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 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 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: Comedy, Romance, Music

Language: English, Português

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

Tommy Rall

Tommy Rall

Chick Clark

Barbara Brown

Barbara Brown

Helen's Mother

Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

Officer Lonigan

Henry Slate

Henry Slate

Drunk #2

Hal March

Hal March

Drunk #1

Queenie Smith

Queenie Smith

Alice (uncredited)

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 Helping Eileen (uncredited)

Sid Tomack

Sid Tomack

Counterman (uncredited)

Emil Sitka

Emil Sitka

Bit Welder (uncredited)

Dorothy Phillips

Dorothy Phillips

(uncredited)

Anne Loos

Anne Loos

Receptionist (uncredited)

Ken Christy

Ken Christy

Charlie (uncredited)

Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Baker's Receptionist (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

Jule Styne

Jule Styne

Songs

George Duning

George Duning

Music Arranger

George Duning

George Duning

Original Music Composer

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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