The damn yankees team, which ran the score high for three seasons in broadways legit. From the motion picture damn yankees a warner bros. The 1958 new york yankees season was the 56th season for the team in new york, and its 58th season overall. Fullyear historical major league statistics provided by pete palmer and gary gillette of hidden game sports. Early in the 1954 season, wallop came up with the idea of a senators fan who. A college chemistry professor, vernon simpson ray milland, invents a substance that keeps insects away from wood. Damn yankees 1958 cast and crew joe boyd, an aging washington senators fan, would sell his soul for the senators to beat the new york yankees and win the pennant.
The two met in 1955, when she starred in broadways damn yankees, which he choreographed. Film adaptation of the george abbott broadway musical about a washington senators fan who. Richard adlerjerry ross shoeless joe from hannibal mo. Tab hunter in damn yankees 1958 bob fosse and gwen verdon in damn yankees 1958 tab. Damn yankees was a very successful broadway musical of the 1950s, which was turned into a hit movie in 1958. Damn yankees was a very successful broadway musical of the 1950s, which was turned into a hit movie in 1958 the musical is based on the novel the year the yankees lost the pennant, written by douglass wallop in 1954. Applegate come to earth to seduce disgruntled washington senators fan joe boyd robert shafer into entering a faustian pact with him.
Jack warner optioned the film rights to both the pajama game 1957 and damn yankees 1958 with the idea of teaming stage director george abbott and film director stanley donen to ensure both a faithful transfer and a cinematic rendition of the original shows. Music and lyrics by richard adlerjerry ross shoeless joe from hannibal mo. It was more like combining chocolate and a pound of seasoned ground beef. Damn yankees is a great movie musical, i rank it near the perfection of mary poppins and sound of music. Joe gets to become the greatest baseball player ever on earth in exchange for his immortal soul.
Read the full synopsis of damn yankees, 1958, directed by george abbott, with tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, at turner classic movies. 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. The team finished with a record of 9262, winning their 24th pennant, finishing 10 games ahead of the chicago white sox. Applegate impulsively switches joe hardy back into joe boyd in full view of. Damn yankees is a frothy, faithful adaptation of the 1956 broadway hit. Film adaptation of the george abbott broadway musical about a washington senators fan who makes a pact with the devil to help his baseball. The hot dog vendor from the carol burnett show full sketch. But after a baseball crashes through the window and gets coated in the fluid. The film was directed by george abbott, as was the earlier stage version, with assistance from stanley donen. Joe boyd, an aging washington senators fan, would sell his soul for the senators to beat the new york yankees and win the pennant. Damn yankees soundtrack cd details and availability.
The story is a modern retelling of the faust legend set during the 1950s in washington, d. Read famous quotes from damn yankees, 1958, directed by george abbott, with tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston. The scenes on the baseball field seem especially fake. Damn yankees is a 1958 musical film made by warner bros. Rent damn yankees 1958 starring tab hunter and gwen verdon on dvd and bluray. Not enough was done to open the musical up for the movies. Ray walston is hilarious as the devil here known as mr. Enter applegate ray walston, who offers to turn boyd into joe. The damn yankees team, which ran the score high for three seasons in broadways legit ballpark, was reassembled to go to bat in this sparkling film version. Rent damn yankees 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Mar 22, 2010 the office originally planned to split jim and pam up in season 9. Gwen verdon, ray walston, tab hunter, russ brown, shannon bolin, official content from warner home video film version of the broadway.
In an amusing slant on the faust legend, aging baseball fan joe boyd robert schafer is given an opportunity to lead his. Damn yankees ran in the 19551957 season for 1019 performances and both gwen verdon and. Damn yankees 1958 stream and watch online moviefone. Damn yankees 1958 ballpark box office pictures cbs news. Hear classic music from damn yankees, 1958, directed by george abbott, with tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, at tcm. Unfortunately what plays well on a broadway stage doesnt automatically work on the big screen. For the 1958 film, they reprised those duties and he also appeared in the whos got the pain mambo number. Damn yankees 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Gwen verdon became a professional performer at 22 rather late for a dancer, though she managed to make up for lost time by becoming one of the top broadway personalities of the 1950s and 1960s. The film version of the classic musical follows washington senators fan joe boyd robert shafer, who sells his soul to the devil to become joe hardy, a young baseball star played by tab hunter. Originally a hugely successful broadway play, damn yankees returns most of the original stage cast, with tab hunter taking over in the lead role. 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. Mar, 2014 performed at the albany academies at caird chapel, february 28 and march 1, 2014. Damn yankees on dvdbluray 1958 broadway on video database. Damn yankees official trailer somewhere along the way of opening up the smash stage version, damn yankees gets saddled with too much plot. Soon the woeful senators have a new player on the roster, a 22yearold. The story is a modern take on the faust legend involving the new york yankees and washington senators baseball teams. Joe boyd, an aging washington senators fan, would sell his soul for the senators to beat the new york. Film version of the broadway smash about a frustrated baseball fan who sells his soul to be a star player for his favorite team.
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. Step up to the plate for damn yankees, the rousing movie of the 1,019performance broadway grand slam that imports nearly all the original new. What with major league baseball making an imminent return to the nations capital, the timing seems perfect for the film adaptation of damn yankees 1958, the popular broadway musical that blended the national pastime with the faust legend, to have its debut on dvd. Damn yankees soundtrack 1958 movie soundtracks for sale. 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. When boyd agrees, he becomes hardy and leads the senators on a winning streak. Stereo damn yankees 1958 robert shafer, tab hunter duration. Received this collectors dvd in excellent condition as described by seller of the original 1958 warner brothers musical damn yankees performed with the entire 1956 broadway musical cast with the exception of tab hunter playing the part of joe hardy for a bargain price. Based on the novel the year the yankees lost the pennant, the film like the play before it. Damn yankees ran in the 19551957 season for 1019 performances and both gwen verdon and ray walston continued their roles from broadway. Film adaptation of the george abbott broadway musical about a washington senators fan who makes a pact with the devil to. As the seasons goes on the senators start winning and joe starts missing his wife. Damn yankees 1958 plot summary 2 a frustrated fan of the hopeless washington senators makes a pact with the devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant. Those were the good old days from damn yankees 1958.