The Pajama Game (1957)

An Iowa pajama factory worker falls in love with an affable superintendent who had been hired by the factory's boss to help oppose the workers' demand for a pay raise.

Directors:

George Abbott, Stanley Donen

Writers:

George Abbott (screenplay), Richard Bissell (screenplay)

Stars:

Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Doris Day	...	Babe Williams
John Raitt	...	Sid Sorokin
Carol Haney	...	Gladys Hotchkiss
Eddie Foy Jr.	...	Vernon 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

Storyline

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. Babe Williams is their feisty employee representative but she may have found her match in shop superintendent Sid Sorokin. When the two get together they wind up discussing a whole lot more than job actions!

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Plot Keywords:

factory | based on stage musical | clothing industry | based on novel | workers' rights | 

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Taglines:

Doris Day as 'Babe' and the wonderful cast of the Broadway play!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 December 1957 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Il gioco del pigiama

Filming Locations:

Hollenbeck Park - 415 S. St. Louis Street, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (WarnerColor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A song written specifically for Doris Day, "The Man Who Invented Love" (music and lyrics by Richard Adler), was ultimately deleted in favor of the standard reprise of "Hey There." Day's recording of "The Man Who Invented Love" can be heard on the soundtrack's CD issue, and the deleted film footage can be seen on Warner Home Video's DVD release.

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Goofs

When the Annual Picnic is announced on the banner outside the Sleeptite Pajama Factory, it shows it as Thursday, 12th July. If you look carefully at the calendar in Sid Sorokin's office, you will see that the 12th is a Monday.

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Quotes

[Offstage, Vernon Hines, wildly jealous, throws knives at Gladys Hotchkiss. Myron Hasler, head of the pajama factory, thinks the knives are intended for him]
Myron Hasler: It's a plot to murder me... That's the work of foreigners.

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Connections

Featured in Broadway: The American Musical: Tradition: 1957-1979 (2004)

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Soundtracks

The Pajama Game
Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
by Ensemble

User Reviews

Remember the time, the context

I'm giving this movie 7 stars for Steam Heat with Carol Haney and the performances of almost everyone in the movie. The sexist angle that would now be called harassment in the workplace seriously dates the film but it is still entertaining. John Raitt comes on very strong but Doris Day more than holds her own. Carol Haney is the best thing in the film! Note Eddie Foy, Jr. in the role of Hinesy. Reta Shaw later gained fame as the housekeeper on The Ghost and Mrs. Muir television show. One of the most fun things about watching old movies is discovering the character actors we've become familiar with from television. Bob Fosse's choreography is splendid and Barbara Nichols is a riot.