Release Date: Jan 1, 1955 Limited
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My Sister Eileen is a Technicolor, musicalized remake of the 1942 comedy of the same name. It is not, however, the film version of the 1949 Broadway musical Wonderful Town, which was also based on the 1942 film. Adapted from the short stories of Ruth McKinney, the film stars Betty Garrett as aspiring writer Ruth Sherwood, and Janet Leigh as her gorgeous sister Eileen. Moving from Ohio to New York, the girls take up residence in a basement apartment, which seems to be a gathering place for every
Jan 1, 1955 Limited
Feb 22, 2005
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...a breezy, lightweight musical...
Fans of old musicals will find this formula fare to their liking, but be warned that the music isn't memorable.
A lightweight musical w/o much of a plot (2 small town women try to make it in New Yawk) but still interesting for a coupla reasons. One is the performance of Mr. Bob Fosse. He does sincere engagingly well. Then there's a song by Lemmon at which he fails, but he goes down gallantly fighting. And there's Janet Leigh
January 22, 2012Super Reviewer
I know it's a remake, but it's got Jack Lemmon, and he's really funny in this movie. I want to see the original now.
September 5, 2010Super Reviewer
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