Damn yankees official trailer somewhere along the way of opening up the smash stage version, damn yankees gets saddled with too much plot. 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. Damn yankees 1958 ballpark box office pictures cbs news. Applegate come to earth to seduce disgruntled washington senators fan joe boyd robert shafer into entering a faustian pact with him. Music and lyrics by richard adlerjerry ross shoeless joe from hannibal mo. Enter applegate ray walston, who offers to turn boyd into joe. Film adaptation of the george abbott broadway musical about a washington senators fan who makes a pact with the devil to help his baseball.
Hear classic music from damn yankees, 1958, directed by george abbott, with tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, at tcm. Damn yankees soundtrack cd details and availability. Early in the 1954 season, wallop came up with the idea of a senators fan who. 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. Film adaptation of the george abbott broadway musical about a washington senators fan who. Soon the woeful senators have a new player on the roster, a 22yearold. Damn yankees ran in the 19551957 season for 1019 performances and both gwen verdon and ray walston continued their roles from 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 on dvdbluray 1958 broadway on video database. Those were the good old days from damn yankees 1958 youtube. 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. 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. 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.
Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. 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. Damn yankees is a 1958 musical film made by warner bros. The story is a modern retelling of the faust legend set during the 1950s in washington, d. 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. Damn yankees 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. 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. When boyd agrees, he becomes hardy and leads the senators on a winning streak. Damn yankees was one of two broadway shows written by the team of richard adler and jerry ross, the other being the pajama game which got made into films almost immediately upon the cessation of the broadway run. The film was directed by george abbott, as was the earlier stage version, with assistance from stanley donen. Damn yankees remake starring jim carrey and jake gyllenhaal.
For the 1958 film, they reprised those duties and he also appeared in the whos got the pain mambo number. The story is a modern take on the faust legend involving the new york yankees and washington senators baseball teams. Read the full synopsis of damn yankees, 1958, directed by george abbott, with tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, at turner classic movies. Applegate impulsively switches joe hardy back into joe boyd in full view of. Read famous quotes from damn yankees, 1958, directed by george abbott, with tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston. Damn yankees 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. Joe boyd, an aging washington senators fan, would sell his soul for the senators to beat the new york. Damn yankees was a very successful broadway musical of the 1950s, which was turned into a hit movie in 1958.
Rent damn yankees 1958 starring tab hunter and gwen verdon on dvd and bluray. Film adaptation of the george abbott broadway musical about a washington senators fan who makes a pact with the devil to. 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. Damn yankees 1958 stream and watch online moviefone. Damn yankees ran in the 19551957 season for 1019 performances and both gwen verdon and.
Mar, 2014 performed at the albany academies at caird chapel, february 28 and march 1, 2014. Based on the novel the year the yankees lost the pennant, the film like the play before it. The hot dog vendor from the carol burnett show full sketch. 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. From the motion picture damn yankees a warner bros. But after a baseball crashes through the window and gets coated in the fluid. Rent damn yankees 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The two met in 1955, when she starred in broadways damn yankees, which he choreographed. Unfortunately what plays well on a broadway stage doesnt automatically work on the big screen. Those were the good old days from damn yankees 1958. Film version of the broadway smash about a frustrated baseball fan who sells his soul to be a star player for his favorite team. Joe gets to become the greatest baseball player ever on earth in exchange for his immortal soul. Cast and crew credits for damn yankees, 1958, directed by george abbott, with tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, at turner classic movies. 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.
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. 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. Tab hunter in damn yankees 1958 bob fosse and gwen verdon in damn yankees 1958 tab. Fullyear historical major league statistics provided by pete palmer and gary gillette of hidden game sports. Mar 22, 2010 the office originally planned to split jim and pam up in season 9.
Damn yankees 1958 trailers and clips joe boyd, an aging washington senators fan, would sell his soul for the senators to beat the new york yankees and win the pennant. As the seasons goes on the senators start winning and joe starts missing his wife. The damn yankees team, which ran the score high for three seasons in broadways legit. Ray walston is hilarious as the devil here known as mr. Gwen verdon, ray walston, tab hunter, russ brown, shannon bolin, official content from warner home video film version of the broadway. Not enough was done to open the musical up for the movies. 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 is a great movie musical, i rank it near the perfection of mary poppins and sound of music.
Stereo damn yankees 1958 robert shafer, tab hunter duration. Richard adlerjerry ross shoeless joe from hannibal mo. 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 frothy, faithful adaptation of the 1956 broadway hit. It was more like combining chocolate and a pound of seasoned ground beef. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
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. The 1958 new york yankees season was the 56th season for the team in new york, and its 58th season overall. The scenes on the baseball field seem especially fake. Damn yankees soundtrack 1958 movie soundtracks for sale.