The Pajama Game

The Pajama Game

Warner Bros.

August 29, 1957

Musical, Romance

DVD
C-

One of those musicals where the songs are better than the characters or the story.  Richard Bissell helped adapt his novel 7 1/2 Cents, first into a stage musical and then this movie, with director George Abbott.  And Stanley Donen is also credited as director.

Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees
Warner Bros.
September 26, 1958
Musical, Fantasy, Sports Comedy
DVD
C

I actually tried to watch this movie a couple years ago, after hearing about it for decades, but it didn't capture my interest.  I did decide to give it a quarter-hour this time, to at least see how uninterested I was.  So, yeah, a C, "almost interested."

George Abbott, who adapted the play he co-wrote with Douglass Wallop, who wrote the book this is based on, co-directed with Stanley Donen.  And, yes, 35-year-old Jean Stapleton already seems middle-aged a dozen years before All in the Family.