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Damn Yankees! (1958)

111 min  -  Comedy | Musical | Sport  -   6 March 1959 (Finland)
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Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators fan who makes a pact with the Devil to help his baseball team win the league pennant.

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George Abbott (screenplay), George Abbott (book), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Tab Hunter ...
Gwen Verdon Gwen Verdon ...
Ray Walston ...
Russ Brown Russ Brown ...
Benny Van Buren
Shannon Bolin Shannon Bolin ...
Mrs. Meg Boyd
Nathaniel Frey Nathaniel Frey ...
Smokey
James Komack James Komack ...
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Rae Allen ...
Gloria Thorpe
Robert Shafer Robert Shafer ...
Joe Boyd
Jean Stapleton ...
Sister Miller
Albert Linville Albert Linville ...
Vernon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Adams William Adams ...
Yankees team owner
Roy Sievers Roy Sievers ...
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Storyline

Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators fan who makes a pact with the Devil to help his baseball team win the league pennant. Written by Stewart M. Clamen <clamen@cs.cmu.edu>  

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Taglines:

It's a picture in a million! Starring that girl in a million, the red-headed darling of the Broadway show, Gwen Verdon!

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Sport

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Finland) See more »

Also Known As:

What Lola Wants See more »

Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The actors had to sing along with a metronome because the musicians who would have accompanied them normally were on strike at the time. See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: While hanging around backstage at a variety show to honor Joe, a female newspaper reporter hears an unsubstantiated rumor that he's actually a disgraced ball player who changed his name following a scandal. She immediately calls her editor and somehow an explosive front page story based on this flimsy evidence is written, published and delivered to the theater even before the show is over - an impossibility even in the unlikely event that the show (which was already in progress) ran three hours. See more »

Quotes

Mr. Applegate: With my help a lot of things come easy.
[lights a cigarette from within his hand and Joe looks shocked]
Mr. Applegate: Ohhhh, uh, do you smoke?
Joe Boyd: Hey... how'd you pull that off?
Mr. Applegate: I'm handy with fire.
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Connections

Referenced in The Open Door (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"There's Something About An Empty Chair (reprise)
Performed by Shannon Bolin and Robert Shafer
Music by Richard Adler
Lyrics by Jerry Ross
Performed by Shannon Bolin and Robert Shafer See more »