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Guys and Dolls (1955)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:11

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 30 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: Based on the Broadway show from the Damon Runyon short story and filled to the brim with Frank Loesser tunes such as "Luck Be a Lady" and "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat," this outrageously... Based on the Broadway show from the Damon Runyon short story and filled to the brim with Frank Loesser tunes such as "Luck Be a Lady" and "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat," this outrageously comic film featuring Marlon Brando's bold musical debut is a colorful tale about gamblers, a feisty Salvation Army lass, and a dance-hall girl with a pining heart. Veteran gambler Sky Masterson (Brando) takes a bet from Nathan Detroit (Frank Sinatra) that he can win the affection of a "soldier" (Jean Simmons) in the Salvation Army, setting himself up to lose both his money and his heart. Romance is the last thing the gambler and the missionary expect, and they fight against their attraction for all they're worth in glowing singing and dancing numbers. Love proves to be contagious as spicy dancer Miss Adelaide, in a role re-created for the screen from Broadway by showstopper Vivian Blaine, is determined to get her fiancé, Nathan, to the altar one way or another. Stubby Kaye and B.S. Pully also reprise their stage roles in this glorious Cinemascope film that earned four Academy Award nominations. GUYS AND DOLLS consistently ranks among the most popular film musicals of all time. [More]

Starring: Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, Vivian Blaine

Starring: Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, Vivian Blaine, Robert Keith, Stubby Kaye, B. S. Pully, Sheldon Leonard, George E. Stone

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenwriter: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Composer: Frank Loesser

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04/21/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

It is chained to its stage musical origins and at times seems limited by its studio-bound sets and camera angles. Nevertheless, it is a joyful tale, about New York street gamblers who have a run-in with the Salvation Army, and the songs are terrific. Bran

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

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05/03/03
Josh Gilchrist
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)

Ya gotta love seeing the first glimpse of Don Corleone here. A fun screen adaptation if not musically sound.

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11/27/02
Michael Drakulich
Michael Drakulich
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)

Snappy musical about ne'er-do-well gamblers in Gotham is still an unbeatable hand.

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11/07/02
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08/07/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Miscast version of an overpraised show

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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Christopher Null
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...may have been more than a bit outdated even when it was first released in 1955.

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John J. Puccio
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