1h 41min | Comedy, Drama, Musical | 29 August 1957 | Color, WS
Directors: George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Stars: Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney, Eddie Foy Jr., Reta Shaw, Barbara Nichols.
Bob Fosse ... choreographer
George Abbott ... stage director
Jerome Robbins ... stage director
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050814/
JR's only starring role on film, his last of 9 credits.
Last acting credit of 8 for CH.
Songs performed (29 chapters with menu), all by Adler & Ross:
- ch1. The Pajama Game, by Ensemble
- ch2. Racing With the Clock, Sung by Ensemble
- ch4. I'm Not At All In Love, Sung by Doris Day
- ch6. I'll Never Be Jealous Again, Sung and Danced by Eddie Foy Jr. and Reta Shaw
- ch8. Hey There, Sung by John Raitt
- ch10. Once-A-Year-Day!, Performed by Doris Day, John Raitt and Ensemble
- ch12. Small Talk, Performed by Doris Day, John Raitt and Ensemble
- ch13. There Once Was a Man, Sung by Doris Day and John Raitt
- ch14. Racing With the Clock (reprise), Performed by Ensemble
- ch16. Steam Heat, Sung and danced by Carol Haney and dancers
- ch19. Hey There (reprise), Sung by Doris Day
- ch22. Hernando's Hideaway, Sung and Danced by Carol Haney, with John Raitt and Ensemble
- ch27. 7 1/2 Cents, Sung by Jack Straw, Doris Day and Ensemble
- ch??. A New Town is a Blue Town, Sung by John Raitt
- ch??. The New Superintendent
Enjoyable. Has an actual plot. Good performances. Some of the dancing is not Fosse-esque; the picnic is trying too hard to "open up" the show. But Steam Heat is a classic. Lots of fun songs.
This time around I didn't catch whether DD gets her job back. She's at the big union meeting where the 7.5cents negotiation finishes, but is she employed?
Warner, dir. Abbott & Donen; 8
