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. [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. As far as musical remakes of dramas and comedies go, this one is pretty bad. Unaware it was Chick, who made the call in order to ensure being alone with Eileen, she rushes off. Bob arrives at the apartment, professes his love for Ruth, and tells her he is publishing her stories. My Sister Eileen (22-Sep-1955) Director: Richard Quine. 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. 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. now playing My Sister Eileen (1955) -- (Movie Clip) There's Nothing Like Love. It stars Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, and Jack Lemmon. When they proved to be too costly, he decided to hire Jule Styne and Leo Robin to write a different score. screened on August 25, 2018 at UCLA Film & Television Archive’s “Fosse, Fosse, Fosse!” retrospective. 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. Alton also choreographed “Choreography,” “Mandy,” “Love, You Didn’t Do Right by Me” and more. 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!”. The following day, Ruth receives a phone call asking her to cover the arrival of the Brazilian Navy for the local paper. 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. Mortified, Eileen rushes out. Writers: Blake Edwards; Richard Quine. 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. [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. On The Town). As he rushes off for vacation, he counsels her to write about things she knows rather than the artificial stories she had sent him. 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. 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. Helen sees Ted comforting Eileen, and mistakenly assumes the worst. The film tells of two naive Ohio sisters settling in Greenwich Village to pursue their dream careers in the big city. 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. Even the musical numbers had to be positioned at different places in the storyline.[3]. What matters here is that the Verdon Fosse Legacy states that Fosse was not on the film. There is nothing Fosse in this movie, and Bob Fosse was not even in Los Angeles when it was filmed. Directed by: Richard Quine. Fosse’s choreography suits their abilities, showcasing their impeccable style and strengths. 'My Sister Eileen' is just what the doctor ordered. Everyone is daffy and charming, as is the film. 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.. title details and video sharing options. 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 … "[7], Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the film on Region 1 DVD on February 22, 2005. Back My Sister Eileen. Choreographer Nick Winston On LET'S DANCE AGAIN. Comparing this version to the 1942 original, he said it "seems a testament to '50s feminist backlash. The Brazilian Consul intervenes on their behalf, and the girls return home to pack their belongings. 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. 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. 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 ★★★ 1955Ruth and Eileen are two small-town Ohio sisters who move to Manhattan seeking excitement. My Sister Eileen is a 1955 American CinemaScope comedy musical film directed by Richard Quine. Intrigued, Bob asks her for a date, but Ruth declines, and later tells Eileen she finds him dull and unattractive. by Carrie Dunn - Sep 16, 2015. 1955 : 8 (0) Give a Girl a Break Actor . My Sister Eileen Choreographer, Actor . 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). The earlier DVD was okay but a tad soft, which didn’t help readability for a film that’s 80% wide shots. Starring: Janet Leigh, Bob Fosse, Betty Garrett, Jack Lemmon. 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. Producer: Fred … Genres: Musical, Comedy, Romance. My Sister Eileen was the first time Fosse both performed in and choreographed a film. . Writers: Blake Edwards; Richard Quine. Not confirming or denying, just sayin’. Her way with a line is homicidal. Subscribe. As time progresses, Ruth collects a lot of rejection slips and Eileen fails to secure any auditions. Aldo Ray turned down his part of Ted as being too small and it was given to Dick York, a Columbia contract star. 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) 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. It stars Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, and Jack Lemmon. . My Sister Eileen (22-Sep-1955) Director: Richard Quine. Soda fountain manager Frank Lippencott lends her a sympathetic ear and offers his assistance, assuring her many theatrical people eat at the counter. is particularly nimble on her legs — and for which Mr. Styne and Mr. Robin have dished up some apt and lively songs . Dance. Welcome to arts•meme, the fine-arts blog founded in 2008 by arts journalist Debra Levine. It's safe, secure, and keeps you in the loop. Sparse but colorful location footage adds to “Eileen”‘s period charm. 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 Scripters have turned out a simplified filmusical, in that the tunes and dances come naturally to situations and are not overly staged. 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. A fun technicolor musical and childhood favourite. The horrible digs, sleazy start-up jobs, and true grit of young girls in New York rings super true. (This musical film is totally different from the 1953 Broadway musical Wonderful Town, though both are based on the original Ruth McKenney source material.). 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. meme‘s Debra Levine, despite delivering a talk, “Bob Fosse, Dancer,” prior to the two movie musicals (both named for ladies!) My Sister Eileen (Original, Play, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Dec 26, 1940 and played through Jan 16, 1943. My Sister Eileen is a book of stories of two sisters from Ohio in the 1920s and 30s and the shenanigans they get into. Bob returns from vacation and meets with Ruth to tell her his favorite stories are about Eileen and her romantic misadventures. 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. My Sister Eileen is gay and bouncing. . 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. Eileen tells Frank unless Ruth's story is published, the impoverished sisters will have to return to Ohio. And we hate to think what would have happened to it if some one had thought to … It is in anamorphic widescreen format with audio tracks in English and Portuguese and subtitles in Japanese. 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. Plucky, starry-eyed sisters Ruth (Garrett) and Eileen (Leigh) leave Ohio and move to New York to seek their fortunes. My Sister Eileen Blu-ray Twilight Time 1955 / Color / 2:55 widescreen / 108 min. In fact Miss Garrett is okay in shining letters . 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. Lemmon is charming and even sings a song, but dancers Bob Fosse and Tommy Rail steal the show with their amazing choreography. Sign up here! 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?). . Three Stooges brief appearance at the end of the movie "My Sister Eileen". 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. 1953 : 5 (0) Kiss Me Kate Choreographer, Actor . 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 … The play originally was filmed in 1942. 10 iconic movie-musical dances, according to a Broadway choreographer. As far as musical remakes of dramas and comedies go, this one is pretty bad. Producer: Fred … 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). My Sister Eileen (Original, Play, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Dec 26, 1940 and played through Jan 16, 1943. I appreciate McKenney's sense of humor most of the time. It is a farce which depends entirely upon two doors. 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“). And his off-hand maneuvering around Miss Garrett to shatter her resistance is grand. But it is Jack Lemmon . 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. Fields and Jerome Chodorov adapted their 1940 play for Wonderful Town, with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Leonard Bernstein. Ruth claims her sister is simply a product of her imagination and the experiences she described actually are her own. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, which was inspired by a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney originally published in The New Yorker. Skip to main content Skip to footer site map. 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. These are essential talents in this production, in which Miss Leigh . 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." In the early 1950's, he was a dancer and actor in several films, including ''Kiss Me Kate'' and ''My Sister Eileen.'' Theater. 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. My Sister Eileen. Aspiring writer Ruth Sherwood (Betty Garrett) moves to New York with her man-magnet sister, Eileen (Janet Leigh). A classic musical based on "My Sister Eileen" by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov. 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. No one has shown evidence to the contrary and I have tons of evidence that Fosse was not involved. My review: If it wasn’t for my Musical Monday feature, I would not have ever watched “My Sister Eileen” (1955) a second time. 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. who generates the most amusement and upholds the tarnished dignity of males. 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 screenplay by Quine and Blake Edwards is based on the 1940 play by Joseph A. The choreographer of that film was Robert Alton. In 1953, Joseph A. IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. 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. Ruth is, by her own account, a rather buxom young girl, to her sister's delicate beauty. My Sister Eileen focuses on Ruth and Eileen Sherwood, sisters from Ohio who moved to New York City to pursue their respective careers. It looks like Robert Alton’s work, as it should, as he choreographed it. 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. 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). Film. Visual Arts. Thanks for your comment, Michael. Meanwhile, Eileen meets Frank Lippencott (Bob Fosse, who also handles the choreography for this film), also offering to help her with her career. . My Sister Eileen is a 1955 American CinemaScope comedy musical film directed by Richard Quine. My Sister Eileen is a 1955 American CinemaScope comedy musical film directed by Richard Quine. 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! Our light & fun newsletter arrives in your in-box every three weeks. As a result, this was Garrett's first screen appearance since On the Town six years earlier. 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. 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. "[6], In his review of the DVD release of the film, Steve Daly of Entertainment Weekly graded it B. 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. Music. [She] has the proper skepticism and the right desperation for the role. Mr. Lemmon is a charming comedy actor, getting more so in each successive film. During that period he married his second wife, Joan McCracken. Frank arrives with a box of chocolates for Eileen, Ted, and Helen reconcile, and the sisters decide to remain in New York. Ruth has a letter of introduction to Bob Baker, editor-in-chief of Mad Hatter magazine. IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. [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. 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). . From a play: My Sister Eileen by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov. Jan 22, 2012. All mixed in on arts•meme. From a play: My Sister Eileen by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov. Thus, in short order My Sister Eileen would seem as irrelevant as Moon Over Miami. It doesn’t look like his work at all. So well done by Fosse, seen below with the incandescent Betty Garrett, whose son Andy Parks attended the screening. The original Broadway production of My Sister Eileen opened on Dec 26, 1940. [4] The musical sequences were choreographed by Bob Fosse, who played Frank Lippincott in the film. With Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett, Bob Fosse. 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/. Ruth is pursued by the Brazilian naval cadets, who have misunderstood her intent in meeting their ship. 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. My review: If it wasn’t for my Musical Monday feature, I would not have ever watched “My Sister Eileen” (1955) a second time. They live in a basement apartment in Greenwich Village with an assortment of oddball tenants as they pursue success and romance. A choreographer was born. subscribe | contact us | advertise | terms of use | privacy | design by i*net systems© 2021 arts•meme — All Rights Reserved. Chick comes to the apartment, and is thrown out by Ted when Eileen needs help fending off the reporter's advances. Frank is in love with her but, mistakenly thinking Ted lives with the girls, accuses Eileen of being a bohemian and departs. What's more, she can dance and sing. It also has Bob Fosse in his first position as the film’s primary choreographer. They become acquainted with their neighbor Ted Loomis, an athlete who lives with his fiancée Helen. . It stars Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, and Jack Lemmon. Twilight Time announced that they will release the film on blu-ray on June 19, 2018. Ted asks the girls if he can stay with them while Helen's mother visits and Eileen agrees despite Ruth's uncertainty. Audience Reviews for My Sister Eileen. Thus, in short order My Sister Eileen would seem as irrelevant as Moon Over Miami. 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. My Sister Eileen (1955) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Directed by Richard Quine. After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher. 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. Every thing to the contrary must be proven. with the Isadora Duncan Dance Company, https://artsmeme.com/2018/07/21/hollywoods-hardest-hit-on-white-christmas-1954-the-dancers/. Meanwhile, after finding herself the target of unwanted advances from a theatre producer, Eileen goes to the local Walgreens for lunch. 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