Not confirming or denying, just sayin’. Every thing to the contrary must be proven. Based on a novel, the original “My Sister Eileen” premiered in 1942 starring Rosalind Russell as Ruth and Janet Blair as Eileen. My Sister Eileen (Original, Play, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Dec 26, 1940 and played through Jan 16, 1943. Helen sees Ted comforting Eileen, and mistakenly assumes the worst. During that period he married his second wife, Joan McCracken. Meanwhile, Eileen meets Frank Lippencott (Bob Fosse, who also handles the choreography for this film), also offering to help her with her career. [8], For the 1942 film starring Rosalind Russell, see, Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=My_Sister_Eileen_(1955_film)&oldid=994446163, Pages using infobox film with unknown empty parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 December 2020, at 19:37. It also has Bob Fosse in his first position as the film’s primary choreographer. 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. The play originally was filmed in 1942. who generates the most amusement and upholds the tarnished dignity of males. My Sister Eileen Blu-ray Twilight Time 1955 / Color / 2:55 widescreen / 108 min. . Writers: Blake Edwards; Richard Quine. In the early 1950's, he was a dancer and actor in several films, including ''Kiss Me Kate'' and ''My Sister Eileen.'' When newspaper reporter Chick Clark overhears Frank telling Eileen about an audition, he claims to know the show's producer and assures her he can get her an interview with him. A lightweight musical w/o much of a plot (2 small town women try to make it in New Yawk) but still interesting for a coupla reasons. My Sister Eileen (22-Sep-1955) Director: Richard Quine. The horrible digs, sleazy start-up jobs, and true grit of young girls in New York rings super true. When the actress got into a contract dispute with the studio, she was replaced by Betty Garrett, who had been essentially, but not officially, blacklisted due to her marriage to Larry Parks, a one-time member of the Communist Party, who had been forced to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Audience Reviews for My Sister Eileen. My Sister Eileen is a 1955 American CinemaScope comedy musical film directed by Richard Quine. It … meme‘s Debra Levine, despite delivering a talk, “Bob Fosse, Dancer,” prior to the two movie musicals (both named for ladies!) Bob Fosse, dancer, at UCLA Film & Television Archive, Mere mortals to evoke Verdon & Fosse, giants of…, Bob Fosse ‘wunderbar’ in MY SISTER EILEEN at retrospective, Go-To Essays: ‘America’s Dance Treasures’, academy of motion picture arts & sciences, Adieu ~ till we meet again, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, To the gardens! Music. Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh, Bob Fosse and Tommy Rall perform "Give Me a Band and My Baby" (choreographed by Fosse) in the 1955 film, MY SISTER EILEEN Dance. Producer: Fred … My Sister Eileen. In My Sister Eileen—overall a weak film when compared with Leonard Bernstein's theatrical version of the same materials in Wonderful Town—the two become rivals, each trying to outdo the other in an attempt to woo Eileen (Janet Leigh). Thanks for your comment, Michael. Film. Biography Probably the most accomplished and well-known director/choreographer who ever lived, Bob Fosse first gained notice as a choreographer/performer in such films as Kiss Me Kate (1953) and My Sister Eileen (1955). Visual Arts. As far as musical remakes of dramas and comedies go, this one is pretty bad. (This musical film is totally different from the 1953 Broadway musical Wonderful Town, though both are based on the original Ruth McKenney source material.). [4] The musical sequences were choreographed by Bob Fosse, who played Frank Lippincott in the film. Some sources say that Fosse worked uncredited on CHRISTMAS, and point to “The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing,” which looks like his work. Theater. You may like to read my description of Robert Alton’s style which is on display in “Best Things.” Description here: https://artsmeme.com/2018/07/21/hollywoods-hardest-hit-on-white-christmas-1954-the-dancers/. A cast of sincere character actors — Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, Jack Lemon, Fosse, and Tommy Rall — populate the world of “Eileen.” And they give full throttled commitment to Fosse in his first major film-choreography credit. Upon arrival at the theater, they discover it is a burlesque house where striptease is the main attraction. by Carrie Dunn - Sep 16, 2015. They become acquainted with their neighbor Ted Loomis, an athlete who lives with his fiancée Helen. These are essential talents in this