I would have loved more New York scenes, I'd thought there would be more from the (hilarious and awesome) movie, but I will have to track down the other books. He was in a little-known (and rightly so) musical of the same name of this book. This is a collection of short stories about the author and her sister, growing up in the 1920s (possibly earlier, I can't remember off-hand). Unfortunately, like in real life, success does not come quickly and they are forced to rent an ultra-crappy basement efficiency. So funny! If producers had been willing to pay for “Wonderful Town,” I’m curious if the film would have been better. kevin sellers 2014-10-10 . I really did like this---it made me laugh often. And since she's top billed, the script gives her character more emphasis than the original play. Of course the naughty letter from her French pen pal that she hands to a classmate for translation makes the scandalized rounds of her entire high school. I've been reading a lot of serious stuff, and this was a nice breather. Well, the two girls…land in the toils of Landlord Appopolous and the most distracting apartment you ever saw. and found. Ruth McKinney wrote many articles for The New Yorker, and some of them were compiled in this book in 1938. Cutesy, but blah. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). Script Library. But there was some strong language and a few innuendos that lessened my enjoyment. I read My Sister Eileen because I love Leonard Bernstein's musical Wonderful Town. The pair come to make their fortune--Eileen as an actress and Ruth as a writer. I got this book at a book swap when I was in Middle school. I agree with your assessment; it’s a bland little movie, with no memorable songs or dance numbers. Since writing this, I have been meaning to listen to the Wonderful Town soundtrack to see if it was better. My Sister Eileen originated as a series of short stories by Ruth McKenney that eventually evolved into a book, a play, a musical, two films, and a television series. My Sister Eileen is a book of stories of two sisters from Ohio in the 1920s and 30s and the shenanigans they get into. Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Bob Fosse, Kurt Kasznar, Dick York, Tommy Rall, Kathryn Grant (uncredited), Lucy Marlow. My Sister Eileen Blake Edwards 1955: Well, thats exactly what we were looking for... the right atmosphere at the right price. When they released the original My Sister Eileen with the two of them, I just had to watch it (that one is much better). My Sister Eileen. A book of collected essays from The New Yorker, so naturally a bit uneven. The chapter about helping Churchill look for his lost sock in a hotel room is actually quite innocent and hilarious. According to Janet Leigh’s autobiography, choreographer Bob Fosse was pleased with her dancing skills. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. It was a great book to read at the end of a stressful day. It’s hard to go wrong with a score by Leonard Bernstein (West Side Story) and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green (Singing in the Rain). In 1942 there was a "screwball" comedy called "My Sister Eileen." 3/1 My Sister Eileen by Alexander Hall (1942, 96') Writers: Joseph Fields & Jerome Chodorov (screenplay), Stars: Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Janet Blair Sisters Ruth and Eileen Sherwood move from Ohio to New York in the hopes of building … Fields and Jerome Chodorov, based on autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney. Although this book was published in 1938, it is still a delightful little gem. Oh, the danger of the pop culture reference in humor: it can make a book not just dated, but baffling. Freed hired them to update and revise the 1930 Good News script. It was an ok film, but not (in my humble estimation) a classic. Maybe with a Bernstein/Comden/Green score, some of the songs would have been memorable. Browse Script Finder Discounts Submissions. It is not, however, the film version of the 1949 Broadway musical Wonderful Town, which was also based on the 1942 film.Adapted from the short stories of Ruth McKinney, the film stars Betty Garrett as aspiring writer Ruth Sherwood, and Janet Leigh as her gorgeous sister Eileen. I have a beautiful little sister, so I identify with Ruth. In the 1942 version, while Ruth would like romance, she is more concerned with her writing career and looking out for her little sister. My Sister Eileen is an American comedy stage production, written by Joseph A. I think this book was referenced in a book I was reading about Shirley Jackson. In this, Ruth is as naive as her sister, and there are many more stories from their youth. Of all films, I was surprised this one was selected to showcase Jack Lemmon’s career because it’s well…a lemon. Trivia: My Sister Eileen is a book of stories of two sisters from Ohio in the 1920s and 30s and the shenanigans they get into. The final script was written by F. Hugh Herbert, produced by 20th Century-Fox, and released as Margie in 1946. I love the egg dyeing scene, and of course the Navy is a classic. But I enjoyed reading about a different time, written in real time. It was so funny and had me laughing a lot! Amazingly funny. 3/1 My Sister Eileen by Alexander Hall (1942, 96') Writers: Joseph Fields & Jerome Chodorov (screenplay), Stars: 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. 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