Irene (1940)

Directed by

Herbert Wilcox

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A working class woman gets a job in a high society home and uses her singing talent to rise up the social ladder. She finds romance and must navigate class differences.

lightheartedwhimsicalupbeatromanticsweetnostalgicenergetic

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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