production, in which Miss Leigh . What matters here is that the Verdon Fosse Legacy states that Fosse was not on the film. now playing My Sister Eileen (1955) -- (Movie Clip) There's Nothing Like Love. The film tells of two naive Ohio sisters settling in Greenwich Village to pursue their dream careers in the big city. . [2] Because the film couldn't bear any resemblance to Wonderful Town, a studio attorney was assigned to make sure there were no similarities between the two. My Sister Eileen is a 1955 American CinemaScope comedy musical film directed by Richard Quine. Directed by: Richard Quine. It stars Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, and Jack Lemmon. My Sister Eileen focuses on Ruth and Eileen Sherwood, sisters from Ohio who moved to New York City to pursue their respective careers. Another film I first saw on B&W TV during a sweltering summer at my grandmother’s in Spanish Harlem, My Sister Eileen left so little impression on me in 1972 I had virtually no memory of it. . 1953 : 5 (0) Kiss Me Kate Choreographer, Actor . Footnote: Not to belabor but for the record: artsmeme restates its concurrence with the Verdon Fosse Legacy that Bob Fosse had no involvement — as dancer, choreographer, choreographer’s assistant, or dance-in — in White Christmas. Ruth is, by her own account, a rather buxom young girl, to her sister's delicate beauty. Aspiring writer Ruth Sherwood (Betty Garrett) moves to New York with her man-magnet sister, Eileen (Janet Leigh). Skip to main content Skip to footer site map. Film’s most renowned number in “Eileen” is the testosterone-charged “Alley Dance,” in which Fosse challenges, and to my eye, outdances the estimable Rall, making the number an illustration of the future dancing with the past. It looks like Robert Alton’s work, as it should, as he choreographed it. First up was KISS ME KATE (MGM, 1953), the Hollywood version of the Broadway show, an uneven and lumbering film despite its marvelous Cole Porter score (including the soaring “Wunderbar“). title details and video sharing options. My Sister Eileen Broadway in 1940 - My Sister Eileen . Twilight Time announced that they will release the film on blu-ray on June 19, 2018. It doesn’t look like his work at all. My Sister Eileen is a 1955 American CinemaScope comedy musical film directed by Richard Quine. In 1953, Joseph A. The choreographer of that film was Robert Alton. is particularly nimble on her legs — and for which Mr. Styne and Mr. Robin have dished up some apt and lively songs . I appreciate McKenney's sense of humor most of the time. After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher. It's safe, secure, and keeps you in the loop. My Sister Eileen (Original, Play, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Dec 26, 1940 and played through Jan 16, 1943. screened on August 25, 2018 at UCLA Film & Television Archive’s “Fosse, Fosse, Fosse!” retrospective. Directed by Richard Quine. My Sister Eileen is a book of stories of two sisters from Ohio in the 1920s and 30s and the shenanigans they get into. One of My Sister Eileen’s best scenes is a “challenge” dance between Tommy’s and Fosse’s characters who are vying for Eileen’s affections. The earlier DVD was okay but a tad soft, which didn’t help readability for a film that’s 80% wide shots. IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. Producer: Fred … As does the girl’s best friend, Frank Lippencott, played by Mr. Fosse, not as the “soda jerk” he truly is, but as a ‘drugstore manager.’ Fosse shines in this film acting, singing, dancing … and in his easy-peasy choreography, particularly the gazebo dance (ahem, wherefore the gazebo in New York City?). All mixed in on arts•meme. Alton also choreographed “Choreography,” “Mandy,” “Love, You Didn’t Do Right by Me” and more. My Sister Eileen (1955) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. His adept cast has full dancing cred, as it includes Garrett (who studied and danced with Martha Graham), Janet Leigh (who had a movie musical follow-up in Bye Bye Birdie), and the great film dancer Tommy Rall. Sparse but colorful location footage adds to “Eileen”‘s period charm. Mortified, Eileen rushes out. Everyone is daffy and charming, as is the film. my sister eileen delivers very well in terms of quirky dance numbers, with absurdly complex choreography, of easily forgettable, but happiness-inducing songs, and of atmosphere, by using the new york of dreamers who are trying to "make it" as a backdrop. Unaware it was Chick, who made the call in order to ensure being alone with Eileen, she rushes off. My Sister Eileen was the first time Fosse both performed in and choreographed a film. The series premiered at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS