The Pajama Game (film)
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The article is about the 1957 film. For other uses see The Pajama Game (disambiguation)
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The Pajama Game is a 1957 musical film based on the stage musical of the same name
. The principal cast of the Broadway musical repeated their roles for the movie, with the exception of Janis Paige
, who was replaced by Doris Day
.
. He soon falls for Babe (Doris Day), a worker in the factory and member of the employee union's leadership. At the company picnic they become a couple, but Babe worries that their roles in management and labor will drive them apart. She is correct. The union is pushing for a raise of seven-and-one-half cents per hour to bring them in line with the industry standard, but the factory's manager is giving them a runaround. In retaliation, the workers pull a slow-down and deliberately foul up the pajamas, but when Babe actually sabotages some machinery, Sid fires her.
Meanwhile, Sid has been wondering what secrets the manager is hiding in his locked account book. To that end, he takes Gladys (Carol Haney), the boss' assistant, on a date to the local hot spot, "Hernando's Hideaway," despite her insanely jealous boyfriend 'Hine-sie' (Eddie Foy, Jr.). He gets Gladys drunk, and in this state, she lends him the key to the locked book. Returning to the factory, Sid discovers that the manager reported the raise as having been instituted months ago. He has been pocketing the difference, himself. Sid threatens to send the book to the board of directors if the raise isn't paid immediately.
At the union meeting that evening, the manager agrees to the raise. When Babe realizes that it was Sid who engineered the raise, and that he has only been attempting to avoid labor strife, she returns to him.
The Pajama Game (disambiguation)
"The Pajama Game" can refer to:*The Pajama Game, a Broadway musical*The Pajama Game , a 1957 movie based on the Broadway musical*The Pajama Game , a 1957 Doris Day album based on the movie...
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The Pajama Game is a 1957 musical film based on the stage musical of the same name
The Pajama Game
The Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel 7½ Cents by Richard Bissell. It features a score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story deals with labor troubles in a pajama factory, where worker demands for a seven-and-a-half cents raise are going unheeded...
. The principal cast of the Broadway musical repeated their roles for the movie, with the exception of Janis Paige
Janis Paige
Janis Paige is an American film, musical theatre and television actress. Born Donna Mae Tjaden in Tacoma, Washington, she began singing in public from the age of five in local amateur shows...
, who was replaced by Doris Day
Doris Day
Doris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,...
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Plot
Sid (John Raitt) has just been hired as superintendent of the Sleeptite Pajama Factory in Cedar Rapids, IowaCedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city...
. He soon falls for Babe (Doris Day), a worker in the factory and member of the employee union's leadership. At the company picnic they become a couple, but Babe worries that their roles in management and labor will drive them apart. She is correct. The union is pushing for a raise of seven-and-one-half cents per hour to bring them in line with the industry standard, but the factory's manager is giving them a runaround. In retaliation, the workers pull a slow-down and deliberately foul up the pajamas, but when Babe actually sabotages some machinery, Sid fires her.
Meanwhile, Sid has been wondering what secrets the manager is hiding in his locked account book. To that end, he takes Gladys (Carol Haney), the boss' assistant, on a date to the local hot spot, "Hernando's Hideaway," despite her insanely jealous boyfriend 'Hine-sie' (Eddie Foy, Jr.). He gets Gladys drunk, and in this state, she lends him the key to the locked book. Returning to the factory, Sid discovers that the manager reported the raise as having been instituted months ago. He has been pocketing the difference, himself. Sid threatens to send the book to the board of directors if the raise isn't paid immediately.
At the union meeting that evening, the manager agrees to the raise. When Babe realizes that it was Sid who engineered the raise, and that he has only been attempting to avoid labor strife, she returns to him.
Cast
| Character | Performer |
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| Katherine "Babe" Williams | Doris Day Doris Day Doris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,... |
| Sid Sorokin | John Raitt John Raitt John Emmett Raitt was an American actor and singer best known for his performances in musical theater.-Early years:... |
| Gladys Hotchkiss | Carol Haney Carol Haney Carol Haney was an American dancer and actress. After assisting Gene Kelly in choreographing films, Haney won a Tony Award for her role in The Pajama Game... |
| Vernon "Hine-sie" Hines | Eddie Foy Jr. |
| Mabel | Reta Shaw Reta Shaw Reta Shaw was an American character actress known for playing authoritative women, housekeepers, and domineering wives, especially on television... |
| Mae | Thelma Pelish |
| Prez | Jack Straw |
| "Poopsie" | Barbara Nichols Barbara Nichols Barbara Nichols was an American actress who often played brassy comic roles in a number of films in the 1950s and 1960s.-Early life and Career:... |
| Myron Hasler | Ralph Dunn Ralph Dunn Ralph Dunn was an American film, television, and stage actor.Career=Dunn was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Dunn's father was a veterinarian for the U.S. Army during WWI, and his mother was an actress... |
| Max | Owen Martin |
Songs
- "The Pajama Game" — Ensemble
- "Racing With the Clock" — Ensemble
- "I'm Not At All In LoveI'm Not at All in Love"I'm Not at All in Love" is a popular song written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, published in 1954. It was first presented in the musical The Pajama Game by Janis Paige.-References:...
" — Babe and Ensemble - "I'll Never Be Jealous Again" — Hines and Mabel
- "Hey ThereHey There"Hey There" is a show tune from the musical play The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. It was published in 1954.It was subsequently recorded by a number of artists. The recording by Rosemary Clooney reached #1 on Billboard's chart in 1954. Another version was also recorded about...
" — Sid - "Once-A-Year-Day" — Babe, Sid, and Ensemble
- "Small TalkSmall TalkSmall Talk was an American game show hosted by comedian Wil Shriner and produced by Reg Grundy Productions that aired on The Family Channel from September 30, 1996 to January 3, 1997...
" — Babe, Sid, and Ensemble - "There Once Was a Man" — Babe and Sid
- "Racing With the Clock" (reprise) — Ensemble
- "Hey There" (reprise) — Babe
- "Steam HeatSteam Heat"Steam Heat" is a show tune from the 1954 musical The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.The best-known recording was done by Patti Page...
" — Gladys - "Hernando's HideawayHernando's Hideaway"Hernando's Hideaway" is a tango show tune from the musical The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross and published in 1954. The lyrics describe a dark and secretive nightclub....
" — Gladys and Ensemble - "7 Cents" — Babe, Prez, and Ensemble