Irene


1h 30m 1926

Film Details

Release Date
Feb 21, 1926
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
First National Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the musical Irene , book by James H. Montgomery, music and lyrics by Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy (New York, 1 Nov 1919).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White, Color (2-strip Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
8,400ft (9 reels)

Synopsis

Irene O'Dare, a wistful Irish lass looking for a job in New York City, meets Donald Marshall, a wealthy aristocrat, who arranges for her to become a model in a new modiste's shop. But when the male proprietor, Madame Lucy, gives a fashion show, he leaves Irene behind to watch the shop. Donald finds her there and insists that she attire herself in a new French creation and accompany him to the fashion show. Irene is an immediate sensation with everyone there except Donald's mother, who hires a genealogist to report on the girl's ancestry. After being shown the report, Irene retreats to a fire escape, where Donald finds her lamenting her plight. Overhearing Irene profess love for him, Donald climbs through the window and embraces her.

Film Details

Release Date
Feb 21, 1926
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
First National Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
First National Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the musical Irene , book by James H. Montgomery, music and lyrics by Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy (New York, 1 Nov 1919).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White, Color (2-strip Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
8,400ft (9 reels)

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Trivia

Notes

A musical adaptation of Irene was released by RKO in 1940, under the same title, directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle and Ray Milland (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1941-50).