on October 15, 1960 and ran for one season of twenty-six episodes, the last of which was telecast on April 12, 1961. What sources are those sources? Aldo Ray turned down his part of Ted as being too small and it was given to Dick York, a Columbia contract star. . subscribe | contact us | advertise | terms of use | privacy | design by i*net systems© 2021 arts•meme — All Rights Reserved. And we hate to think what would have happened to it if some one had thought to … My Sister Eileen Choreographer, Actor . Fields and Jerome Chodorov adapted their 1940 play for Wonderful Town, with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Leonard Bernstein. Editor Bob Baker (Jack Lemmon) helps them along and choreographer Bob Fosse (working on his first feature-length assignment) co-stars as one of Eileen's (many) love interests. The screenplay by Quine and Blake Edwards is based on the 1940 play by Joseph A. Thus, in short order My Sister Eileen would seem as irrelevant as Moon Over Miami. A little over a year after the film's release, Garrett and Parks replaced Judy Holliday and Sydney Chaplin, respectively, on Broadway for a month in the smash hit Comden-Green-Styne musical Bells Are Ringing. As he rushes off for vacation, he counsels her to write about things she knows rather than the artificial stories she had sent him. with the Isadora Duncan Dance Company, https://artsmeme.com/2018/07/21/hollywoods-hardest-hit-on-white-christmas-1954-the-dancers/. Frank is in love with her but, mistakenly thinking Ted lives with the girls, accuses Eileen of being a bohemian and departs. Starring: Janet Leigh, Bob Fosse, Betty Garrett, Jack Lemmon. So well done by Fosse, seen below with the incandescent Betty Garrett, whose son Andy Parks attended the screening. Then came the discovery of the evening: how delightful, lithe, appealing, and talented a star in a major speaking role was Robert Louis Fosse, aka Bob, in MY SISTER EILEEN (1955). Another film I first saw on B&W TV during a sweltering summer at my grandmother’s in Spanish Harlem, My Sister Eileen left so little impression on me in 1972 I had virtually no memory of it. Sign up here! My Sister Eileen is gay and bouncing. What's more, she can dance and sing. From a play: My Sister Eileen by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov. . With Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett, Bob Fosse. Comparing this version to the 1942 original, he said it "seems a testament to '50s feminist backlash. Soda fountain manager Frank Lippencott lends her a sympathetic ear and offers his assistance, assuring her many theatrical people eat at the counter. My review: If it wasn’t for my Musical Monday feature, I would not have ever watched “My Sister Eileen” (1955) a second time. My Sister Eileen Scripters have turned out a simplified filmusical, in that the tunes and dances come naturally to situations and are not overly staged. Frank arrives with a box of chocolates for Eileen, Ted, and Helen reconcile, and the sisters decide to remain in New York. He invites her to dinner to discuss the publication of a story, and when he tries to kiss her she runs off, suggesting she may be less experienced than her stories suggest. In fact Miss Garrett is okay in shining letters . [She] has the proper skepticism and the right desperation for the role. As a result, this was Garrett's first screen appearance since On the Town six years earlier. But it is Jack Lemmon . From a play: My Sister Eileen by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov. Its success on Broadway prompted Harry Cohn, head of Columbia Pictures, which had released the 1942 screen adaptation of the play, to seek the film rights to the musical. Co-star and choreographer Bob Fosse (credited as "Robert") sings and dances with Eileen (Janet Leigh) to "There's Nothing Like Love" by Leo Robin and Jule Styne in My Sister Eileen 1955.. View the TCMDb entry for My Sister Eileen (1955) Meanwhile, after finding herself the target of unwanted advances from a theatre producer, Eileen goes to the local Walgreens for lunch. Writers: Blake Edwards; Richard Quine. Bob arrives at the apartment, professes his love for Ruth, and tells her he is publishing her stories. No one has shown evidence to the contrary and I have tons of evidence that Fosse was not involved. The Technicolor My Sister Eileen (1955) is the musical film based on the Ruth McKenney stories that inspired the earlier movie comedy My Sister Eileen (1942) and the Broadway musical Wonderful Town. When they proved to be too costly, he decided to hire Jule Styne and Leo Robin to write a different score. Based on a novel, the original “My Sister Eileen” premiered in 1942 starring Rosalind Russell as Ruth and Janet Blair as Eileen. Even the musical numbers had to be positioned at different places in the storyline.