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My Sister Eileen

  • 19551955
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 48m
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6.8/10
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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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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
POPULARITY
26,026
9,410
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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
    Top credits
    • 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
    • 30User 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 Sherwood
    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
    • Robert 'Bob' Baker
    Betty Garrett
    Betty Garrett
    • Ruth Sherwood
    Bob Fosse
    Bob Fosse
    • Frank
    • (as Robert Fosse)
    Kurt Kasznar
    Kurt Kasznar
    • 'Papa' Appopolous
    Dick York
    Dick York
    • Ted 'Wreck' Loomis
    • (as Richard York)
    Lucy Marlow
    Lucy Marlow
    • Helen
    Tommy Rall
    Tommy Rall
    • Chick
    Barbara Brown
    Barbara Brown
    • Helen's Mother
    Horace McMahon
    Horace McMahon
    • Police Officer Lonigan
    Henry Slate
    • Second Drunk
    Hal March
    • Pete - First Drunk
    John Albright
    • Fred
    • (uncredited)
    Adelle August
    Adelle August
    • Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Bagley
    • Pedestrian
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Christy
    • Charlie - Police Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    Eileen Coghlan
    • 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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    • 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 reviews30

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    Top review
    8/10
    One of the best undiscovered gems
    The first time Fosse was given the job of choreography for an entire movie, he came up with "The Competition Dance", a terrific number for himself and Tommy Rall. But the movie should have made a star out of Betty Garrett. Who knows, if MGM had made the film it probably would have. The score, by the way, is far better than that of "Wonderful Town", the stage version that Columbia wanted to film until the producers asked too much for it. Rent it, buy it, enjoy it. By the way, there is a soundtrack recording, but you'll have to spend weeks tracking it down. It may be worth it just to hear Jack Lemmon's take on "It's Bigger Than Both of Us".
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    • boughner
    • Nov 18, 1998

    Details

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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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