My Sister Eileen (1942)
NOW ON THE SCREEN! THE STAGE HIT THAT CONVULSED BROADWAY AND THE NATION !
96 min
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.
- Release date
- September 24, 1942
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Rosalind Russell as Ruth Sherwood
- Brian Aherne as Robert Baker
- Janet Blair as Eileen Sherwood
- George Tobias as Appopoulos
- Allyn Joslyn as Chic Clark
- Grant Mitchell as Walter Sherwood
- Gordon Jones as 'The Wreck' Loomis
- Elizabeth Patterson as Grandma Sherwood
- Richard Quine as Frank Lippincott
- June Havoc as Effie Shelton
Crew
- Alexander Hall · Director
- Joseph Fields · Writer
- Jerome Chodorov · Writer
- Ruth McKenney · Writer
- Max Gordon · Producer
- Joseph Walker · Cinematographer
- Viola Lawrence · Editor