Irene
Glorious musical comedy of the girl in the Alice Blue Gown!
1940 en 101 minutes
Rating: 6.5
Plot
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.
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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
Stuart Robertson
Freddie
Ethel Griffies
Princess Minetti
Tommy Kelly
Michael O'Dare
Juliette Compton
Mrs. Newlands Grey
Roxanne Barkley
Helen
Rod Bacon
Usher (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd
Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Diner Patron (uncredited)
Alexander D'Arcy
Mr. Dumont (uncredited)
Dorothy Dandridge
One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Vivian Dandridge
One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
J. C. Fowler
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Avanelle Harris
Dancer (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt
'Biffy' Webster (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Etta Jones
One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Rosemary La Planche
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Sam (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Club Patron (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Hattie Noel
'Mama' Show Singer (uncredited)
Neva Peoples
Singer (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Syd Saylor
The Gardener (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Martha Tilton
Susie Smith (uncredited)
Edwin Tuttle
Club Patron (uncredited)
Nella Walker
Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
