My Sister Eileen (1955)
Overview
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, 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 and the gorgeous, man-getting Eileen are one and the same person.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,800,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.4 |
Directed By
Richard Quine
Crew
Joseph Fields
Richard Quine
Richard Quine
Blake Edwards
Jerome Chodorov
Leo Robin
Walter Holscher
Clay Campbell
Sam Nelson
George Duning
Jean Louis
Robert J. Schiffer
Bob Fosse
Jule Styne
Charles Lawton Jr.
Charles Nelson
William Kiernan
Helen Hunt
Ruth McKenney
Fred Kohlmar
George Duning
TOP CAST
Janet Leigh
Eileen Sherwood
Jack Lemmon
Bob Baker
Betty Garrett
Ruth Sherwood
Bob Fosse
Frank Lippincott
Kurt Kasznar
'Papa' Appopolous
Dick York
Ted Loomis
Lucy Marlow
Helen
Barbara Brown
Helen's Mother
Tommy Rall
Chick Clark
Queenie Smith
Alice (uncredited)
Horace McMahon
Police Officer Lonigan
Henry Slate
Second Drunk
Hal March
Pete - First Drunk
Franklyn Farnum
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Peter Norman
Waiter (uncredited)
Alberto Morin
Brazilian Consul (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Man Who Helps Eileen (uncredited)
Sid Tomack
Counterman (uncredited)
Emil Sitka
Bit Welder (uncredited)
Dorothy Phillips
Bit Role (uncredited)
Anne Loos
Receptionist (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Charlie - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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