My Sister Eileen

1955
Approved
1h 48m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

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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.

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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.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

2.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Frank
(as Robert Fosse)

Kurt Kasznar

'Papa' Appopolous

Dick York

Ted 'Wreck' Loomis
(as Richard York)

Lucy Marlow

Helen

Tommy Rall

Chick

Barbara Brown

Helen's Mother

Horace McMahon

Police Officer Lonigan

Henry Slate

Second Drunk

Hal March

Pete - First Drunk

John Albright

Fred
(uncredited)

Adelle August

Secretary
(uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Nightclub Patron
(uncredited)

Spencer Chan

Pedestian
(uncredited)

Ken Christy

Charlie - Police Sergeant
(uncredited)

Eileen Coghlan

Ad Lib Bit
(uncredited)

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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
Eileen Sherwood: I've already seen three producers this morning.
Frank Lippincott: Don't tell me they weren't interested?
Eileen Sherwood: They were interested all right, but not in my acting.

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

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Featured review

9/10

A neglected gem

This is one of the most entertaining musicals to ever come out of Hollywood. Light and witty, sweet and subtle, it's almost as if Lubitsch made it. The songs are a joy, the dancing a treat and the story deliciously simple. Janet Leigh and Jack Lemmon shine, but the true star is the glorious Betty Garret, who should have been much bigger than she was. Please check this out, it's a charmer