Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

That Joyous New Musical !

Genres

MusicComedyRomance

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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$1800000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

22 September 1955

Country

United States of America

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

Barbara Brown

Barbara Brown

Helen's Mother

Tommy Rall

Tommy Rall

Chick Clark

Queenie Smith

Queenie Smith

Alice (uncredited)

Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

Police Officer Lonigan

Henry Slate

Henry Slate

Second Drunk

Hal March

Hal March

Pete - First Drunk

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 Who Helps Eileen (uncredited)

Sid Tomack

Sid Tomack

Counterman (uncredited)

Emil Sitka

Emil Sitka

Bit Welder (uncredited)

Dorothy Phillips

Dorothy Phillips

Bit Role (uncredited)

Anne Loos

Anne Loos

Receptionist (uncredited)

Ken Christy

Ken Christy

Charlie - Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)

Similar Movies

6.9

It Should Happen to You

January 1954 •English

Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city.

6.0

Cowboys & Angels

July 2004 •English

This story concerns a hapless civil servant who gets more than he bargains for when he moves into an apartment in Limerick with a gay fashion student and becomes a star on the catwalk. A contemporary story embracing the essence of what it is to be young in today's Ireland.

4.5

Midnight Manhunt

July 1945 •English

Two reporters search for a missing body in a wax museum.

7.7

A Raisin in the Sun

May 1961 •English

Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.

6.8

The Apartment

July 1996 •French

Max is a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, when Max catches a glimpse of the great lost love of his life, he becomes obsessed with rekindling their relationship.

5.3

Critters 3

December 1991 •English

As fanged, furious furballs viciously invade an L.A. apartment building and sink their teeth into the low-rent tenants, Josh leads the battle to beat back the conniving critters and save the planet.

5.8

Shared Apartment

December 1960 •

A group of people move to a half-finished building, but soon a Cold War occurs between some of them. Based on a play.

6.1

Shady Business

January 1981 •

Residents of a shanty town are faced with its destruction. With the help of the local trickster, Paja "the Bighead" moves with his family to an empty flat in New Belgrade blocks. Everything goes fine until the real owner knocks at the door.

7.0

The Trouble with Harry

October 1955 •English

When a local man's corpse appears on a nearby hillside, no one is quite sure what happened to him. Many of the town's residents secretly wonder if they are responsible, including the man's ex-wife, Jennifer, and Capt. Albert Wiles, a retired seaman who was hunting in the woods where the body was found. As the no-nonsense sheriff gets involved and local artist Sam Marlowe offers his help, the community slowly unravels the mystery.

6.2

Dostana

November 2008 •Hindi

Two straight guys pretend to be a gay couple to secure a posh Miami apartment, but fall for their gorgeous roommate. Hilarity ensues as they strive to convince everyone of the ruse while secretly trying to win her heart.

0.0

The Knight Is Young

October 1938 •English

June never leaves her apartment, which has a view of an advertising sign of a knight in shining armor. She is two weeks behind in her rent and believes that if she leaves the apartment, the landlord will never let her back in. The only way she gets food is when her friend, singer Earlayne Schools, brings it to her. One evening June sees Hal, a tap-dancing sign painter, painting over her knight. She explains her predicament, and he does his best to help her out.

8.3

City Lights

February 1931 •English

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

6.8

The Pink Panther

December 1963 •English

The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...

8.0

The Gold Rush

July 1925 •English

A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.

7.2

The Dreamers

October 2003 •English

When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.

5.8

The Idle Rich

June 1929 •English

Millionaire William van Luyn falls in love with his secretary Joan Thayer and marries her. Her family, part of "the great middle class" (as blowhard nephew Henry keeps reminding us), is happy for Joan, but reluctant to take charity from Will. He moves in with them, and they keep resisting, until one day he takes drastic action.

6.9

King Kong vs. Godzilla

August 1962 •Japanese

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.

6.9

Last Tango in Paris

December 1972 •Italian

A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

8.1

Singin' in the Rain

April 1952 •English

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.

6.6

Hunting & Gathering

March 2007 •French

When Camille falls ill, she is forced to live with Philibert and Franck.