South Pacific (1958)

South Pacific (1958)

20th Century-Fox

March 19, 1958

Musical, Historical Comedy
DVD
D+

I'd heard of this movie, and heard some of its songs, for decades, but I don't think I actually tried to watch before today.  And I hadn't missed much.  Joshua Logan directed and co-adapted the stage production--which is in turn based on Michener's Tales of the South Pacific-- three years after Mister Roberts.

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.