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Damn Yankees (1967)

Damn Yankees (1967)

Comedy Fantasy Music TV Movie
Release Date: 1967, April 8
Directors: Kirk Browning
Countries: United States of America
Production: NBC, NBC
Cast: Joe Garagiola, Wallace Rooney, Linda Lavin, Lee Remick, Fran Allison, Jim Backus, Phil Silvers, Bob Dishy, Eugene Troobnick, John Gerstad, Walter Klavun, Ray Middleton

Overview:

Joe Boyd, an aging Washington Senators fan, would sell his soul for the Senators to beat the New York Yankees and win the pennant. Enter Mr. Applegate, who offers to turn Boyd into Joe Hardy, a powerful young baseball player, in exchange for his soul. When Boyd agrees, he becomes Hardy and leads the Senators on a winning streak. When he starts to miss his wife, though, and questions the deal, Applegate sends temptress Lola into the mix.

Keywords:

baseball pact with the devil based on play or musical wish soul selling broadway musical