Guys and Dolls

"It's a living breathing doll of a musical!"

Dec 23 1955 Approved 2h 30m
Comedy, Crime, Musical

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.

Plot

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."

Written by

Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows, Damon Runyon

Directed by

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Cast

Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 3 wins & 7 nominations total

Trailers
Guys and Dolls Official Trailer #1 - Frank Sinatra Movie (1955) HD
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