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 date
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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".
The scenes which were shot in Technicolor cost a total amount of $100,000. The total budget was $1,500,000.
This was the final film of actress Marion Aye, a former Mack Sennett bathing beauty, who committed suicide in 1951.
The film exists, with the Technicolor sequences intact.
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