Guys and Dolls (1955)

NR12/23/1955Comedy, Crime, Romance2h 29m
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It's a living breathing doll of a musical!

Overview

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.

Top Billed Cast

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    Marlon Brando

    Sky Masterson

  2. Cast 1

    Jean Simmons

    Sarah Brown

  3. Cast 1

    Frank Sinatra

    Nathan Detroit

  4. Cast 1

    Vivian Blaine

    Miss Adelaide

  5. Cast 1

    Robert Keith

    Lt. Brannigan

  6. Cast 1

    Stubby Kaye

    Nicely-Nicely Johnson

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    B.S. Pully

    Big Jule

  8. Cast 1

    Johnny Silver

    Benny Southstreet

  9. Cast 1

    Sheldon Leonard

    Harry the Horse

I think I used to like musicals more than I do now, or else I am more particular about them. I wasn’t over impressed with this classic. The acting was credible and the plot jumped along nicely. It oh, the music. When they jump into song, you are not supposed to wish they were still speaking, are you? And it wasn’t even the quality of the singing; I don’t have all that a discerning ear for music. The songs just didn’t appeal to me, andnthatbisnthe point with a musical, right? Perhaps it is just me. Maybe I have listened to the pulse station on Sirius satellite too long and I require a hook ...