Irene

Glorious musical comedy of the girl in the Alice Blue Gown!

Duration: 101 min
Release date: 1940-04-23
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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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Anna Neagle
Anna Neagle
as Irene O'Dare
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
as Don Marshall
Roland Young
Roland Young
as Mr. Smith
Alan Marshal
Alan Marshal
as Bob Vincent
May Robson
May Robson
as Granny O'Dare
Billie Burke
Billie Burke
as Mrs. Herman Vincent
Arthur Treacher
Arthur Treacher
as Bretherton
Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt
as Miss Eleanor Worth
Isabel Jewell
Isabel Jewell
as Jane McGee
Doris Nolan
Doris Nolan
as Lillian
Stuart Robertson
Stuart Robertson
as Freddie
Ethel Griffies
Ethel Griffies
as Princess Minetti
Tommy Kelly
Tommy Kelly
as Michael O'Dare
Juliette Compton
Juliette Compton
as Mrs. Newlands Grey
Roxanne Barkley
Roxanne Barkley
as Helen
Rod Bacon
Rod Bacon
as Usher (uncredited)
Mildred Boyd
Mildred Boyd
as Dancer (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Tom Coleman
as Diner Patron (uncredited)
Alexander D'Arcy
Alexander D'Arcy
as Mr. Dumont (uncredited)
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Vivian Dandridge
Vivian Dandridge
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Jack Deery
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
J. C. Fowler
J. C. Fowler
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Herschel Graham
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Avanelle Harris
Avanelle Harris
as Dancer (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt
Louis Jean Heydt
as 'Biffy' Webster (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Michael Jeffers
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Etta Jones
Etta Jones
as One of the Dandridge Sisters (uncredited)
Rosemary La Planche
Rosemary La Planche
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Hank Mann
as Sam (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Hans Moebus
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Richard Neill
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Hattie Noel
Hattie Noel
as 'Mama' Show Singer (uncredited)
Neva Peoples
Neva Peoples
as Singer (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Tom Quinn
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Syd Saylor
Syd Saylor
as The Gardener (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Larry Steers
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Martha Tilton
Martha Tilton
as Susie Smith (uncredited)
Edwin Tuttle
Edwin Tuttle
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Nella Walker
Nella Walker
as Mrs. Marshall (uncredited)
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