The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
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 Eileen. She tries to keep his attention by convincing him that she and the gorgeous, man-getting Eileen are one and the same person.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard QuineScreenplay
- Richard QuineDirector
- Blake EdwardsScreenplay
- George DuningOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Janet LeighEileen Sherwood
- Jack LemmonBob Baker
- Betty GarrettRuth Sherwood
- Bob FosseFrank Lippincott
- Kurt KasznarPapa Appopolous
- Dick YorkTed Loomis
- Lucy MarlowHelen
- Tommy RallChick Clark
- Barbara BrownHelen's Mother
- Horace McMahonOfficer Lonigan
- Henry SlateDrunk #2
- Hal MarchDrunk #1
Stills
Themes
remakedance numbergreenwich villagefemale writersistersromance musical