[3]. Ted asks the girls if he can stay with them while Helen's mother visits and Eileen agrees despite Ruth's uncertainty. The original Broadway production of My Sister Eileen opened on Dec 26, 1940. Ruth is pursued by the Brazilian naval cadets, who have misunderstood her intent in meeting their ship. The flick, a Columbia Pictures adaptation of the source material of Broadway’s “Wonderful Town,” with new (and markedly forgettable) songs by Jule Styne and Leo Robin, followed the 1942 Rosalind Russell version also made at Columbia. Mr. Lemmon is a charming comedy actor, getting more so in each successive film. Eileen tells Frank unless Ruth's story is published, the impoverished sisters will have to return to Ohio. . It stars Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, and Jack Lemmon. Fosse’s choreography suits their abilities, showcasing their impeccable style and strengths. A classic musical based on "My Sister Eileen" by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov. As far as musical remakes of dramas and comedies go, this one is pretty bad. And his off-hand maneuvering around Miss Garrett to shatter her resistance is grand. There is nothing Fosse in this movie, and Bob Fosse was not even in Los Angeles when it was filmed. 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. 1955 : 8 (0) Give a Girl a Break Actor . Welcome to arts•meme, the fine-arts blog founded in 2008 by arts journalist Debra Levine. Lemmon is charming and even sings a song, but dancers Bob Fosse and Tommy Rail steal the show with their amazing choreography. Genres: Musical, Comedy, Romance. "[7], Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the film on Region 1 DVD on February 22, 2005. A choreographer was born. Ruth aspires to be a writer, while Eileen hopes to achieve success as an actress. Three Stooges brief appearance at the end of the movie "My Sister Eileen". Fields and Jerome Chodorov, which was inspired by a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney originally published in The New Yorker. When the two, in a scene of mad seduction, sing "It's Bigger Than You and Me," the breadth of the spoof is established and the high point of the comedy is reached. Ruth has a letter of introduction to Bob Baker, editor-in-chief of Mad Hatter magazine. Chick comes to the apartment, and is thrown out by Ted when Eileen needs help fending off the reporter's advances. Our light & fun newsletter arrives in your in-box every three weeks. He thought "some Bob Fosse choreography and Jule Styne–Leo Robin songs wittily capture the Village esprit" but felt the subplot involving Lemmon was "alarmingly chauvinistic." My Sister Eileen ★★★ 1955Ruth and Eileen are two small-town Ohio sisters who move to Manhattan seeking excitement. My Sister Eileen ran for 866 performances and in 1942 it was filmed by Columbia, with Rosalind Russell gaining an Oscar nomination for her expertly timed portrayal of Ruth. My Sister Eileen is a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney, originally published in The New Yorker, which eventually inspired many other works: My Sister Eileen (a 1938 book), a play, a musical, a radio play (and an unproduced radio series), two motion pictures, and a CBS television series in the 1960–1961 season. 'My Sister Eileen' is just what the doctor ordered. IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. Witty Ruth and pretty Eileen Sherwood, sisters from Columbus, Ohio, relocate to New York City and settle in a rundown basement studio apartment in a Greenwich Village building owned by Papa Appopolous. The Brazilian Consul intervenes on their behalf, and the girls return home to pack their belongings. My review: If it wasn’t for my Musical Monday feature, I would not have ever watched “My Sister Eileen” (1955) a second time. Story: Ruth, an aspiring writer who can't attract any man's attention, and Eileen, a beautiful dancer who can't keep them away, move from Ohio to New York to fulfill their dreams. Jan 22, 2012. Ruth claims her sister is simply a product of her imagination and the experiences she described actually are her own. According to Kevin Boyd Grubb in Razzle Dazzle: The Life and Work of Bob Fosse, "Fosse's choreography bolstered even the weaker songs" in My Sister Eileen. . Then came the discovery of the evening: how delightful, lithe, appealing, and talented a star in a major speaking role was Robert Louis Fosse, aka Bob, in MY SISTER EILEEN … Subscribe. Intrigued, Bob asks her for a date, but Ruth declines, and later tells Eileen she finds him dull and unattractive. This is the film that started my life long love affair with the wonderful Jack Lemmon, that introduced me to the wonderful charm and comedic talents of Betty Garrett (to be further explored when I discovered her other films eg. Not a wrong move.”, The movie’s finale (spoiler alert) is a hilarious encounter between Betty Garrett and a platoon of Brazilian sailors, staged by Fosse as Keystone Kops comedy, in which the gorgeous-hunk Brazilians are set ablaze by a single word, “Conga!”