My Sister Eileen
“That Joyous New Musical !”
1955•NR•1h 48m•6.6•Released
ComedyRomance
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.
Director
Richard Quine
Writer
Richard Quine, Blake Edwards
Revenue
$2M
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Janet Leigh
Eileen Sherwood
Jack Lemmon
Bob Baker
Betty Garrett
Ruth Sherwood
Bob Fosse
Frank Lippincott
Kurt Kasznar
Papa Appopolous
Dick York
Ted Loomis
Lucy Marlow
Helen
Tommy Rall
Chick Clark
Barbara Brown
Helen's Mother
Horace McMahon
Officer Lonigan
Henry Slate
Drunk #2
Hal March
Drunk #1
Queenie Smith
Alice (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Production
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Fred Kohlmar
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