My Sister Eileen 1955

My Sister Eileen

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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:
    comedy, musical
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Richard Quine
  • Producer:
    Fred Kohlmar
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  • Production Co:
    Columbia Pictures Corporation

Cast

Betty Garrett
as Ruth Sherwood
Janet Leigh
as Eileen Sherwood
Jack Lemmon
as Bob Baker
Dick York
as Wreck
Bob Fosse
as Frank Lippencott
Kurt Kasznar
as Appopolous
Lucy Marlow
as Helen
Tommy Rall
as Chick Clark
Barbara Brown
as Helen's Mother
Horace McMahon
as Lonigan
Horace MacMahon
as Lonigan
Henry Slate
as Drunk
Hal March
as Drunk
Alberto Morin
as Brazilian Consul
Queenie Smith
as Alice
Richard Deacon
as George
Ken Christy
as Police Sergeant
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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.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
  • 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.
    Aj V Super Reviewer
  • 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.
    jay n Super Reviewer
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