. Dance history happened when Fosse, then a contract dancer working for choreographer Hermes Pan, got the go-ahead to fashion his own duet with Carol Haney for “From This Moment On.” A choreographer was born. Ruth, the more serious and more sensible of the two, aspires to be a writer, while the younger and more attractive Eileen dreams of achieving success as an actress. It is a farce which depends entirely upon two doors. [5], As Soon As They See Eileen — Performed by Betty Garrett, I'm Great — Performed by Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh, Kurt Kaszner and Dick York, There's Nothin' Like Love — Performed by Bob Fosse and Janet Leigh, It's Bigger Than You and Me — Performed by Jack Lemmon, Give Me a Band and My Baby — Performed by Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh, Bob Fosse and Tommy Rall, Conga — Performed by Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh, Kurt Kaszner and the Brazilian Navy, Bosley Crowther of The New York Times observed, "Happily let it be stated that Miss Garrett and Miss Leigh are okay. Eileen invites Chick and Frank to dinner, but when her spaghetti sauce is ruined by a plumber, Chick suggests they go to El Morocco, where he tells Eileen he will introduce Ruth to his editor, and Ruth sees Bob with a glamorous woman. As time progresses, Ruth collects a lot of rejection slips and Eileen fails to secure any auditions. While the more conventionally beautiful and confident aspiring actress Eileen has men fawning over her immediately, Ruth toils away writing sappy romances that are always rejected by handsome editor Bob Baker (Lemmon, in an appealing early role). . Bob's secretary is certain Ruth's stories are not as autobiographical as she claims. Bob returns from vacation and meets with Ruth to tell her his favorite stories are about Eileen and her romantic misadventures. They live in a basement apartment in Greenwich Village with an assortment of oddball tenants as they pursue success and romance. Plucky, starry-eyed sisters Ruth (Garrett) and Eileen (Leigh) leave Ohio and move to New York to seek their fortunes. The following day, Ruth receives a phone call asking her to cover the arrival of the Brazilian Navy for the local paper. My Sister Eileen (22-Sep-1955) Director: Richard Quine. 10 iconic movie-musical dances, according to a Broadway choreographer. My Sister Eileen is an American situation comedy based on a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney originally published in The New Yorker, as well as the 1940 play and 1942 and 1955 film adaptations which they inspired.. The Twilight Time Blu-ray of My Sister Eileen is a stunningly good encoding of a movie that was rediscovered in the 1990s when it came out on letterboxed laserdisc — previously it had been an unwatchable grainy pan-scan mess, chopped up with TV commercials. / Street Date June 19, 2018 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95 Starring: Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett, Bob Fosse, Kurt Kasznar, Dick York, Lucy Marlow, … On The Town). Back My Sister Eileen. It stars Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, and Jack Lemmon. Her way with a line is homicidal. Screenwriter/director Richard Quine, who had portrayed Frank Lippincott in the 1940 stage play and the 1942 screen adaptation,[3] originally cast Judy Holliday in the role of Ruth Sherwood. A fun technicolor musical and childhood favourite. Thus, in short order My Sister Eileen would seem as irrelevant as Moon Over Miami. In order to calm them down, Ruth and Eileen initiate a Conga line, which rapidly evolves into a wild dance party in the street that draws the attention of the police, and everyone is arrested. "[6], In his review of the DVD release of the film, Steve Daly of Entertainment Weekly graded it B. It is in anamorphic widescreen format with audio tracks in English and Portuguese and subtitles in Japanese. Choreographer Nick Winston On LET'S DANCE AGAIN. That Fosse was in tip-top form in this movie was confirmed by mega dancer Barrie Chase, who after attending the screening stated in no uncertain terms concerning Fosse’s performance, “Bobby never danced better. Based on the film to footer site map in order to ensure being alone Eileen. 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