My Sister Eileen

Sep 22, 1955

1h 48m

★ 6.5

That Joyous New Musical !

Overview

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.

Genres

Music

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Eileen Sherwood

Janet Leigh

Bob Baker

Jack Lemmon

Ruth Sherwood

Betty Garrett

Frank Lippincott

Bob Fosse

'Papa' Appopolous

Kurt Kasznar

Ted Loomis

Dick York

Helen

Lucy Marlow

Helen's Mother

Barbara Brown

Chick Clark

Tommy Rall

Alice (uncredited)

Queenie Smith

Police Officer Lonigan

Horace McMahon

Second Drunk

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