

My Sister Eileen
1942 · Movie · 1h 36m · NR
Comedy
"NOW ON THE SCREEN! THE STAGE HIT THAT CONVULSED BROADWAY AND THE NATION !"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Key crew
- Alexander HallDirector
- Joseph FieldsScreenplay
- Jerome ChodorovScreenplay
Cast
- Rosalind RussellRuth Sherwood
- Brian AherneRobert Baker
- Janet BlairEileen Sherwood
- George TobiasAppopolous
- Allyn JoslynChic Clark
- Grant MitchellWalter Sherwood
- Gordon Jones'The Wreck' Loomis
- Elizabeth PattersonGrandma Sherwood
- Richard QuineFrank Lippincott
- June HavocEffie Shelton
- Donald MacBrideOfficer Lonigan
- Frank SullyJenson
Stills
Movies like My Sister Eileen
Shows like My Sister Eileen
Themes
sibling relationshipbased on play or musicalohiofemale protagonistgreenwich village























