Guys and Dolls (1955)
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It's a living breathing doll of a musical!
Overview
Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky Masterson that Sky cannot get virtuous Sarah Brown out on a date. Despite some resistance, Sky negotiates a date with her in exchange for bringing people into her mission. Meanwhile, Nathan's longtime fiancée, Adelaide, wants him to go legit and marry her.
Top Billed Cast
Marlon Brando
Sky Masterson
Jean Simmons
Sarah Brown
Frank Sinatra
Nathan Detroit
Vivian Blaine
Miss Adelaide
Robert Keith
Lt. Brannigan
Stubby Kaye
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
B.S. Pully
Big Jule
Johnny Silver
Benny Southstreet
Sheldon Leonard
Harry the Horse
Despite the reported controversy over who played whom in this enjoyable adaption of Damon Runyon's short stories, I reckon they got the choice right. Frank Sinatra is "Nathan Detroit" host of a legendary weekly crap game in New York. Only this week, with some big out-of-town hitters including legend "Sky Masterson" (Marlon Brando) in town - he can't find a venue, unless he can find $1,000. Catch 22? Brando, meantime is bet that he cannot get hoity-toity local Christian mission Sergeant "Sarah Brown" (Jean Simmons) to go to Havana with him. There is a bet riding on just about everything here......
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Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,500,000.00
Revenue $6,874,673.00