My Sister Eileen (1955)
My Sister Eileen (1955)
That Joyous New Musical !
Ruth and her beautiful sister Eileen come to New York's Greenwich Village looking for "fame, fortune and a 'For Rent' sign on Barrow Street". They find an apartment, but fame and fortune are a lot more elusive. Ruth gets the attention of playboy publisher Bob Baker when she submits a story about her gorgeous sister Eileen. She tries to keep his attention by convincing him that she and the gorgeous, man-getting Eileen are one and the same person.

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Cast

Janet Leigh Janet Leigh As: Eileen Sherwood
Jack Lemmon Jack Lemmon As: Bob Baker
Betty Garrett Betty Garrett As: Ruth Sherwood
Bob Fosse Bob Fosse As: Frank Lippincott
Kurt Kasznar Kurt Kasznar As: 'Papa' Appopolous
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Storyline

Ruth and her beautiful sister Eileen come to New York's Greenwich Village looking for "fame, fortune and a 'For Rent' sign on Barrow Street". They find an apartment, but fame and fortune are a lot more elusive. Ruth gets the attention of playboy publisher Bob Baker when she submits a story about her gorgeous sister Eileen. She tries to keep his attention by convincing him that she and the gorgeous, man-getting Eileen are one and the same person.


Tagline: That Joyous New Musical !
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Music, Comedy

Language: English, Español

Release Date: 22 September 1955

Country: US

Runtime: 108m

Company Credits

Company: Columbia Pictures

Revenue: $1,800,000

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Cast

Janet Leigh

Janet Leigh

Eileen Sherwood

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Bob Baker

Betty Garrett

Betty Garrett

Ruth Sherwood

Bob Fosse

Bob Fosse

Frank Lippincott

Kurt Kasznar

Kurt Kasznar

'Papa' Appopolous

Dick York

Dick York

Ted Loomis

Lucy Marlow

Lucy Marlow

Helen

Barbara Brown

Barbara Brown

Helen's Mother

Tommy Rall

Tommy Rall

Chick Clark

Queenie Smith

Queenie Smith

Alice (uncredited)

Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

Police Officer Lonigan

Henry Slate

Henry Slate

Second Drunk

Hal March

Hal March

Pete - First Drunk

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

Alphonse Martell

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Peter Norman

Peter Norman

Waiter (uncredited)

Alberto Morin

Alberto Morin

Brazilian Consul (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Cosmo Sardo

Man Who Helps Eileen (uncredited)

Sid Tomack

Sid Tomack

Counterman (uncredited)

Emil Sitka

Emil Sitka

Bit Welder (uncredited)

Dorothy Phillips

Dorothy Phillips

Bit Role (uncredited)

Anne Loos

Anne Loos

Receptionist (uncredited)

Ken Christy

Ken Christy

Charlie - Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Directed By

Richard Quine

Richard Quine

Director

Sam Nelson

Sam Nelson

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards

Screenplay

Richard Quine

Richard Quine

Screenplay

Joseph Fields

Joseph Fields

Theatre Play

Jerome Chodorov

Jerome Chodorov

Theatre Play

Leo Robin

Leo Robin

Lyricist

Ruth McKenney

Ruth McKenney

Short Story

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Jean Louis

Jean Louis

Costume Design

Clay Campbell

Clay Campbell

Makeup Artist

Robert J. Schiffer

Robert J. Schiffer

Makeup Artist

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Hairstylist

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Charles Lawton Jr.

Charles Lawton Jr.

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Walter Holscher

Walter Holscher

Art Direction

William Kiernan

William Kiernan

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Bob Fosse

Bob Fosse

Choreographer

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