My Sister Eileen (1942)

  • NR
  • 09/24/1942 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 36m

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.

Jerome Chodorov

Screenplay

Alexander Hall

Director

Joseph Fields

Screenplay

Cast

Rosalind Russell's headshot

Rosalind Russell

Ruth Sherwood
Brian Aherne's headshot

Brian Aherne

Robert Baker
Janet Blair's headshot

Janet Blair

Eileen Sherwood
George Tobias's headshot

George Tobias

Appopolous
Allyn Joslyn's headshot

Allyn Joslyn

Chic Clark
Grant Mitchell's headshot

Grant Mitchell

Walter Sherwood
Gordon Jones's headshot

Gordon Jones

'The Wreck' Loomis
Elizabeth Patterson's headshot

Elizabeth Patterson

Grandma Sherwood

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