Irene

Irene

101 mins | Comedy, Romance | April 23, 1940

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.

Irene

101 mins | Comedy, Romance | April 23, 1940

Irene
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers RKO Radio Pictures, Imperadio Pictures Ltd.
Original title Irene
Directors Sydney M. Fogel, Lloyd Richards, Herbert Wilcox, William Dorfman
Writers Harry Tierney, Joseph McCarthy, James Montgomery, Alice Duer Miller

Cast

Anna Neagle

as Irene O'Dare

Ray Milland

as Don Marshall

Roland Young

as Mr. Smith

Alan Marshal

as Bob Vincent

May Robson

as Granny O'Dare

Billie Burke

as Mrs. Herman Vincent

Arthur Treacher

as Bretherton

Marsha Hunt

as Miss Eleanor Worth

Isabel Jewell

as Jane McGee

Doris Nolan

as Lillian

Stuart Robertson

as Freddie

Ethel Griffies

as Princess Minetti

Tommy Kelly

as Michael

Juliette Compton

as Mrs. Newlands Grey

Roxanne Barkley

as Helen

Rod Bacon

as Usher (uncredited)

Mildred Boyd

as Dancer (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

as Diner Patron (uncredited)

Alexander D'Arcy

as Mr. Dumont (uncredited)

Dorothy Dandridge

as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

Vivian Dandridge

as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

Jack Deery

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

J. C. Fowler

as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Avanelle Harris

as Dancer (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Louis Jean Heydt

as 'Biffy' Webster (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Etta Jones

as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)

Rosemary La Planche

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Hank Mann

as Sam (uncredited)

Hans Moebus

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Richard Neill

as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Hattie Noel

as 'Mama' Show Singer (uncredited)

Neva Peoples

as Singer (uncredited)

Tom Quinn

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Syd Saylor

as The Gardener (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Martha Tilton

as Susie Smith (uncredited)

Edwin Tuttle

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Nella Walker

as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)