---
title: 'My Sister Eileen (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alexander Hall'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-sister-eileen-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035105/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# My Sister Eileen (1942)

1942 · 96 min · Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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. Fields and Jerome Chodorov is based on their 1940 play of the same name, inspired by Ruth McKenney's autobiographical short stories first published in The New Yorker. The supporting cast features George Tobias, Allyn Joslyn, Grant Mitchell, Gordon Jones, and The Three Stooges in a cameo appearance.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alexander Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-hall)
- **Screenplay:** [Joseph Fields](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-fields), [Jerome Chodorov](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-chodorov)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sidney Cutner](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-cutner)
- **Producer:** [Max Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-gordon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-walker)
- **Editor:** [Viola Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/viola-lawrence)

## Cast

- [Donald MacBride](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-macbride)
- [Gino Corrado](https://cinepixo.com/people/gino-corrado)
- [Forrest Tucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/forrest-tucker)
- [June Havoc](https://cinepixo.com/people/june-havoc)
- [The Three Stooges](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-three-stooges)
- [Jeff Donnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-donnell)
- [George Tobias](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-tobias)
- [Brian Aherne](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-aherne)
- [Allyn Joslyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/allyn-joslyn)
- [Rosalind Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosalind-russell)
- [Walter Sande](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-sande)
- [Gordon Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-jones)
- [Edward Gargan](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-gargan)
- [Janet Blair](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-blair)
- [Clyde Fillmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/clyde-fillmore)

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