My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Janet Blair. The screenplay by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov is based on their 1940 play of the same title, which was inspired by a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney originally published in The New Yorker. The supporting cast features George Tobias, Allyn Joslyn, Grant Mitchell, Gordon Jones and, in a cameo appearance at the end, The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard).
Plot
Anxious to help boost the career of her aspiring actress sister Eileen, reporter Ruth Sherwood of the Columbus Courier writes a rave review about her performance in a local play before it opens. When Eileen is replaced on opening night and the newspaper mistakenly runs the inaccurate review, Ruth is fired.
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| author | Joseph Fields |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Alexander Hall |
| editor | Viola Lawrence |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | arrest build cameo appearance conga line construction worker create curly curly howard disturb follow force greenwich village horrify inebriate married merchant marine morning opening night pack pass return home search subway tunnel theatre producer theatrical production three stooges wild party wrong turn |
| musicBy | Sidney Cutner |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress |
| producer | Max Gordon |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |