Guys and Dolls1955
Guys and Dolls (1955)
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Cast
as Sky Masterson
as Nathan Detroit
as Sarah Brown
as Miss Adelaide
as Lt. Brannigan
as Nicely Nicely Johnson
as Arvide
as Big Jule
as Benny Southstreet
as Harry the Horse
as Gen. Cartwright
as Laverne
as Rusty Charlie
as Society Max
as Agatha
as Angie the Ox
as Calvin
as Mission Member
as Cuban Singer
as Liverlips Louis
as Pitchman
as Pitchman
as Max, Waiter at Mindy's
as The Champ
as Havana Waiter
as Goldwyn Girls of 1955
as Goldwyn Girls of 1955
as Goldwyn Girls of 1955
as Goldwyn Girls of 1955
as Spectator at Song and Dance Number
as Goldwyn Girls of 1955
as Singing Man in Barber Shop
as Spectator at Hot Box Club
as Spectator at Hot Box Club
as Man with Packages
Critic Reviews for Guys and Dolls
All Critics (31) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (28) | Rotten (3) | DVD (6)
Ultimate odd couple Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra play charismatic cats in hats and spats on the mean (but very clean) streets of New York.
Conceivably the best picture Sam Goldwyn ever produced.
Guys and Dolls is a bangup filmusical in the topdrawer Goldwyn manner.
A musical fairly glittering with intelligence and invention.
The script is perhaps even better than most of the musical numbers, crackling with the Damon Runyon-style dialogue and with the colour of the stories on which Ben Hecht based his screenplay.
The showtunes are weapons-grade: especially Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat, which never fails to get any audience on its feet. A must.
Audience Reviews for Guys and Dolls
The opening says it all. Or rather, shows it. A beautifully choreographed piece sets the tone of the film, the city, and the characters. As we follow a watch being stolen numerous times, it shows us the petty crime, and the fun and exuberant dances show us the whimsical nature. Sinatra is great as Nathan Detroit, and Brando shows us a completely new side to himself. Sure, his singing may have been cut and pasted from multiple takes, but cinema is all abut creating illusions. The film may be gentle and obvious, but none can deny the sheer excellence of routines, such as the sewer craps game. Making good use of color, movement, humor, and songs, this is a classically addictive film.
Super Reviewer
If you don't think Brando has range, you need to see this movie. I love it, the songs are good, the actors are good, the story is interesting, and it's exciting and romantic too. I love it.
Super Reviewer
Bouncy MGM musical set during the late 1940s detailing the activities of petty criminals and professional gamblers in New York . Nathan Detroit bets that Sky Masterson can't take uptight, ultraconservative Sarah Brown to Havana on a date. Detroit hopes to win $1000 so he can secure a place for his crap game. As with most musicals, the plot is merely an excuse to sing a lot of songs. The enjoyable score includes such classics as "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat", "Luck Be a Lady" and "Fugue for Tinhorns". The cinematography, costumes and Michael Kidd's choreography are marvelous as well. However the film's exalted reputation is overrated. Non-singers Jean Simmons and Marlon Brando are adequate, as is the rest of the cast, but no one is particularly exceptional. Even Frank Sinatra, who was reportedly unhappy with not playing Sky Masterson, gives a rather cheerless performance. The studio bound production is stagy and artificial, unbefitting a story set within the streets of New York City. And the film's bloated 150 minutes will test even the most ardent theater fan. A good adaptation, just not a great one.
Super Reviewer
Guys and Dolls Quotes
| Sarah Brown: | It's so delicious. That Bacardi flavoring certainly makes a difference. |
| Sarah Brown: | You know, this would be a wonderful way to get children to drink milk. |
| Big Jule: | If it ever gets back to Chicago that I went to a prayer meeting, no decent person will talk to me. |
| Sky Masterson: | Because only in Times Square the dawn gets turned on by an electrician. |
| Sarah Brown: | What did you order? |
| Sky Masterson: | Dolce de leche. Dolce is the spanish word for sweet; de means of; and leche means milk. |
| Sky Masterson: | Dolce de leche. Dolce is the spanish word for sweet. De means of and leche means milk. |
| Sarah Brown: | Don't they serve it plain? |