Irene (1926 film)
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| Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
| Produced by | John McCormick |
| Written by | James Montgomery (play) June Mathis Rex Taylor George Marion, Jr. (titles) |
| Starring | Colleen Moore Lloyd Hughes George K. Arthur |
| Music by | Harry Tierney Joseph McCarthy |
| Cinematography | Ted D. McCord |
| Edited by | Edwin Robbins |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Release dates
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February 21, 1926 (US) |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Irene (1926) is a 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, 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".[1]
Cast
- Colleen Moore as Irene O'Dare
- Lloyd Hughes as Donald Marshall
- George K. Arthur as Madame Lucy
- Maryon Aye as Helen Cheston
- Ida Darling as Mrs. Warren Marshall
- Edward Earle as Larry Hadley
- Bess Flowers as Jane Gilmour
- Betty Francisco as Cordelia Smith (Uncredited)
- Cora Macey as Mrs. Gilmour
- Charles Murray as Pa O'Dare
- Eva Novak as Eleanor Hadley
- Kate Price as Ma O'Dare
- Laurence Wheat as Bob Harrison
- Lydia Yeamans Titus as Mrs. Cheston
Production
The scenes which were shot in Technicolor cost a total amount of $100,000. The total budget was $1,500,000.[2]
This was the final film of actress Marion Aye, a former Mack Sennett bathing beauty, who committed suicide in 1951.[3]
Preservation status
The film exists, with the Technicolor sequences intact.[4]
See also
References
- Jeff Codori (2012), Colleen Moore; A Biography of the Silent Film Star, McFarland Publishing,(Print ISBN 978-0-7864-4969-9, EBook ISBN 978-0-7864-8899-5).
- ↑ IMDB entry
- ↑ Dutch film magazine Het Weekblad: Cinema & Theater #145
- ↑ http://marionaye.blogspot.com/2015/11/marion-ayes-story.html
- ↑ SilentEra entry
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