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.| Status: | Released (1955-12-23) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 4 Oscars. 3 wins & 7 nominations total |
| Screen: | Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows, Damon Runyon |
| Productions: | Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 3084: Marlon Brando - Sky Masterson
- 14500: Jean Simmons - Sarah Brown
- 4347: Frank Sinatra - Nathan Detroit
- 41748: Vivian Blaine - Miss Adelaide
- 46711: Robert Keith - Lt. Brannigan
- 12827: Stubby Kaye - Nicely-Nicely Johnson
- 1049305: B.S. Pully - Big Jule
Crews
- 10601: Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Director - Directing
- 20154: Oliver Smith - Production Design - Art
- 10918: Howard Bristol - Set Decoration - Art
- 13570: Samuel Goldwyn - Producer - Production
- 10601: Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Screenplay - Writing
- 13574: Irene Sharaff - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 41747: Frank Loesser - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
John Chard
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I've always been a bad guy, and a bad gambler. From now on, I would like to be a good guy, and a good gambler. I thank you. Guys and Dolls is directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and collectively adapted to screen from the play by Mankiewicz, Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows and Damon Runyon ....
Continue reading ->Peter McGinn
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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 ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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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 ....
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