Guys and Dolls
- Original title
- Guys and Dolls
- Year
- 1955
- Running time
- 150 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Tale: Damon Runyon
- Cast
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- Marlon Brando
- Jean Simmons
- Frank Sinatra
- Vivian Blaine
- Robert Keith
- Stubby Kaye
- Johnny Silver
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Producer: Samuel Goldwyn Company- Genre
- Musical
- Movie Groups
- Damon Runyon Adaptations
- Synopsis
- All the hot gamblers are in town, and they're all depending on Nathan Detroit to set up this week's incarnation of "The Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York"; the only problem is, he needs $1000 to get the place. Throw in Sarah Brown, who's short on sinners at the mission she runs; Sky Masterson, who accepts Nathan's $1000 bet that he can't get Sarah Brown to go with him to Havana; Miss Adelaide, who wants Nathan to marry her; Police Lieutenant Brannigan, who always seems to appear at the wrong time; and the music/lyrics of Frank Loesser, and you've got quite a musical. Includes the songs: Fugue for Tinhorns, "Luck Be a Lady", "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat".
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- Rankings Position
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- #106 Best Musical Movies
- Awards
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1955: 4 Nominations for Oscar: Cinematography (Color), Art Direction color, Costume Design color, OST1955: Golden Globes: Best Movie and Actress (Jean Simmons) - Comedy or Musical1955: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Musical Screenplay1956: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film and Foreign Actress (Jean Simmons)
- Critics' reviews
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"The music is memorable, Michael Kidd's choreography is energetic and the cast is game. But there's a certain spark missing that would have transformed it from good to great."
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"Splashy, uneven version of the musical, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All About Eve). Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra seem miscast, but Jean Simmons is delightful as the Salvation Army woman Brando falls for"
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"The movie is extended and rather tedious. The Broadway version is legendary; the movie provides no clue as to why."
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"A rare example of a filmed musical being as sprightly in its own way as the original stage production"
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 96 My Favorite Musicals (33)
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