Monday, September 27, 2010

The Pajama Game (1957)

Mr. Hasler, the penny-pinching boss of Sleeptite Pajama Factory, does not want to give his employees a seven-and-a-half-cent raise. After hiring Sid Sirokin as superintendent, Hasler asks his secretary Gladys Hotchkiss to show Sid around the plant. Seeing his girl friend Gladys with Sid, Hines, Sleeptite's foreman imagines she is flirting with him and vents his jealousy by yelling at his staff to "hurry up,". Two days later, while trying to get a lazy young man to do his job, impatiently shoves him. The man then complains to the Grievance Committee that he is in great pain. The committee, chaired by Catherine "Babe" Williams, looks into the accusations. Later, after the company nurse reports that young man is a "faker," the committee drops the case. The strong and handsome Sid has made an impression on the females in the company, who note that Babe, too, seems taken with him. Bob Fosse is in charge of choreography.
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"The Pajama Game"
Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
by Ensemble

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Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Sung by Ensemble



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Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Sung by Doris Day

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Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Sung and Danced by Eddie Foy Jr. and Reta Shaw


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Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Sung by John Raitt


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Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Performed by Doris Day, John Raitt and Ensemble


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Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Performed by Doris Day, John Raitt and Ensemble


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Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Sung by Doris Day and John Raitt


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Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Sung and Danced by Carol Haney, with John Raitt and Ensemble

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Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Sung by Jack Straw, Doris Day and Ensemble



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