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Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx is a 1970 Irish-American comedy film directed by Waris Hussein and written by Gabriel Walsh. It stars Gene Wilder as the titular Quackser Fortune, a poor Irish manure collector who falls in love with an American exchange student (Margot Kidder) after she almost runs him over.
Plot.
In Dublin, a working-class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real job: the son prefers his job
Gene Wilder, in his book "Kiss Me Like A Stranger" published 
by St Martin's Press, quotes the legendary French Director as saying "not since Chaplin have I come across such as character 
as this Quackser".
The movie received mixed reviews when it was first released in 1970. But in 1971, Walsh's screen play was nominated for best comedy written for the screen at the "Writers Guild of America". In 2012, "Quackser Fortune has a Cousin in the Bronx" was listed