Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett, Bob Fosse, Kurt Kasznar, Dick York, Lucy Marlow, Tommy Rall
Original language
English
First release
September 22, 1955 (Belgium)
Setting
New York City
Crew
Screenplay
Blake Edwards, Richard Quine
Producer
Fred Kohlmar
Cinematography
Charles Lawton Jr.
Editing
Charles Nelson
Music
George Duning
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | My Sister Eileen | |
| Alternate title | Ma soeur est du tonnerre |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Belgium | September 22, 1955 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | September 22, 1955 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 22, 1955 |
| Theatrical | Italy | February 21, 1956 |
Full credits
| Director | Richard Quine |
| 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), Tommy Rall (Chick Clark), Barbara Brown (Helen's Mother), Horace McMahon (Officer Lonigan), Henry Slate (Drunk #2), Hal March (Drunk #1), Queenie Smith (Alice (uncredited)), 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 Helping Eileen (uncredited)), Sid Tomack (Counterman (uncredited)), Emil Sitka (Bit Welder (uncredited)), Dorothy Phillips ((uncredited)), Anne Loos (Receptionist (uncredited)), Ken Christy (Charlie (uncredited)), Richard Deacon (Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Blake Edwards, Richard Quine |
| Producer | Fred Kohlmar |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Editing | Charles Nelson |
| Music | George Duning |
| Costumes | Jean Louis |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
