---
title: 'Irene (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Herbert Wilcox'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/irene-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032638/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Irene (1940)

1940 · 101 min · Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Irene is a 1940 American musical film produced and directed by Herbert Wilcox. The screenplay by Alice Duer Miller is based on the libretto of the 1919 stage musical Irene by James Montgomery, who had adapted it from his play Irene O'Dare. The score features songs with music by Harry Tierney and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Herbert Wilcox](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-wilcox)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Anthony Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-collins)
- **Director of Photography:** [Russell Metty](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-metty)
- **Editor:** [Elmo Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmo-williams)

## Cast

- [Nella Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/nella-walker)
- [Doris Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-nolan)
- [Syd Saylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/syd-saylor)
- [Alan Marshal](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-marshal)
- [Bert Moorhouse](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-moorhouse)
- [Dorothy Dandridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-dandridge)
- [Ethel Griffies](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethel-griffies)
- [Marsha Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/marsha-hunt)
- [May Robson](https://cinepixo.com/people/may-robson)
- [Juliette Compton](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-compton)
- [Hank Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-mann)
- [Alexander D'Arcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-d-arcy)
- [Arthur Treacher](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-treacher)
- [Billie Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/billie-burke)
- [Ray Milland](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-milland)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/irene-1940
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