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NotaNumber · 02-12-2003, 04:28 PM

Damn Yankees is a title I'm waiting for from Warner Brothers. This 1958 film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical is an all-time favorite of mine. The snappy musical numbers, Bob Fosse choreography and steller performances by Ray Walston and Gwen Verdon make for an entertaining experience even if you are not a baseball fan.

Here in Los Angeles on channel 9 (then KHJ now KCAL since Disney bought the station) there was The Million Dollar Movie which aired at prime time during week nights and they would show the same movie the entire week. The amazing thing about that MDM is that they would often show movies letter-boxed and this was back in the late 60's. I recall that the host of show explained what the black bars meant when they presented The Land of the Pharoahs letter-boxed.

Anyway, some movies my brothers and I enjoyed so much that we'd watch them all week - Mister Roberts, Land of the Pharoahs, Forbidden Planet and of course Damn Yankees

The Broadway musical had a musical number The Game about how the team members resist "booze and broads" for the good of The Game (i.e. Baseball) is not in the film version that I saw broadcast in LA. However when I was in Seattle in 1979-80 or 81 I could have sworn that I saw this number in the film version I saw broadcast on local television in Seattle. At that point I thought that perhaps it was cut out in the LA area because it was a little too lurid for the audience.
However the tape, Laserdisc and soundtrack albums do not have this number on them. The Original Broadway Cast album does.

Could I have imagined this or perhaps there is an alternate version of Damn Yankees?

02-12-2003, 04:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
NotaNumber I paid for this! Join Date: May 2002	Damn Yankees Damn Yankees is a title I'm waiting for from Warner Brothers. This 1958 film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical is an all-time favorite of mine. The snappy musical numbers, Bob Fosse choreography and steller performances by Ray Walston and Gwen Verdon make for an entertaining experience even if you are not a baseball fan. Here in Los Angeles on channel 9 (then KHJ now KCAL since Disney bought the station) there was The Million Dollar Movie which aired at prime time during week nights and they would show the same movie the entire week. The amazing thing about that MDM is that they would often show movies letter-boxed and this was back in the late 60's. I recall that the host of show explained what the black bars meant when they presented The Land of the Pharoahs letter-boxed. Anyway, some movies my brothers and I enjoyed so much that we'd watch them all week - Mister Roberts, Land of the Pharoahs, Forbidden Planet and of course Damn Yankees The Broadway musical had a musical number The Game about how the team members resist "booze and broads" for the good of The Game (i.e. Baseball) is not in the film version that I saw broadcast in LA. However when I was in Seattle in 1979-80 or 81 I could have sworn that I saw this number in the film version I saw broadcast on local television in Seattle. At that point I thought that perhaps it was cut out in the LA area because it was a little too lurid for the audience. However the tape, Laserdisc and soundtrack albums do not have this number on them. The Original Broadway Cast album does. Could I have imagined this or perhaps there is an alternate version of Damn Yankees? Last edited by NotaNumber : 02-12-2003 at 04:33 PM.