Movies by George Abbott
As a director:
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Damn Yankees (1958)
Cast: Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston …
Directed by: George Abbott, Stanley Donen
America's favorite pastime meets the bright lights of Broadway in this musical about an ordinary Joe (Tab Hunter) whose deal with the devil (Ray Walston) transforms him into a home run…
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The Pajama Game (1957)
Cast: Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney …
Directed by: George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Things heat up at the Sleep Tite Pajama Factory when feisty union gal Katie "Babe" Williams (Doris Day) gets tough with the management -- and sweet on the new superintendent (John Raitt). As…
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Too Many Girls (1940)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Richard Carlson, Ann Miller …
Directed by: George Abbott
When East Coast teen Consuelo "Connie" Casey (Lucille Ball) announces her plans to attend the coeducational Pottawatomie College in California, her father agrees -- but not before he secretly…
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The Cheat / Merrily We Go to Hell (1931)
Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, Harvey Stephens, Irving Pichel …
Directed by: Dorothy Arzner, George Abbott
Addiction drives the action in this pair of classic films released in the 1930s before Hollywood's strict "Production Code" was put into place, banning certain taboo topics. In The…