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Feature film — 1967

Damn Yankees (1967)

5.31h 40mComedy — Music — Fantasy — TV Movie

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.

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Director: Kirk Browning

On screen

Cast & crew

Phil Silvers as Mr. Applegate

Phil Silvers

Mr. Applegate

Lee Remick as Lola

Lee Remick

Lola

J

Jerry Lanning

Joe Hardy

Jim Backus as Benny Van Buren

Jim Backus

Benny Van Buren

Fran Allison as Meg Boyd

Fran Allison

Meg Boyd

Ray Middleton as Joe Boyd

Ray Middleton

Joe Boyd

Linda Lavin as Gloria Thorpe

Linda Lavin

Gloria Thorpe

Bob Dishy as Rocky

Bob Dishy

Rocky

L

Lee Goodman

Linville

Eugene Troobnick as Smokey

Eugene Troobnick

Smokey

Walter Klavun as Welch

Walter Klavun

Welch

Wallace Rooney as Commissioner

Wallace Rooney

Commissioner

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