My Sister Eileen
“NOW ON THE SCREEN! THE STAGE HIT THAT CONVULSED BROADWAY AND THE NATION !”
1942•NR•1h 36m•6.8•Released
Comedy
Sisters Ruth and Eileen Sherwood move from Ohio to New York in the hopes of building their careers. Ruth wants to get a job as a writer, while Eileen hopes to succeed on the stage. The two end up living in a dismal basement apartment in Greenwich Village, where a parade of odd characters are constantly breezing in and out. The women also meet up with magazine editor Bob Baker, who takes a personal interest in helping both with their career plans.
Director
Alexander Hall
Writer
Joseph Fields, Jerome Chodorov
Languages
English
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Rosalind Russell
Ruth Sherwood
Brian Aherne
Robert Baker
Janet Blair
Eileen Sherwood
George Tobias
Appopolous
Allyn Joslyn
Chic Clark
Grant Mitchell
Walter Sherwood
Gordon Jones
'The Wreck' Loomis
Elizabeth Patterson
Grandma Sherwood
Richard Quine
Frank Lippincott
June Havoc
Effie Shelton
Donald MacBride
Officer Lonigan
Frank Sully
Jenson
Clyde Fillmore
Ralph Craven
Jeff Donnell
Helen Loomis
Brooks Benedict
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Production
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Max Gordon
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