Post by mikef6 on Feb 1, 2018 2:13:27 GMT
It Happened Tomorrow / René Clair (1944). This pre-Twilight Zone charmer stars Dick Powell as a reporter who gets, one morning, a copy of the next day’s evening newspaper which he uses to scope the other reporters. It happens the next day. But the front page on the third day announces his own death.
Angels In The Outfield / Clarence Brown (1951). With Spring Training right around the corner, this one is appropriate. Paul Douglas plays Guffy, the perpetually angry, abusive, and profane field manager for the last place Pittsburgh Pirates. One night on the field after a game, he is spoken to by an unseen angel (the voice of James Whitmore) who chides him for his nasty personality and who promises to help the team if Guffy will clean up his act.
Damn Yankees! / George Abbott and Stanley Donen (1958). Another baseball fantasy, this one based on the Broadway hit musical. Mr. Applegate (Ray Walston) promises couch potato Joe Boyd to turn him into a major league slugger named Joe Hardy so Joe can get his favorite loser team into the world series – only Applegate will own Boyd’s soul at the end of the season. Boyd is transformed into Tab Hunter and a lot of rousing singing, dancing, and comedy ensue.
Angels In The Outfield / Clarence Brown (1951). With Spring Training right around the corner, this one is appropriate. Paul Douglas plays Guffy, the perpetually angry, abusive, and profane field manager for the last place Pittsburgh Pirates. One night on the field after a game, he is spoken to by an unseen angel (the voice of James Whitmore) who chides him for his nasty personality and who promises to help the team if Guffy will clean up his act.
Damn Yankees! / George Abbott and Stanley Donen (1958). Another baseball fantasy, this one based on the Broadway hit musical. Mr. Applegate (Ray Walston) promises couch potato Joe Boyd to turn him into a major league slugger named Joe Hardy so Joe can get his favorite loser team into the world series – only Applegate will own Boyd’s soul at the end of the season. Boyd is transformed into Tab Hunter and a lot of rousing singing, dancing, and comedy ensue.