Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls (1955)

It's a living breathing doll of a musical!

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ... classic song and dance ensues!

Date of release
1955-12-23
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (267)
Runtime
2h 29m
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Romance
Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Guys and Dolls
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 4

Guys and Dolls is a 1955 American musical film starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, and Vivian Blaine. The picture was made by Samuel Goldwyn Productions and released by MGM. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who also wrote the screenplay. The film is based on the 1950 Broadway musical by composer and lyricist Frank Loesser, with a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, which, in turn, was loosely based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon. Dances were choreographed by Michael Kidd, who had staged the dances for the Broadway production.

Production

Vivian Blane reprised her role as Miss Adelaide which she previously played on Broadway. Sam Levene, who played the role of Nathan Detroit in the Broadway musical, lost the film role to Sinatra, even though Mankiewicz wanted Levene. "You can't have a Jew playing a Jew, it wouldn't work on screen," Goldwyn argued.

Brando and Sinatra reportedly did not get along when filming. Sinatra was reportedly upset that Brando was given the role of Sky over him. Stefan Kanfer observed: "The two men were diametrical opposites: Marlon required multiple takes; Frank detested repeating himself." Upon their first meeting Sinatra reportedly scoffed, "Don't give me any of that Actors Studio shit." Brando later quipped, "Frank is the kind of guy, when he dies, he's going to h…

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