My Sister Eileen (1942 film)
| My Sister Eileen | |
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| Directed by | Alexander Hall |
| Produced by | Max Gordon |
| Written by |
Joseph A. Fields Jerome Chodorov |
| Starring |
Rosalind Russell Brian Aherne Janet Blair George Tobias Allyn Joslyn Grant Mitchell Gordon Jones The Three Stooges |
| Music by | Sidney Cutner |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Edited by | Viola Lawrence |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Release date
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September 24, 1942 |
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Running time
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.2 million (US rentals) |
My Sister Eileen is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Janet Blair. The screenplay by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov is based on their 1940 play of the same title, which was inspired by a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney originally published in The New Yorker. The supporting cast features George Tobias, Allyn Joslyn, Grant Mitchell, Gordon Jones and, in a cameo appearance at the end, the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard).
Anxious to help boost the career of her aspiring actress sister Eileen, reporter Ruth Sherwood of the Columbus Courier writes a rave review about her performance in a local play before it opens. When Eileen is replaced on opening night and the newspaper mistakenly runs the inaccurate review, Ruth is fired.
Grandma Sherwood urges Ruth to move to New York City and Eileen decides to go with her. Relying solely on $100 given to them by their father Walter for financial support, the girls are forced to rent a dingy basement studio apartment in a Greenwich Village building owned by Mr. Appopolous. Their first day there is disturbed by workmen blasting to build a subway tunnel, passing drunkards harassing them through their windows, and Officer Lonigan, who warns them to stop causing disturbances.
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