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My Sister Eileen

  • 19551955
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.8K
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My Sister Eileen (1955)
After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher.
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  • Comedy
  • Musical
  • Romance

After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher.After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher.After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher.

IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Richard Quine
  • Writers
    • Blake Edwards(screenplay)
    • Richard Quine(screenplay)
    • Joseph Fields(play "My Sister Eileen")
  • Stars
    • Janet Leigh
    • Jack Lemmon
    • Betty Garrett
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  • Director
    • Richard Quine
  • Writers
    • Blake Edwards(screenplay)
    • Richard Quine(screenplay)
    • Joseph Fields(play "My Sister Eileen")
  • Stars
    • Janet Leigh
    • Jack Lemmon
    • Betty Garrett
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    Trailer 2:55
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    "My Sister Eileen" Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett 1954 Columbia
    "My Sister Eileen" Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett 1954 Columbia
    "My Sister Eileen" Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett 1954 Columbia
    "My Sister Eileen" Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett 1954 Columbia
    "My Sister Eileen" Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett 1954 Columbia
    "My Sister Eileen" Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett 1954 Columbia
    "My Sister Eileen" Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett 1954 Columbia
    My Sister Eileen (1955)
    My Sister Eileen (1955)
    My Sister Eileen (1955)
    Janet Leigh and Betty Garrett in My Sister Eileen (1955)
    Janet Leigh and Betty Garrett in My Sister Eileen (1955)

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    Janet Leigh
    Janet Leigh
    • Eileen Sherwoodas Eileen Sherwood
    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
    • Robert 'Bob' Bakeras Robert 'Bob' Baker
    Betty Garrett
    Betty Garrett
    • Ruth Sherwoodas Ruth Sherwood
    Bob Fosse
    Bob Fosse
    • Frankas Frank
    Kurt Kasznar
    Kurt Kasznar
    • 'Papa' Appopolousas 'Papa' Appopolous
    Dick York
    Dick York
    • Ted 'Wreck' Loomisas Ted 'Wreck' Loomis
    • (as Richard York)
    Lucy Marlow
    Lucy Marlow
    • Helenas Helen
    Tommy Rall
    Tommy Rall
    • Chickas Chick
    Barbara Brown
    Barbara Brown
    • Helen's Motheras Helen's Mother
    Horace McMahon
    Horace McMahon
    • Police Officer Loniganas Police Officer Lonigan
    Henry Slate
    • Second Drunkas Second Drunk
    Hal March
    • Pete - First Drunkas Pete - First Drunk
    John Albright
    • Fredas Fred
    • (uncredited)
    Adelle August
    Adelle August
    • Secretaryas Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Bagley
    • Pedestrianas Pedestrian
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Nightclub Patronas Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Christy
    • Charlie - Police Sergeantas Charlie - Police Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    Eileen Coghlan
    • Ad Lib Bitas Ad Lib Bit
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard Quine
    • Writers
      • Blake Edwards(screenplay)
      • Richard Quine(screenplay)
      • Joseph Fields(play "My Sister Eileen")
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    Storyline

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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 (such as it is!), 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, (a "spinsterish old-maid writer") and the gorgeous, man-getting Eileen are one and the same person. —A.L.Beneteau <albl@inforamp.net>
    • two sisters
    • sister sister relationship
    • screwball comedy
    • sister
    • color remake of black and white film
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    • Taglines
      • That Joyous New Musical !
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Musical
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Approved
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Instead of using the score of "Wonderful Town," the 1953 Broadway musical based on the "My Sister Eileen" stories by Ruth McKinney, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Columbia commissioned a brand new score with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Leo Robin.
    • Goofs
      When Eileen is dancing at El Morocco, she is wearing shoes with small heels. Later on that night when they dance at the bandstand, Eileen is wearing flat shoes.
    • Quotes

      Ruth Sherwood: Just what kind of work are you out of, Wreck?

    • Connections
      Featured in Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Atmosphere for Love
      (uncredited)

      Music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Leo Robin

      Performed by Chorus

    User reviews29

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    A forgotten GEM of a film musical!
    Where has this film been all these years? What a completely charming piece of entertainment with a nice score by Jule Styne (Gypsy, Funny Girl, Bells Are Ringing). OK, so it's no Singin' In The Rain or Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. But it's equally as good as a lot of the other lesser MGM musicals of the 1940s and 1950s such as Summer Stock and On The Town. Based on the 1940 play of the same name (Book by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov;) Betty Garrett and Janet Leigh are perfect as the Sherwood sisters. They both shine in their performances. And top it off, the film highlights some wonderful choreography by none other than legendary Bob Fosse. His work is, as it always was, stylish and pure class. The only glitch in the casting is that of Jack Lemon. He tries to be a slick, man-of-the-world New York publisher. But his performance just falls a bit short of his usual standards. And sadly there was very little chemistry between Garrett and Lemon, making the blossoming romance of their characters somewhat hard to believe. Still, even with this small weak link in the chain, overall the film really works.

    It does seem strange that just the year before this film was released, Broadway produced their own musical version of the original 1940 non-musical version of My Sister Eileen, called Wonderful Town (Music by Leonard Berstein; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green). While Wonderful Town wasn't a huge Broadway smash, it did run 559 performances, which was respectable for 1954. With a musical stage version of the play already existing as a part of the world of musical theater, I tend to wonder why Columbia started from scratch with this film and didn't film the Bernstein, Comdon & Green musical. But still, it's nice to know that there are two different musical versions of this charming play to enjoy.
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    • Release date
      • September 22, 1955 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • The Gay Girls
    • Filming locations
      • Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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