Prior to his marriage to Irene, Barrymore and his brother John engaged in a dispute over the issue of Irene's chastity in the wake of her having been one of John's lovers. The brothers didn't speak again for two years and weren't seen together until the premiere of John's film "Don Juan" in 1926, by which time they had patched up their differences. In 1926, Barrymore signed for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and his first picture there was "The Barrier". His first talking picture was "The Lion and the Mouse"; his stage experience allowed him to excel in delivering the dialogue in sound films.