few forgettable songs marks this short subject. Downey was certainly no actor and he had a bit of a gut. That
probably prevented him from ever going real Hollywood. That other Irish
singer Bing Crosby fought weight problems in his prime.
At least Morton Downey's art is now immortalized courtesy of this film.