My Sister Eileen (1942)

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.
- Released
- 1942-09-24
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alexander Hall, Joseph Fields, Jerome Chodorov
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 25 votes
Cast
- Rosalind Russell as Ruth Sherwood
- Brian Aherne as Robert Baker
- Janet Blair as Eileen Sherwood
- George Tobias as Appopolous
- 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
- Donald MacBride as Officer Lonigan
- Frank Sully as Jenson