Damn Yankees (film)

Damn Yankees is a 1958 musical film made by Warner Bros., a modern version of the Faust story involving the New York Yankees and Washington Senators baseball teams. The film is based on the 1955 Broadway musical of the same name.

Joe Boyd is a middleaged fan of the unsuccessful Washington Senators baseball team. His obsession with baseball is driving a wedge between him and wife Mega problem shared by many other wives of Senators supporters. Meg leads them in lamenting their husbands fixation with the sport Six Months Out of Every Year.After seeing his team lose yet again, Joe rashly declares that he would sell his soul to the devil to see his team beat the Yankees. No sooner has he spoken than the devil appears before him in the guise of a suave conman, Applegate. Applegate claims he can go one betterhe can restore Joes youth, making him the player who wins them the pennant. This was more than Joe bargained for. He agrees, but persuades Applegate to give him an escape clause. Applegate declares that Joe can back out at any time before the last game of the seasonafterwards, his soul belongs to the devil. ........

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