The Pajama Game

The Pajama Game


Warner Bros., 1957, Color, 101 minutes, ***½

Released August, 1957



Labor relations take on a whole new meaning in George Abbott's filming of the hit Broadway musical, with garment worker activist Doris Day and factory foreman John Raitt playing the enemies-turned-lovers. "Steam Heat", "Hernando's Hideaway" and "I'm Not at All in Love" are among the memorable Adler / Ross tunes enhanced by Bob Fosse's choreography. Special video edition includes outtakes of the unused "The Man Who Invented Love" number and original theatrical trailers for Day's "Romance on the High Seas" and "Calamity Jane", and Adler and Ross' "Damn Yankees".



A fun film. Doris is cute and feisty. Carol Haney plays a prominent role, and we get a rare opportunity to see her really do her stuff, especially in the big hit "Hernando's Hideaway." See what really goes on in a pajama factory!




Produced and Directed by: George Abbott and Stanley Donen

Associate Producers: Frederick Brisson, Robert E. Griffith, Harold S. Prince

Assistant Director: Russ Llewellyn

Screen Play by: George Abbott and Richard Bissell

Based Upon the Play "Tha Pajama Game;" Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell from Richard Bissell's novel "7½ Cents;" Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross; Original Stage Production Directed by George Abbott and Jerome Robbins; Produced by Brisson, Griffith and Prince

Music and Lyrics by: Richard Adler and Jerry Ross

Orchestral Arrangements: Nelson Riddle and Buddy Bregman

Vocal Arrangements: Charles Henderson

Technical Advisor: Weldon Pajama Company

Choreography by: Bob Fosse

Art Director: Malcolm Bert

Set Decorator: William Kuehl

Costumes Designed by: William and Jean Eckart

Assisted by: Frank Thompson

Makeup Artist: Gordon Bau

Sound by: M. A. Merrick, Dolph Thomas

Director of Photography: Harry Stradling

Filmed in WarnerColor

Film Editor: William Ziegler



Cast: Doris Day [Kate "Babe" Williams], John Raitt [Sid Sorokin], Carol Haney [Gladys Hotchkiss], Eddie Foy, Jr. [Vernon Hines], Reta Shaw [Mabel], Barbara Nichols [Poopsie], Thelma Pelish [Mae], Jack Straw [Prez], Ralph Dunn [Hasler], Owen Martin [Max], Jackie Kelk [First Helper], Ralph Chambers [Charlie], Mary Stanton [Brenda], Buzz Miller, Kenneth LeRoy [Featured Dancers], Additional Cast: Ralph Volkie [Second Helper], Jack Waldron [Salesman], Franklin Fox [Pop Williams], William A. Forester [Joe], Peter Gennaro [Dancer], Elmore Henderson [Waiter], Fred Villani [Tony the Headwaiter], Kathy Marlowe [Holly], Otis Griffith [Otis]



Musical Program: [0:00] Overture (includes excerpts of "Hey There", "Fernando's Hideaway", "The Pajama Game" (played by Orchestra, some parts sung by Chorus); [0:01] The Pajama Game (performed by Ensemble); [0:03] Racing with the Clock (sung by Ensemble); [0:11] I'm Not At All in Love (sung by Doris Day); [0:17] I'll Never Be Jealous Again (sung and danced by Eddie Foy, Jr. and Rita Shaw); [0:26] Hey There (sung by John Raitt); [0:36] Once-a-Year Day (sung by John Raitt, Doris Day and Ensemble; danced by Carol Haney and Ensemble); [0:43] Small Talk (sung by John Raitt and Doris Day); [0:48] There Once Was a Man (sung by Doris Day and John Raitt); [0:54] Racing with the Clock (reprised by Ensemble during slow-down); [0:58] Steam Heat (sung and danced by Carol Haney, Buzz Miller and Kenneth LeRoy); [1:08] Hey There (sung by Doris Day); [1:16] Hernando's Hideaway (sung and danced by Carol Haney with John Raitt and Ensemble); [1:31] Seven and a Half Cents (performed by Jack Straw, Doris Day and Ensemble); [1:39] "The Sleep Tight Fashion Parade" (performed by Company)