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My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

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My Sister Eileen

"That Joyous New Musical !"

1955

1h 48m

6.6(28 votes)

Comedy

Romance

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.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Janet Leigh

Eileen Sherwood

Janet Leigh

Acting

Jack Lemmon

Bob Baker

Jack Lemmon

Acting

Betty Garrett

Ruth Sherwood

Betty Garrett

Directing

Bob Fosse

Frank Lippincott

Bob Fosse

Acting

Kurt Kasznar

Papa Appopolous

Kurt Kasznar

Acting

Dick York

Ted Loomis

Dick York

Acting

Lucy Marlow

Helen

Lucy Marlow

Acting

Tommy Rall

Chick Clark

Tommy Rall

Acting

Barbara Brown

Helen's Mother

Barbara Brown

Acting

Horace McMahon

Officer Lonigan

Horace McMahon

Acting

Henry Slate

Drunk #2

Henry Slate

Acting

Hal March

Drunk #1

Hal March

Acting

Queenie Smith

Alice (uncredited)

Queenie Smith

Acting

Franklyn Farnum

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Acting

Alphonse Martell

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

Acting

Peter Norman

Waiter (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Alberto Morin

Brazilian Consul (uncredited)

Alberto Morin

Acting

Jeffrey Sayre

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Acting

Cosmo Sardo

Man Helping Eileen (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Acting

Sid Tomack

Counterman (uncredited)

Sid Tomack

Acting

Emil Sitka

Bit Welder (uncredited)

Emil Sitka

Acting

Dorothy Phillips

(uncredited)

Dorothy Phillips

Acting

Anne Loos

Receptionist (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Ken Christy

Charlie (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Richard Deacon

Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)

Richard Deacon

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