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Irene is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film starring Colleen Moore, and partially shot in Technicolor. The film was directed by Alfred E. Green, produced by Moore's husband John McCormick (1893-1961), and based on the musical Irene written by James Montgomery with music and lyrics by Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy.
As reported in the book and documentary film The Celluloid Closet, actor George K. Arthur plays a flamboyant gay man in the film named "Madame Lucy".
Original Release
01/24/1926
US Release
02/21/1926
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Colleen Moore | Irene O'Dare |
| Lloyd Hughes | Donald Marshall |
| George K. Arthur | Madame Lucy |
| Charles Murray | Pa O'Dare |
| Kate Price | Ma O'Dare |
| Ida Darling | Mrs. Warren Marshall |
| Eva Novak | Eleanor Hadley |
| Edward Earle | Larry Hadley |
| Larry Wheat | Bob Harrison (as Laurence Wheat) / Bob Harrison |
| Marion Aye | Helen Cheston |
Directors
Writers
George Marion Jr., June Mathis, James Montgomery, Rex Taylor
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Colleen Moore | Irene O'Dare |
| Lloyd Hughes | Donald Marshall |
| George K. Arthur | Madame Lucy |
| Charles Murray | Pa O'Dare |
| Kate Price | Ma O'Dare |
| Ida Darling | Mrs. Warren Marshall |
| Eva Novak | Eleanor Hadley |
| Edward Earle | Larry Hadley |
| Larry Wheat | Bob Harrison (as Laurence Wheat) / Bob Harrison |
| Marion Aye | Helen Cheston |
| Bess Flowers | Jane Gilmour |
| Lydia Yeamans Titus | Mrs. Cheston |
| Cora Macey | Mrs. Gilmour |
| Betty Francisco | Cordelia Smith |
| Bobby Lloyd | Child |
| Ella McKenzie | Chubby Neighborhood Child |
| Fay McKenzie | Irene's Younger Sister |
| Bobby White | Child |
