My Sister Eileen

"That Joyous New Musical !"

Sep 22 1955 Approved 1h 48m
Comedy, Musical, Romance

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.

Plot

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 (such as it is!), 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, (a "spinsterish old-maid writer") and the gorgeous, man-getting Eileen are one and the same person.

Written by

Blake Edwards, Richard Quine, Joseph Fields

Directed by

Richard Quine

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,215
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA