In the cast are jack lemmon, bob fosse, and tommy rall so some excellent dancing going on here. If it wasnt for my musical monday feature, i would not have ever watched my sister eileen 1955 a second time. Fields and jerome chodorov, which was inspired by a series of autobiographical short stories by ruth mckenney originally published in the new yorker. Writer ruth from ohio betty garrett meets new york editor bob baker jack lemmon whos leaving on vacation in director richard quines my sister eileen, cowritten by blake edwards. It portrays a world that never existed, and that likely seemed dated in 1955. Up next bob fosse, debbie reynolds, bobbby van and. My sister eileen 1955 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Eileen leigh is the pretty one who has all the attention, while her sister waits quietly for her talents and charms to be appreciated. He started out as an actor before segueing into a successful career as a choreographer.
The musical sequences were choreographed by bob fosse, who played frank lippincott in the film. The story is pretty elementary and certainly predictable, but that doesnt matter. Although the poster proclaims my sister eileen as that joyous new musical, this film was actually a remake of a 1942 version starring rosalind russell and janet blair. Bob fosse my sister eileen 8x10 original photo x9656 ebay.
Feb 08, 2010 fosse from sony pictures home entertainment dvd. Janet leigh and jack lemmon are young and fresh, but mgm alumnus betty garrett steals the show. Ruths most memorable work, my sister eileen, was a memoir that was originally published as a string of short stories in the new yorker. Kaufman and starring shirley booth, later a broadway musical also starring rosalind russell called wonderful town, and then a different musical film, again called my sister eileen. May, 2014 although the poster proclaims my sister eileen as that joyous new musical, this film was actually a remake of a 1942 version starring rosalind russell and janet blair. Reinking played the role of roxie hart in the new york revival of chicago, which opened in 1996.
Costar and choreographer bob fosse credited as robert sings and dances with eileen janet leigh to theres nothing like love by leo robin and jule styne in my sister eileen 1955 view the tcmdb entry for my sister eileen 1955. The central hook presents sister ruth as an aspiring writer last named changed from mckinney to fictional sherwood who. A little over a year after the films release, garrett and parks. See what other films and shows theyve been involved in and watch them online today. Bob fosse and tommy rall conga performed by betty garrett, janet leigh, kurt kaszner and the brazilian navy critical reception.
My sister eileen 1955 movie clip theres nothing like love costar and choreographer bob fosse credited as robert sings and dances with eileen janet leigh to theres nothing like love by leo robin and jule styne in my sister eileen 1955. My sister eileen is a 1955 american cinemascope technicolor comedy musical film directed by richard quine. Bob fosse was born on june 23, 1927 in chicago, illinois, usa as robert louis fosse. He is known for his work on cabaret 1972, all that jazz 1979 and lenny 1974. During that period he married his second wife, joan mccracken. Reinking and verdon kept fosse s unique choreography alive after his death. I watched this on tv a little while ago and just had to have it for my feel good collection of movies, sometimes. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. The life and work of bob fosse, fosse s choreography bolstered even the weaker songs in my sister eileen. With janet leigh, jack lemmon, betty garrett, bob fosse. My sister eileen 1955 movie clip theres nothing like love. Its no secret that the hollywood comet loves musicals. My sister eileen 1955 choreographer as robert fosse kiss me kate 1953.
After submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her. Find movie and film cast and crew information for my sister eileen. Even next to the excellent rall, hes clearly a virtuoso. My sister eileen was the first time fosse both performed in and choreographed a film.
So this disc has only ben played once by me that is. Pretty amazing, not only the dancing itself, but the incredible coordination between them. Released october 1st, 1991, my sister eileen stars janet leigh, jack lemmon, betty garrett, bob fosse the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. 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 has two great stars bob fosse and betty garrett stealing the show from two who turned out to be bigger stars jack lemmon and janet leigh. My sister eileen was garretts first film in six years, and while at 36 she seems a bit old to be playing a young hopeful shes otherwise wonderful, an everywoman that surely struck a chord with 1955 audiences. 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 original 1955 large 3sheet movie poster. Columbias film version of my sister eileen and returning to new york to choreograph bells are ringing, in which he collaborated with robbins on. Bob fosse so heres tommy rall and bob fosse again, doing a. Explore the filmography of bob fosse on fios tv by verizon. Apr 26, 2016 my sister eileen was an adaptation of a play that premiered in december 1940, which in turn was inspired by short stories written by ruth mckenney in. My sister eileen 1942 musical movies, bob fosse, film. Bob fosse wunderbar in my sister eileen at retrospective 4. The bob fosse gwen verdon fellowship was established by their daughter, nicole fosse, in 2003 at the alvin ailey american dance theater.
It stars janet leigh, betty garrett, and jack lemmon the screenplay by quine and blake edwards is based on the 1940 play by joseph a. In 1955, columbia made a film as a musical comedy with a score by. Bob fosse celebrity profile check out the latest bob fosse photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. My sister eileen 1991 stream and watch online moviefone. My sister eileen is cinematic cotton candy, dissolving the moment it hits the tongue. It stars janet leigh, betty garrett, and jack lemmon. Give me a band and my baby 1955 my sister eileen youtube. Writer ruth from ohio betty garrett meets new york editor bob baker jack lemmon whos leaving on vacation in director richard quines my sister eileen, cowritten by blake edwards view the tcmdb entry for my sister eileen 1955. It came as a mild surprise even to artsmemes debra levine, despite delivering a talk, bob fosse, dancer, prior to the two movie musicals both named for ladies.
Jack lemmon, janet leigh, betty garrett, dick york, bob fosse, tommy rall, kurt kasznar, horace mcmahon, richard. In the early 1950s, he was a dancer and actor in several films, including kiss me kate and my sister eileen. My sister eileen 1955 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Biographer gottfried stated that fosse rehearsed betty garrett and janet leigh until they were ready to. Oct 18, 2018 the original trailer in high definition of my sister eileen directed by richard quine and starring janet leigh, jack lemmon, betty garrett, bob fosse and kurt kasznar. Apr 26, 2016 my sister eileen was an adaptation of a play that premiered in december 1940, which in turn was inspired by short stories written by ruth mckenney in the 1930s. Theres nothin like love music by jule styne, lyrics by leo robin performed by betty garrett and janet leigh. My sister eileen is a 1942 american comedy film directed by alexander hall and starring rosalind russell, brian aherne and janet blair. My sister eileen 1955 bob fosse was without question one of the best and most original dance directorchoreographers in the history of american musical theater. Bob fosse wunderbar in my sister eileen at retrospective. He was married to gwen verdon, joan mccracken and mary ann niles. My sister eileen 1942 musical movies, bob fosse, film history. It was robert fosse, as the choreographic credits billed him though as an actor here playing the amiable soda jerk who gets on both the good and bad sides of eileen, the screen lists the more familiar bob.
In 2010, i revealed i had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Based on a novel, the original my sister eileen premiered in 1942 starring rosalind russell as ruth and janet blair as eileen. The original trailer in high definition of my sister eileen directed by. My sister eileen is a technicolor, musicalized remake of the 1942 comedy of the same name. Costar and choreographer bob fosse credited as robert sings and dances with eileen janet leigh to theres nothing like love by leo robin and jule styne in my sister eileen 1955. Rosalind russell, brian aherne and janet blair sisters ruth and eileen sherwood move from ohio to new york in the hopes of building their careers. Janet leigh, jack lemmon, betty garrett, bob fosse, kurt kasznar, dick york, lucy marlow.
This film my not be perfect but is five stars from me just for bringing back wonderful memories of my older sister and i performing the bandstand number in front our families whether. Find movie and film cast and crew information for my sister eileen 1955 richard quine on allmovie. Choreographer dance expresses joy better than anything else. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
My sister eileen bluray twilight time 1955 color 2. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. It is not, however, the film version of the 1949 broadway musical, which was also based on the 1942 film. Street date june 19, 2018 available from the twilight time movies store 29. 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 19601961 season. Give a girl a break bob dowdy 1953 kiss me kate hortensio 1953 the affairs of dobie gillis charlie trask. Find movie and film cast and crew information for my sister eileen 1955 richard quine on allmovie allmovie. Also on hand is the sweet and likable janet leigh and the dancing talents of bob fosse and tommy rall. Jul 02, 2018 it was robert fosse, as the choreographic credits billed him though as an actor here playing the amiable soda jerk who gets on both the good and bad sides of eileen, the screen lists the more familiar bob. 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. Then theres a song by lemmon at which he fails, but he goes down. The other revelation is, unsurprisingly, bob fosse. The original source material, stories by ruth mckenney, formed the basis for a play and a nonmusical 1942 rosalind russell movie, also called my sister eileen in which quine played the fosse role.
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