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6.9/10   472 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Ruth McKenney (stories)
Joseph Fields (play) ...
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Release Date:
22 September 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
That Joyous New Musical !
Plot:
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"... more | add synopsis
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Birthday Suits
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User Comments:
A must for Fosse and Leigh fans more (19 total)

Cast

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Janet Leigh ... Eileen Sherwood

Jack Lemmon ... Robert 'Bob' Baker
Betty Garrett ... Ruth Sherwood
Bob Fosse ... Frank Lippincott (as Robert Fosse)
Kurt Kasznar ... 'Papa' Appopolous
Dick York ... Ted 'Wreck' Loomis (as Richard York)
Lucy Marlow ... Helen, Wreck's girlfriend
Tommy Rall ... Chick Clark
Barbara Brown ... Helen's mother
Horace McMahon ... Police officer Lonigan
Henry Slate ... Second drunk
Hal March ... Pete, first drunk
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Gay Girls (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
108 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints) | Mono (optical prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Richard Quine played Frank Lippincott in the 1942 non-musical film version of "My Sister Eileen". more
Quotes:
Ruth Sherwood: Just what kind of work are you out of, Wreck? more
Soundtrack:
Competition Dance more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
A must for Fosse and Leigh fans, 16 August 1998
9/10
Author: billy-7 from New York City

This delightful and unpretentious musical version of the Rosalind Russell movie is NOT a movie adaptation of Russell's famous Broadway musical "Wonderful Town" but an original movie musical that in my opinion is better than "Wonderful Town." It features Bob Fosse in a supporting role and also --and more importantly--his first choreographic achievement, and an excellent one to boot. Another added plus is a terrific performance as actress, singer, and dancer from Janet Leigh. And it features great turns by Betty Garrett and (singing!) Jack Lemmon. Don't miss this one.

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