The surviving theatrical trailer is of the british release print which was renamed what lola wants. Damn yankees is a frothy, faithful adaptation of the 1956 broadway hit. The story is a modern take on the faust legend involving the new york yankees and washington senators baseball teams. Based on the 1955 broadway hit of the same name and featuring an almost identical cast with tab hunter taking over the lead. Step up to the plate for damn yankees, the rousing movie of the. Damn yankees is a 1958 musical film made by warner bros. This is a true classic with original songs like heart and whatever lola wants. Based on the novel the year the yankees lost the pennant, the film. In this musical, a man trades his soul to the devil for a chance to be a baseball superstar. Damn yankees by george abbott, stanley donen george. Prokleti jenkiji je americki filmski mjuzikl snimljen 1958. Damn yankees is unique, however, because unlike most broadwaytofilm musicals, much of the cast was transposed on screen. In an amusing slant on the faust legend, aging baseball fan joe boyd robert schafer is given an opportunity to lead his beloved washington senators to victory by a devilish gent named applegate ray walston.
Combining the faust legend with baseball, the film retained most of the broadway cast notably gwen verdon, ray walston, and jean stapleton and a score that included whatever lola wants read more. Miss verdon has the sort of fine, fresh talent that the screen badly needs these days. Combining the faust legend with baseball, the film retained most of the broadway cast notably gwen verdon, ray walston, and jean stapleton and a score that included whatever lola wants. Featuring classic tunes and engaging wit, the film bounces with terrific songs and an inviting narrative. Originally a hugely successful broadway play, damn yankees returns most of the original stage cast, with tab hunter taking over in the lead role. For the poor fans of the senators it was a double blow. Tab hunter, a 1950s recording artist, teen heartthrob, and the star of the 1958 film adaptation of the popular broadway musical damn yankees has passed away at the age of 86. Damn yankees on dvdbluray 1958 broadway on video database. Hunter is perhaps best remembered for his performance as joe hardy in the 1958 film damn yankees, adapted from the 1955 broadway musical with a score by jerry ross and richard adler. Damn yankees film project gutenberg selfpublishing. Running 1,019 performances from 1956 to 1957, the film was put on hold until the broadway show ended so the performers could come to hollywood. Maybe you think that was a heat wave that hit town yesterday.
We prefer to think it was gwen verdon making her debut hereabouts as a star in a film. A frustrated fan of the hopeless washington senators makes a pact with the devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant. Enter applegate ray walston, who offers to turn boyd into joe hardy tab hunter, a powerful young baseball player, in exchange for his soul. The year the yankees lost the pennant is a 1954 novel by douglass wallop. With damn yankees 1958, donen and abbott codirected another musical that originated onstage under abbotts direction. Starring that girl in a million, the redheaded darling of the broadway order by phone 18003364627. Damn yankees 1958 ballpark box office pictures cbs news. The team was just beginning to jell as a contender and in 1965 they did in fact in their new home in minneapolisst. Damn yankees dvd 1958 warner archive collection for sale. With tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, russ brown. The story is a modern retelling of the faust legend set during the 1950s in washington, d. Damn yankees film by donen and abbott 1958 britannica.
Throw in some baseball and several catchy songs, and dust off that old faust legend, and you get this breezy 1958 musical from warner brothers. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Oct 15, 2018 damn yankees is unique, however, because unlike most broadwaytofilm musicals, much of the cast was transposed on screen. The film was directed by george abbott, as was the earlier stage version, with assistance from stanley donen. A musical sports comedy with devilish spirit, damn yankees. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of.
Damn yankees 1958 damn yankees is a musical where the devil steps in to grant the wish of an aging baseball fan who longs to see his losing team triumph. Rent damn yankees 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. In 1960 the original washington senators played their last year in washington, dc. Damn yankees emerges as a fun film, though as charles pointed out redoing the faust legend in modern times was already a cliche by 1958 indeed, he also noted that movies about people being helped by beneficent supernatural beings, like here comes mr. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. You gotta have heart stereo damn yankees, 1958 youtube. Jordan and its a wonderful life, were also quite common by then and 1958 was also the. Damn yankees 1958 joe boyd, an aging washington senators fan, would sell his soul for the senators to beat the new york yankees and win the pennant. Tab hunter replaces stephen douglass from the broadway show. Warner brothers, 1958 insert promotional poster measuring 14. In an amusing slant on the faust legend, aging baseball fan joe boyd robert schafer is given an opportunity to lead his. Movie, damn yankees movie,damn yankees trailer,damn yankees 1958, george abbott,gwen verdon, ray walston, tab hunter, russ. Gwen verdon, damn yankees lola international film posters 1958. But lest she seem to be the whole show, let us hasten to proclaim that theres a great deal more to damn yankees than this wonderful redheaded dame.
Damn yankees star tab hunter passes away at 86 rare. The woeful washington senators have been mired in last place for longer than anyone can remember and there seems little hope of ever overtaking the hated yankees. 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. The hollywood musicians already were on strike and the directors were preparing to go out as well. Damn yankees is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by george abbott and douglass wallop, music and lyrics by richard adler and jerry ross. Tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, stanley donen, george abbott. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Film adaptation of the george abbott broadway musical about a washington senators fan who makes a pact with the devil to. The rest of the cast recreates their parts for the movie. Damn yankees by george abbott, stanley donen george abbott. Damn yankees 1958 the film version of the classic musical follows washington senators fan joe boyd robert shafer. George abbotts hit broadway musical damn yankees, which made the leap to film in this 1958 production.
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