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Damn Yankees!

Year:

1959

Duration:

111 min

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Sport

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

George Abbott

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1959-03-06

Filming Locations: Stage 11, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Bob Fosse

Tab Hunter

Joe Hardy

Gwen Verdon

Lola

Ray Walston

Mr. Applegate

Russ Brown

Benny Van Buren

Shannon Bolin

Mrs. Meg Boyd

Nathaniel Frey

Smokey

James Komack

Rocky

Rae Allen

Gloria Thorpe

Robert Shafer

Joe Boyd

Jean Stapleton

Sister Miller

Albert Linville

Vernon

William Adams

Yankees team owner

Roy Sievers

Joe Hardy - #2 - Washington Senators

Phil Arnold

Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)

Robert Banas

Baseball Player (uncredited)

Yogi Berra

Himself, New York Yankee (uncredited) (archive footage)

Nesdon Booth

(uncredited)

Jack Carr

Bit Role (uncredited)

Allen Case

Baseball Player (uncredited)

William Fawcett

Postmaster Hawkins (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Backstage Extra (uncredited)

Elizabeth Howell

Doris Miller (uncredited)

Mickey Mantle

Himself, New York Yankee (uncredited) (archive footage)

Joseph Mell

Reporter (uncredited)

Art Passarella

Himself, Umpire (uncredited) (archive footage)

Jeffrey Sayre

Reporter at Joe's Hearing (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

Reporter (uncredited)

Fred Sherman

Fan in Stands (uncredited)

Moose Skowron

Himself, New York Yankee (uncredited) (archive footage)

Lee Theodore

(uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

Ralph Volkie

Fan at Pennant Clincher (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim

Bit Role (uncredited)

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Trivia

Jean Stapleton reprised her role as Sister Miller for another revival of the movie, in the 1970's and drew the attention of producer Norman Lear, who immediately auditioned her for the role that made her famous.

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The actors had to sing along with a metronome because the musicians who would have accompanied them normally were on strike at the time.

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Gwen Verdon won the Tony for Best Actress (Musical) in 1956 for "Damn Yankees!" for the role she recreated in the film version. Russ Brown won the 1956 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical and Rae Allen was nominated for the 1956 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Musical and both roles were recreated in the movie version by the same actors.

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Goofs

Applegate "remembers" Jack the Ripper killing someone with his right hand. Research has shown him to be left-handed.

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When Mr. Applegate and Joe meet for the first time, Applegate states he will be 22-years-old. However if he was turned into a 22-year-old, but with Joe states he has married to Meg since he was 20, Meg would've recognized him.

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When talking to Albert Linville's character, Vernon, another actor makes the mistake of referring to Linville by his off-screen nickname of Linvy, rather than his character's name.

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Quotes

Meg Boyd: Is Washington winning dear?

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Smokey: Hey Linvy, what's a three letter word for "a sticky substance"?

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Ballplayers: So what the heck's the use of cryin'? / Why should we curse? / We gotta get better / 'cause we can't get worse! Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Van Buren: We didn't invite the press this morning, Gloria.

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