

Damn Yankees(1958)
It's a picture in a million! Starring that girl in a million, the red-headed darling of the Broadway show, Gwen Verdon!
Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators fan who makes a pact with the Devil to help his baseball team win the league pennant.

Movie: Damn Yankees
Top 10 Billed Cast
Joe Boyd
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