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My Sister Eileen
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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.
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Checked Jul 26, 2026
My Sister Eileen opened in theaters September 22, 1955. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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.
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More about My Sister Eileen
Cast
Janet LeighEileen Sherwood
Jack LemmonBob Baker
Betty GarrettRuth Sherwood
Bob FosseFrank Lippincott
Kurt KasznarPapa Appopolous
Dick YorkTed Loomis
Lucy MarlowHelen
Tommy RallChick ClarkCredits
- Directed by
- Richard Quine
- Written by
- Blake Edwards, Richard Quine
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $1.8M
Production
Columbia PicturesUnited States