My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen is a 1955 American CinemaScope comedy musical film directed by Richard Quine. It stars Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, and Jack Lemmon.
Plot
Witty Ruth and pretty Eileen Sherwood, sisters from Columbus, Ohio, relocate to New York City and settle in a rundown basement studio apartment in a Greenwich Village building owned by Papa Appopolous. Ruth aspires to be a writer, while Eileen hopes to achieve success as an actress. They become acquainted with their neighbor Ted Loomis, an athlete who lives with his fiancée Helen.
More details
author | Blake Edwards Richard Quine |
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contentLocation | New York City |
director | Richard Quine |
editor | Charles Nelson |
genre | comedy |
keywords | arrest belong brazilian navy build burlesque burlesque house columbus ohio conga line dance party el morocco greenwich village impoverish mad hatter meet newspaper reporter phone call publish return home soda fountain striptease than the theatre producer think walgreens |
musicBy | George Duning |
producer | Fred Kohlmar |
productionCompany | Columbia Pictures |
publisher | Columbia Pictures |
theme | musical musical comedy |