Movie damn yankees 1958

Damn yankees original soundtrack original soundtrack. 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. Maybe you think that was a heat wave that hit town yesterday. The story is a modern take on the faust legend involving the new york yankees and washington senators baseball teams. Originally a hugely successful broadway play, damn yankees returns most of the original stage cast, with tab hunter taking over in the lead role. Boyd is transformed into handsome young shoeless joe hardy from hannibal, mo.

The film was directed by george abbott, as was the earlier stage version, with assistance from stanley donen. The story is a modern retelling of the faust legend set during the 1950s in washington, d. Goodbye, old girl music by richard adler lyrics by jerry ross performed by robert shafer and tab hunter. Damn yankees is een amerikaanse muziekfilm uit 1958 onder regie van george abbott en stanley donen.

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. For the 1958 film, they reprised those duties and he also appeared in the whos got the pain mambo number. 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. Avengers and game of thrones rule 2019 mtv movie and tv awards. Damn yankees is a great movie musical, i rank it near the perfection of mary poppins and sound of music. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. In 2010, i revealed i had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. With tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, russ brown. Enter applegate ray walston, who offers to turn boyd into joe hardy tab hunter, a powerful young baseball player, in exchange for his soul. A frustrated fan of the hopeless washington senators makes a pact with the devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant. The film soundtrack to damn yankees is similar but certainly quite inferior to the peerless 1955 original broadway cast album. Damn yankees 1958 stream and watch online moviefone. Whatever lola wants, lola gets stereo damn yankees.

Hollywoods tab hunter suits up as potential lost soul and washington senators slugger joe hardy, revealing a. 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. The damn yankees soundtrack album was released in monophonic sound in 1958, and all subsequent reissues also were in mono until 1989, when rca released a stereo version with. Damn yankees by george abbott, stanley donen george. Damn yankees 1958 posted on october 15, 2018 by jnpickens. The enduringly engaging nature of the shows story and score have been demonstrated by its several successful revivals over the.

Tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, stanley donen, george abbott. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Ray walston is hilarious as the devil here known as mr. Those were the good old days from damn yankees 1958. The main names of note in this production is ray walston my favorite martian and tab hunter. Bright technicolor warner brothers adaptation of the classic 1950s musical damn yankees, about how the devil tries to seduce the yankees ball club. Read the full synopsis of damn yankees, 1958, directed by george abbott, with tab hunter, gwen verdon, ray walston, at turner classic movies. 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 on dvdbluray 1958 broadway on video database. The scenes on the baseball field seem especially fake. As a movie, its a lively celebration of baseball as americas pastime set during an era where the game was at its peak. Damn yankees is a frothy, faithful adaptation of the 1956 broadway hit.

Rent damn yankees 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Original movie poster for damn yankees 1958 9231 warner brothers six sheet poster. Not enough was done to open the musical up for the movies. Six months out of every year music by richard adler lyrics by jerry ross performed by shannon bolin, robert shafer, and chorus. Applegate come to earth to seduce disgruntled washington. Damn yankees 1958 directed by george abbott stanley donen genres fantasy, musical subgenres musical comedy, musical fantasy, sports comedy run time 110 min. Joe boyd, an aging washington senators fan, would sell his soul for the senators to beat the new york yankees and win the pennant. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas.

Original damn yankees 1958 movie poster in c8 condition. An average joe in the truest sense, hes offered a chance to trade his soul to the devilish mr. In an amusing slant on the faust legend, aging baseball. We prefer to think it was gwen verdon making her debut hereabouts as a star in a film. It is based on wallops 1954 novel the year the yankees lost the pennant. The two met in 1955, when she starred in broadways damn yankees, which he choreographed. Find release information for damn yankees 1958 george abbott, stanley donen on allmovie.

Its no secret that the hollywood comet loves musicals. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. 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. Unfortunately what plays well on a broadway stage doesnt automatically work on the big screen. 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. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles.