My Sister Eileen (1942)

My Sister Eileen poster

Columbia Pictures Corporation
Starring:
 Rosalind Russell, Richard Quine
Directed by: Alexander Hall

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Sisters Ruth (Rosalind Russell) and Eileen Sherwood (Janet Blair) leave Ohio and move to New York City to pursue their careers.

Kitty Cameo: The sisters move into a basement apartment where many zany things happen to them. During one scene a young man named Frank (Richard Quine) comes to call on Eileen. As he is remarking on how he has always wanted to live in such an apartment, a tabby cat jumps in through the window followed closely by a dog.

My Sister Eileen - Frank Richard Quine standing in front of basement window where tabby cat is entering

My Sister Eileen - Frank Richard Quine standing in front of basement window where tabby cat is entering

My Sister Eileen - Frank Richard Quine standing in front of basement window where tabby cat is entering

The dog chases the cat through the apartment.

My Sister Eileen - tabby cat running into hallway

My Sister Eileen - tabby cat jumping into apartment behind Frank Richard Quine and going into hallway animated gif

A musical version of this film was made in 1955 and also includes the scene with the cat.

Final Mewsings: Cats assume people won’t mind if they drop in unexpectedly.


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