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.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.
Bob Fosse
- Frankas Frank
- (as Robert Fosse)
Dick York
- Ted 'Wreck' Loomisas Ted 'Wreck' Loomis
- (as Richard York)
John Albright
- Fredas Fred
- (uncredited)
Adelle August
- Secretaryas Secretary
- (uncredited)
Sam Bagley
- Pedestrianas Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
- Nightclub Patronas Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Eileen Coghlan
- Ad Lib Bitas Ad Lib Bit
- (uncredited)
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>
Top review
great little musical
"On the Town"'s Betty Garrett and Janet Leigh play two sisters looking for romance from their slightly seedy flat on the wrong part of town.
Eileen (Leigh) is the pretty one who has all the attention, while her sister waits quietly for her talents and charms to be appreciated. In the cast are Jack Lemmon, Bob Fosse, and Tommy Rall (so some excellent dancing going on here).
There are a number of OTT moments, not least the all-inclusive conga number near the end, but this musical version of a 40s classic manages to add something new and showcase the talents of its cast well.
Eileen (Leigh) is the pretty one who has all the attention, while her sister waits quietly for her talents and charms to be appreciated. In the cast are Jack Lemmon, Bob Fosse, and Tommy Rall (so some excellent dancing going on here).
There are a number of OTT moments, not least the all-inclusive conga number near the end, but this musical version of a 40s classic manages to add something new and showcase the talents of its cast well.
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- didi-5
- Oct 13, 2003
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