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Irene Castle and William P. Carleton in "The Amateur Wife"
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Justine Spotiswood (played by Irene Castle wearing a turban with feathers) and Cosmo Spotiswood (William P. Carleton) gaze into each others eyes in a scene still from the silent film "The Amateur Wife" (Lasky 1920).
1920
Lasky
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Irene Castle and William P. Carleton in "The Amateur Wife"
1920
Cosmo Spotiswood (played by William P. Carleton on the right) confronts a man who has designs on his wife Justine (played by Irene Castle). Castle is dressed in horse-riding attire: hat, coat, jodh...
Irene Castle and Augusta Anderson in "The Amateur Wife"
1920
In a backstage dressing room, the straight-laced and innocent Justine Spencer (played by Irene Castle) is shocked to find that her mother (Augusta Anderson) is Dodo, a vaudeville performer, in a sc...
Huntley Gordon and Irene Castle in "The Invisible Bond"
1919
Huntly Gordon (in character as Harleth Crossey) and Irene Castle (as Marcia Crossey) pose outdoors in a full-length publicity photograph for "The Invisible Bond," her second silent film for Famous ...
Irene Castle in "French Heels"
1922
Irene Castle in a complicated satin and tulle costume in her role as the cabaret dancer Palma May in the silent film "French Heels" (Holtre 1922).
Irene Castle in "Patria"
1917
Irene Castle in a gauzy tulle and satin dress in a full-length pose in a publicity photograph for the silent film "Patria" (International 1917).
Irene Castle in "Patria"
1916
Irene Castle in a gauzy tulle and satin dress poses full-length in an air-brushed publicity photograph. The caption printed on the back of the print reads: "Mrs. Vernon Castle in the great prepared...
