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Mood:
- Feel GoodExcitingHumorousStylizedWitty
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Plot:
- Fall in LoveGamblingLove and RomanceCouplesOpposites AttractCouple RelationsCons and Scams
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Genres:
- ComedyMusicalRomance
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century40s
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Place:
- New YorkUSAUrban
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Audience:
- Date Night
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Praise:
- ClassicCritically AcclaimedEssential
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Based on:
- Based on PlayBased on Short Story
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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Score:
- OldiesShow Tunes
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Guys and Dolls, 1955
English
USA
Profile of Guys and Dolls
The mood of Guys and Dolls is feel good, exciting, and witty. The plot centers around gambling, falling in love, and couples. It is a comedy, romance, and musical movie. In approach, Guys and Dolls is realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in an urban environment. The setting is New York. Guys and Dolls happens in the 20th century. The musical score is oldies and show tunes. It is derived from a short story and adapted from a play. Guys and Dolls is known for being a classic, essential viewing, and critically acclaimed. It is especially suggested for a date night.
Summary of Guys and Dolls
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.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 3 November 1955 |
| Runtime: | 150 min |
Cast and Crew
as Sky Masterson
as Nathan Detroit
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Users Reviews
- 26.March.2012
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- by: Tim
- Tim rated this movie7/10Good
