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My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

That Joyous New Musical !

Genres

MusicComedyRomance

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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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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)

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