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The Celluloid Closet

CGiii Rating

George K. Arthur as Madame Lucy.

Public Rating

Irene

Country: USA, Language: English, 90 mins

The Celluloid Closet | Gay | Comedy | 1926
  • Director: Alfred E. Green
  • Writer: George Marion Jr.; June Mathis

CGiii Comment

George K. Arthur as Madame Lucy...an openly gay (and camp) fashion designer.

Yes, it's that old sissy thing again...he screams when a mouse pops out of his trousers! Well, who wouldn't?!?

Rather charming, totally frivolous...the wardrobe department excelled.

Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

Irene, a feisty Irish girl in Philadelphia, clashes with her family and walks out, heading to New York City to seek fame and fortune. She gets a job as a dressmaker's model and becomes involved with Donald, the scion of a wealthy family. Donald's mother doesn't approve of Irene and sets out to discredit her in Donald's eyes.

Cast & Characters

Colleen Moore as Irene O'Dare;
Lloyd Hughes as Donald Marshall;
George K. Arthur as Madame Lucy;
Charles Murray as Pa O'Dare;
Kate Price as Ma O'Dare;
Ida Darling as Mrs. Warren Marshall;
Eva Novak as Eleanor Hadley;
Edward Earle as Larry Hadley;
Larry Wheat as Bob Harrison;
Marion Aye as Helen Cheston;
Bess Flowers as Jane Gilmour;
Lydia Yeamans Titus as Mrs. Cheston;
Cora Macey as Mrs. Gilmour;
Betty Francisco as Cordelia Smith

IMDb

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016999/