My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

That Joyous New Musical !

NR 1955 · 108 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Romance, Music

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.

Directed by Richard Quine · Written by Richard Quine

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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

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