Guys and Dolls

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Frank L. Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Overview

In this adaptation of the Broadway musical, a Broadway citizen by the name of Nathan Detroit maintains the "Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York." Seeking a location for his latest high-stakes game, Nathan has an opportunity to rent out the Biltmore Garage but needs $1000 to do so.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/14/2020
UPC:	0883929713004
Original Release:	1955
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:29:00
Sales rank:	3,603

Special Features

Two Guys and Dolls Documentaries: The Goldwyn Touch and From Stage to Screen; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Marlon Brando	Sky Masterson
Frank Sinatra	Nathan Detroit
Jean Simmons	Sarah Brown
Vivian Blaine	Miss Adelaide
Robert Keith	Lt. Brannigan
Stubby Kaye	Nicely Nicely Johnson
Regis Toomey	Arvide
B.S. Pully	Big Jule
Johnny Silver	Benny Southstreet
Sheldon Leonard	Harry the Horse
Kathryn Givney	Gen. Cartwright
Veda Ann Borg	Laverne
Danny Dayton	Rusty Charlie
George E. Stone	Society Max
Mary Alan Hokanson	Agatha
Joe McTurk	Angie the Ox
Kay E. Kuter	Calvin,Calvin
Stapleton Kent	Mission Member
Renee Renor	Cuban Singer
John Indrisano	Liverlips Louis
Earle Hodgins	Pitchman,Pitchman
Harry Tyler	Max, Waiter at Mindy's
Matt Murphy	The Champ
Julian Rivero	Havana Waiter
Larri Thomas	Goldwyn Girls of 1955
Jann Darlyn	Goldwyn Girls of 1955
June Kirby	Goldwyn Girls of 1955
Madelyn Darrow	Goldwyn Girls of 1955
Barbara Brent	Goldwyn Girls of 1955
Harry Wilson	Singing Man in Barber Shop
Major Sam Harris	Spectator at Hot Box Club
Franklyn Farnum	Spectator at Hot Box Club,Spectator at Song and Dance Number
Frank Richards	Man with Packages
Pat Sheehan	Goldwyn Girl
Sandra Warner	Twin Goldwyn Girl
George Boyce	Barber
The Goldwyn Girls	Actor
Lynn Bernay	Actor
Frank Loesser	Composer
Cyril J. Mockridge	Composer,Composer
Jay Blackton	Composer

Technical Credits

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Director,Director,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Samuel Goldwyn	Producer
Warren Newcombe	Special Effects
Roger Heman	Sound/Sound Designer
Vinton Vernon	Sound/Sound Designer
Fred Lau	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Frank Sinatra, who had lost the starring role in On the Waterfront to Marlon Brando the year before, was irate over losing the Sky Masterson role, for which he believed he was better suited. He was probably right. Joseph Mankiewicz's screen version of the classic musical is solid entertainment, but doesn't nearly rise to the heights of its stage source. Damon Runyon's highly stylized version of the New York 1920s demimonde of gamblers, touts, and bookies is the setting for this tale of the reluctant reform of two of their number. As a writer, Mankiewicz knew enough to use the show's book almost in its entirety, and the dialogue is still as sharp as ever. But as a director, his lack of visual flair was always a drawback in his non-musicals, and in a show like this, it's truly deadly. The camera movements have no fluidity, the groupings are unimaginative, and the mise-en-scène is flat. The sets are so overlit that one expects a helicopter to land at any moment. Sinatra, possibly resentful over being cast as Nathan, seems to have phoned his part in. Although Brando may be a bit closer to the mark as Sky, one might wish that MGM had not prevented Gene Kelly from performing in the role which he also coveted. Still, there is much to enjoy in the film, especially the outstanding score, which seems not to contain a bad song. And in numbers like "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat," "Luck Be a Lady" and "Fugue for Tinhorns," it's as good as the best musicals ever made.