Somewhere along the way of opening up the smash stage version, DAMN YANKEES gets saddled with too much plot. It's only 110 minutes long, but you'd never know it. If Hunter is lacking in assurance among all the legit pros, there's nothing distinctly wrong in his performance. A middle-aged
Washington Senators fan (Shafer) would give his soul for a long-ball hitter and promptly enough the devil shows up in the form of Walston, to change him into a handsome, athletic 22-year-old (Hunter), who wins a place on the Senators team. Walston is a perfect comic Satan, but gets bogged down in
too much superfical action. It's unfortunate that the screenplay depends upon him to ...
Released:
1958
Rated:
NR
Length:
110 mins