- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Cast
Rosalind Russell | ... |
Ruth Sherwood
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Brian Aherne | ... |
Robert Baker
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Janet Blair | ... |
Eileen Sherwood
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George Tobias | ... |
Appopolous
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Allyn Joslyn | ... |
Chic Clark
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Grant Mitchell | ... |
Walter Sherwood
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Gordon Jones | ... |
'The Wreck' Loomis
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Elizabeth Patterson | ... |
Grandma Sherwood
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Richard Quine | ... |
Frank Lippincott
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June Havoc | ... |
Effie Shelton
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Donald MacBride | ... |
Officer Lonigan
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Frank Sully | ... |
Jenson
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Clyde Fillmore | ... |
Ralph Craven
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Jeff Donnell | ... |
Helen Loomis
(as Miss Jeff Donnell)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
George Adrian | ... |
Cadet (uncredited)
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Kirk Alyn | ... |
Portuguese Merchant Marine Cadet (uncredited)
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Don Barclay | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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Richard Bartell | ... |
Lothario in Bus Terminal (uncredited)
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Brooks Benedict | ... |
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
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Chick Chandler | ... |
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
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Peggy Converse | ... |
Receptionist (uncredited)
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Gino Corrado | ... |
Chef in Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
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Chavo de Leon | ... |
Portuguese Merchant Marine Cadet (uncredited)
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Dudley Dickerson | ... |
Redcap (uncredited)
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Ann Doran | ... |
Receptionist (uncredited)
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Eddie Dunn | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Ralph Dunn | ... |
Griswald - Policeman (uncredited)
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Robert Elliott | ... |
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Larry Fine | ... |
Subway Builder (uncredited)
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Jack Gardner | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Edward Gargan | ... |
Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
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Charles Halton | ... |
Mr. Hawkins - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
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John Harmon | ... |
Newspaperman with Eyeshade (uncredited)
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Sam Harris | ... |
Man in Craven's Outer Office (uncredited)
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Hallene Hill | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Curly Howard | ... |
Subway Builder (uncredited)
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Lewis Howard | ... |
Heller - Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Moe Howard | ... |
Subway Builder (uncredited)
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Robert Kellard | ... |
Bus Driver (uncredited)
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Phyllis Kennedy | ... |
Annie Wilkerson (uncredited)
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Adia Kuznetzoff | ... |
Cossack (uncredited)
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Charles La Torre | ... |
Captain Amadato (uncredited)
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Pat Lane | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Eddie Laughton | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Douglas Leavitt | ... |
Henry Harvey (uncredited)
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Tom Lincir | ... |
Portuguese Merchant Marine Cadet (uncredited)
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Frank McLure | ... |
Newspaperman (uncredited)
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Danny Mummert | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Frank O'Connor | ... |
Newspaperman (uncredited)
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Minna Phillips | ... |
Mrs. Wade (uncredited)
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Tito Renaldo | ... |
Portuguese Merchant Marine Cadet (uncredited)
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Bert Roach | ... |
Pete the Drunk (uncredited)
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Walter Sande | ... |
Jackson - Policeman (uncredited)
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Almira Sessions | ... |
Prospective Tenant (uncredited)
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Arnold Stang | ... |
Jimmy - Newspaper Office Boy (uncredited)
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George Travell | ... |
Portuguese Merchant Marine Cadet (uncredited)
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Forrest Tucker | ... |
Sandhog (uncredited)
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Armand 'Curly' Wright | ... |
Strawberry Vendor (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alexander Hall |
Written by
Joseph Fields | ... | (screenplay) & |
Jerome Chodorov | ... | (screenplay) |
Joseph Fields | ... | (play) and |
Jerome Chodorov | ... | (play) |
Ruth McKenney | ... | (stories) |
Produced by
Max Gordon | ... | producer |
Music by
Sidney Cutner | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Joseph Walker | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Viola Lawrence |
Art Direction by
Lionel Banks |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Mull | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Fay Babcock | ... | interior decorator (as Ray Babcock) |
Cary Odell | ... | associate art director |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ned Scott | ... | still photographer |
Music Department
Morris Stoloff | ... | musical director (as M.W. Stoloff) |
Additional Crew
Max Gordon | ... | producer: original stage production |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1942) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia Pictures Corporation)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1942) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film (1943) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1943) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Przedsiebiorstwo Panstwowe Film Polski (1947) (Poland) (theatrical) (as Film Polski)
- Screen Gems (1957) (United States) (tv)
- Pioneer Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Columbia Tristar Television Distribution (1996) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television (2002) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television International (2005) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD) (Icons of Screwball Comedy: Volume 1)
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Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Sisters Ruth and Eileen Sherwood move from Ohio to New York in the hopes of building their careers. Ruth wants to get a job as a writer, while Eileen hopes to succeed on the stage. The two end up living in a dismal basement apartment in Greenwich Village, where a parade of odd characters are constantly breezing in and out. The women also meet up with magazine editor Bob Baker, who takes a personal interest in helping both with their career plans.
Written by Daniel Bubbeo |
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Taglines | The Famous Broadway Coast-to-Coast Stage Hit Hilariously Hits the Screen! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The movie is based on the real-life experiences of Ruth McKinney, and her sister Eileen. In 1934, Ruth and Eileen McKinney moved to New York from Columbus, Ohio. They rented a $45-a-month basement apartment at 14 Gay Street in Greenwich Village, above the Christopher Street subway station. Ruth wrote about their eccentric neighbors and the trials of living in a basement apartment in her column titled, "My Sister Eileen," which was published in "The New Yorker" (called "The Manhatter" in the movie). As seen in the film, "The New Yorker" editor Harold Ross was at first reluctant to publish Ruth McKinney's columns, preferring to keep his magazine a "High Society" publication, but he eventually relented. Ruth's columns were gathered in a book, "My Sister Eileen," which was published in 1938. Eileen McKinney moved to Los Angeles, where she married novelist and screenwriter Nathanael West (author of the perennial Hollywood novel, "The Day of the Locust"). Unfortunately, Eileen McKinney and Nathanael West were both killed in a car accident in Los Angeles on December 22, 1940, only four days before they were scheduled to attend the Broadway opening of the play, "My Sister Eileen." Ruth McKinney died in 1972 at age 60. See more » |
Goofs | When Bob puts Ruth in the taxicab outside of the police station, the shadow of the boom mic can be seen moving across the hood of the cab. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in My Sister Aphroula (1990). See more » |
Soundtracks | Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech See more » |
Quotes |
'The Wreck' Loomis:
[holding an iron]
Which way do you want the pleats turned? Ruth Sherwood: Toward Mecca. See more » |