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Irene (1940)
Directed by Herbert Wilcox
“Glorious musical comedy of the girl in the Alice Blue Gown!”
Comedy, Romance, Music · 1h 41m
Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mrs. Herman Vincent at her Long Island estate. Charmed by her, Don anonymously purchases Madame Lucy's, an exclusive Manhattan boutique, and instructs newly hired manager Mr. Smith to offer Irene a job as a model. She soon catches the eye of socialite Bob Vincent, whose mother is hosting a ball at the family mansion. To promote Madame Lucy's dress line, Mr. Smith arranges for his models to be invited to the ball.
Cast
Anna Neagle
Irene O'Dare
Ray Milland
Don Marshall
Roland Young
Mr. Smith
Alan Marshal
Bob Vincent
May Robson
Granny O'Dare
Billie Burke
Mrs. Herman Vincent
Arthur Treacher
Bretherton
Marsha Hunt
Miss Eleanor Worth
Isabel Jewell
Jane McGee
Doris Nolan
Lillian
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Stuart Robertson
Freddie
Ethel Griffies
Princess Minetti
Crew
- Director
- Herbert Wilcox
- Screenplay
- Alice Duer Miller
- Director of Photography
- Russell Metty
- Original Music Composer
- Anthony Collins, Roy Webb, Harry Tierney
- Editor
- Elmo Williams
- Producer
- Herbert Wilcox
Details
- Release date
- 1940-04-23
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- RKO Radio Pictures, Imperadio Pictures Ltd.