Damn Yankees (1958) | |
| Director(s) | George Abbott, Stanley Donen |
| Producer(s) | George Abbott, Frederick Brisson (associate), Stanley Donen, Robert E. Griffith (associate), Harold Prince (associate) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Musical, Sports |
| Top Topics | Baseball, Based on Play, New York |
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Damn Yankees (1958) was a Musical - Sports Film directed by Stanley Donen and George Abbott and produced by Stanley Donen, George Abbott, Frederick Brisson, Robert E. Griffith and Harold Prince.
Academy Awards 1958 --- Ceremony Number 31 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Ray Heindorf | Nominated |
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Musical Monday: Damn Yankees (1958)
on Oct 15, 2018 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Damn Yankees?(1958) ? Musica... Read full article
Damn Yankees! (1958)
By Beatrice on Sep 1, 2016 From Flickers in TimeDamn Yankees! Directed by George Abbott and Stanley Donen Written by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop 1958/USA Warner Bros. presents a George Abbott and Stanley Donen Production Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Here is another movie I remember in black-and-white. ?I could still sing along with all ... Read full article
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Joe Hardy: [dryly] To be near you.
Mr. Applegate: I see it all now! Ya doped me. But why? Why?
Lola: Because I love him!
Mr. Applegate: Going a little far don't you think?
Lola: What's the matter? Didn't ya like it?
Mr. Applegate: I like it fine. Puff him up baby, I'll bring him down again.
Lola: You'll what?
Mr. Applegate: It's already started. Keep your eyes open, homewrecker. You'll find out who's got the pain in the mambo.
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Gwen Verdon was famous on Broadway for her hip movements, especially her bumps, as they were called, but in 1958, bumps such as these were not allowed in films, so her first number, "A Little Brains," contains odd static pauses where she had done her bumps on stage.
The musical play "Damn Yankees" opened at the 46th Street Theater in New York City on May 5, 1955, and ran for 1,019 performances. Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston, Russ Brown, Jean Stapleton, Shannon Bolin, Nathaniel Frey, James Komack, Rae Allen, and Robert Shafer reprise their roles in the movie. "Damn Yankees" won the 1956 Tony Award (New York City) for Best Musical.
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