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Guys and Dolls

  • 19551955
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine in Guys and Dolls (1955)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
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18K
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POPULARITY
5,659
1,045
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    • Director
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    • Writers
      • Jo Swerling(based upon the play: "Guys and Dolls" book by)
      • Abe Burrows(based upon the play: "Guys and Dolls" book by)
      • Damon Runyon(from a story)
    • Stars
      • Marlon Brando
      • Jean Simmons
      • Frank Sinatra
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    • Writers
      • Jo Swerling(based upon the play: "Guys and Dolls" book by)
      • Abe Burrows(based upon the play: "Guys and Dolls" book by)
      • Damon Runyon(from a story)
    • Stars
      • Marlon Brando
      • Jean Simmons
      • Frank Sinatra
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 158User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Marlon Brando and Michael Kidd in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Vivian Blaine, Veda Ann Borg, Barbara Brent, Jann Darlyn, Madelyn Darrow, June Kirby, Pat Sheehan, Larri Thomas, Sandra Warner, Sonia Werner, and The Goldwyn Girls in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Samuel Goldwyn, and Larri Thomas in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, June Kirby, Matt Mattox, Bert May, and Troy Patterson in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Jean Simmons in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Marlon Brando in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Frank Sinatra in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Marlon Brando and Michael Kidd in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Marlon Brando and Michael Kidd in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Marlon Brando and Michael Kidd in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Jean Simmons and Regis Toomey in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Frank Sinatra and Sheldon Leonard in Guys and Dolls (1955)

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    Marlon Brando
    Marlon Brando
    • Sky Masterson
    Jean Simmons
    Jean Simmons
    • Sarah Brown
    Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    • Nathan Detroit
    Vivian Blaine
    Vivian Blaine
    • Miss Adelaide
    Robert Keith
    Robert Keith
    • Lt. Brannigan
    Stubby Kaye
    Stubby Kaye
    • Nicely-Nicely Johnson
    B.S. Pully
    • Big Jule
    Johnny Silver
    Johnny Silver
    • Benny Southstreet
    Sheldon Leonard
    Sheldon Leonard
    • Harry the Horse
    Danny Dayton
    Danny Dayton
    • Rusty Charlie
    • (as Dan Dayton)
    George E. Stone
    George E. Stone
    • Society Max
    Regis Toomey
    Regis Toomey
    • Arvide Abernathy
    Kathryn Givney
    Kathryn Givney
    • General Cartwright
    Veda Ann Borg
    Veda Ann Borg
    • Laverne
    Mary Alan Hokanson
    Mary Alan Hokanson
    • Agatha
    Joe McTurk
    • Angie the Ox
    Kay E. Kuter
    Kay E. Kuter
    • Calvin
    • (as Kay Kuter)
    Stapleton Kent
    Stapleton Kent
    • Mission Member
    • Director
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    • Writers
      • Jo Swerling(based upon the play: "Guys and Dolls" book by)
      • Abe Burrows(based upon the play: "Guys and Dolls" book by)
      • Damon Runyon(from a story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      After filming repeated takes of the scene where Sky (Marlon Brando) and Nathan (Frank Sinatra) first meet, they had to quit for the day when Sinatra had eaten too much cheesecake. He said he could not take one more bite. Brando, knowing how much Sinatra hated cheesecake, had purposely flubbed each take so that Sinatra would have to eat piece after piece of cheesecake. The next day, they came back and shot the scene perfectly on the first take.
    • Goofs
      Early in the movie, Uncle Arvide (Regis Toomey) asks, "Sarah, should you be able to bend a solid gold watch?" Sarah (Jean Simmons) replies, "Of course not." Gold is, in fact, the most malleable metal, that's why pure gold (24k) is rarely used in jewelry. A pure gold watch would be very susceptible to bending or denting.
    • Quotes

      Sky Masterson: One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to show you a brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is not yet broken. Then this guy is going to offer to bet you that he can make the jack of spades jump out of this brand-new deck of cards and squirt cider in your ear. But, son, do not accept this bet, because as sure as you stand there, you're going to wind up with an ear full of cider.

    • Connections
      Featured in I Love Lucy: Lucy and the Dummy (1955)
    • Soundtracks
      Guys and Dolls
      (1950) (uncredited)

      Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser

      Played during the opening credits and sung by an offscreen chorus

      Sung by Frank Sinatra, Stubby Kaye, and Johnny Silver walking down street after Adelaide has broken up with Nathan

      Played as background music at the wedding

      Sung by an offscreen chorus at the end after the wedding

    User reviews158

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Times Square according to Damon Runyon
    Damon Runyon's world of Times Square, in New York, prior to its Disneyfication, is the basis for this musical. Joseph L. Mankiewicz, a man who knew about movies, directed this nostalgic tribute to the "crossroads of the world" that show us that underside of New York of the past. Frank Loesser's music sounds great. We watch a magnificent cast of characters that were typical of the area. People at the edges of society tended to gravitate toward that area because of the lights, the action, the possibilities in that part of town. This underbelly of the city made a living out of the street life that was so intense.

    Some of the songs from the original production were not included in the film. We don't know whether this makes sense, but this is not unusual for a Hollywood musical to change and alter what worked on the stage. That original cast included the wonderful Vivian Blaine and Stubby Kaye, and we wonder about the decision of not letting Robert Alda, Sam Levene, Isabel Bigley repeat their original roles. These were distinguished actors that could have made an amazing contribution.

    The film, visually, is amazing. The look follows closely the fashions of the times. As far as the casting of Marlon Brando, otherwise not known for his singing abilities, Frank Sinatra and Jean Simmons, seem to work in the film. Sky Masterson is, after all, a man's man, who would look otherwise sissy if he presented a different 'look'. Frank Sinatra is good as Nathan Detroit. Jean Simmons, as Sarah Brown, does a nice job portraying the woman from the Salvation Army who suddenly finds fulfillment with the same kind of man she is trying to save.

    Vivian Blaine is a delight. She never ceases to amaze as Miss Adelaide, a woman with a heart of gold who's Nathan Detroit's love interest. Ms. Blaine makes a fantastic impression as the show girl who is wiser than she lets out to be. Stubby Kaye makes a wonderful job out of reprising his Nicely Nicely Johnson.

    The wonderful production owes a lot to the talented Abe Burrows, who made the adaptation to the screen. The costumes by Irene Sharaff set the right tone.
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    • Who sang for Jean Simmons, or did she do her own singing?
    • Is this film based on a novel?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 23, 1955 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Schwere Jungen, leichte Mädchen
    • Filming locations
      • Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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    • Budget
      • $5,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 30 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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