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The Pajama Game
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7.1/10   1,142 votes
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Writers:
George Abbott (screenplay) and
Richard Bissell (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
27 January 1958 (Sweden) more
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Based on the hit Broadway musical, featuring the choreography of Bob Fosse.
Plot:
Employees of the Sleeptite Pajama Factory are looking for a whopping seven-and-a-half cent an hour increase and they won't take no for an answer... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
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Once a Year Night more (40 total)

Cast

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Doris Day ... Katherine 'Babe' Williams
John Raitt ... Sid Sorokin
Carol Haney ... Gladys Hotchkiss
Eddie Foy Jr. ... Vernon 'Hinesie' Hines
Reta Shaw ... Mabel
Barbara Nichols ... Poopsie
Thelma Pelish ... Mae
Jack Straw ... Prez
Ralph Dunn ... Myron Hasler
Owen Martin ... Max
Jackie Kelk ... First Helper
Ralph W. Chambers ... Charlie (as Ralph Chambers)
Mary Stanton ... Brenda
Buzz Miller ... Dancer
Kenneth LeRoy ... Dancer
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Runtime:
101 min
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Color:
Color (Warnercolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Trivia:
Frank Sinatra turned down the lead role in The Pajama Game (1957), which would have paired him up with Janis Paige, who played the role on Broadway. As a result, Paige lost out on playing the part to Doris Day, who was considered a bigger box-office draw. more
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Miscellaneous: When Hines and Mabel are dancing their soft shoe shuffle in the factory during "I'll Never Be Jealous Again", they drop a rag in the aisle between the machines. When they return to the aisle a few moments later, the rag is gone. more
Quotes:
Mae: We ain't giving up nothing!
Katie 'Babe' Williams, Grievance Committee: Wait a minute, don't you see? We've won!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "What's My Line?: (1957-09-08)" (1957) more
Soundtrack:
Racing With the Clock more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Once a Year Night, 25 September 2004
10/10
Author: Jonesh-1

Almost 30 years ago I went on my first flight ever (London). I was so excited but I made the fatal flaw of staying up to watch "The Pajama Game". I had never seen the film before and knew only 'Hey, There' from the score. Needless to say I became almost as excited about "Pajama Game" as about England! I am perplexed that some viewers find this film... boring (e.g. 'Pajama Lame'). People really do live on 'different planets'. For me, then as now, I am amazed that this film is so 'up'- with one rousing song after another ('I'm Not at All in Love', 'Once a Year Day', 'There Once Was a Man', 'Hernando's Hideaway', 'Steam Heat'). The quiet songs- 'Hey, There', 'Small Talk', and the video-appended 'The Man Who Invented Love' are charming too. How anyone can sleep-through or flat out dislike this film is beyond me. The film IS dated (male/female roles), very 1950s. But sometimes the '50s are a fun place to go. Doris' greatest Day. HJ

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