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My Sister Eileen

1955, Musical/Comedy, 1h 48m

6 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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Two small-town sisters -- an aspiring writer, Ruth (Betty Garrett), and a would-be actress, Eileen (Janet Leigh) -- move to New York City. They find lodging in a shabby apartment and struggle to locate promising gigs. Ruth eventually meets magazine editor Bob Baker (Jack Lemmon), who tells her to write about her life experiences rather than fiction. As it turns out, Eileen's life, with her various romantic encounters, is far more interesting, so Ruth steals the stories for herself.
  • Genre:
    Musical, Comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Richard Quine
  • Producer:
    Fred Kohlmar
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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Cast & Crew

Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh
Eileen Sherwood
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
Robert "Bob" Baker
Betty Garrett
Betty Garrett
Ruth Sherwood
Bob Fosse
Bob Fosse
Frank Lippincott
Kurt Kasznar
Kurt Kasznar
"Papa" Appopolous
Dick York
Dick York
Ted "Wreck" Loomis
Lucy Marlow
Lucy Marlow
Helen
Tommy Rall
Tommy Rall
Chick Clark
Barbara Brown
Barbara Brown
Helen's Mother
Horace McMahon
Horace McMahon
Police Officer Lonigan
Henry Slate
Henry Slate
Second Drunk
Hal March
Hal March
Pete
Alberto Morin
Alberto Morin
Brazilian Consul (uncredited)
Queenie Smith
Queenie Smith
Alice
Richard Deacon
Richard Deacon
Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Ken Christy
Charlie
Richard Quine
Richard Quine
Director
Fred Kohlmar
Fred Kohlmar
Producer
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Critic Reviews for My Sister Eileen

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Audience Reviews for My Sister Eileen

  • Jan 22, 2012
    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 trying the musical/dance genre. Whoda thunk it? These and more make this interesting while still not altogether entertaining.
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  • Sep 05, 2010
    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.
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  • Jul 07, 2009
    Bland average musical, Betty Garrett is good as is Jack although he shouldn't have sung. Some of the dances are fine some blah. Worth a view but only one.
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