A political writer finds out what really matters in life when he crosses paths with a leprechaun. While traveling Ireland, American correspondent Steve Fitzgerald (Tyrone Power) meets Horace (Cecil Kellaway), an elfin-like man who leads him to an inn run by Nora (Anne Baxter). And when Nora tells Steve that he probably met a leprechaun, Steve catches and demands gold! But back home, when Steve realizes his romance with politico D.C. Augur%u2019s (Lee J. Cobb) daughter Frances (Jayne Meadows) are no longer a priority, it%u2019s Horace who leads Steve back to where his heart truly belongs.