Much of the criticism dealt to the film centered on the flat, stage-bound direction; indeed, nearly every musical number was photographed presentationally, with the performers playing directly to the camera as if framed by a theatrical proscenium. This has led historians to suspect that George Abbott helmed much of the film, as co-director Stanley Donen was well-versed in creating musical numbers specifically for the camera, and his touch is nowhere to be seen in the one-dimensional cinematic landscape of Damn Yankees (1958).

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