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My Sister Eileen

  • 1955
  • TMDB 6.6/10
  • 1h 48m

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 Eileen. She tries to keep his attention by convincing him that she and the gorgeous, man-getting Eileen are one and the same person.

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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 Eileen. She tries to keep his attention by convincing him that she and the gorgeous, man-getting Eileen are one and the same person.

Cast

  • Janet LeighEileen Sherwood
  • Jack LemmonBob Baker
  • Betty GarrettRuth Sherwood
  • Bob FosseFrank Lippincott
  • Kurt KasznarPapa Appopolous
  • Dick YorkTed Loomis
  • Lucy MarlowHelen
  • Tommy RallChick Clark

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