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Guys And Dolls

1955, Movie, NR, 150 mins

Guys And Dolls: Review

Using Damon Runyon's short story "The Idylls of Sarah Brown" as their source material, Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling created what may well be the quintessential American musical, and though Joseph L. Mankiewicz had never directed a musical before, he managed to produce as good a film adaptation as could be expected given the somewhat strange casting. The dialogue is faithful to Runyon, and every one of Frank Loesser's deceptively simple songs is a smash. Read the complete review for Guys And Dolls

Guys And Dolls: Cast & Details

Year: 1955
Rated NR

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Cast
Marlon Brando: Sky Masterson
Jean Simmons: Sarah Brown
Frank Sinatra: Nathan Detroit
Vivian Blaine: Miss Adelaide
Robert Keith: Lt. Brannigan
Stubby Kaye: Nicely-Nicely Johnson

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Guys And Dolls: TV Guide News

Will Debra Messing Get Doll'd Up? | Today's News: Our Take | 8/18/2007
Someone hand me a walker, please, because Broadway is reviving something I saw the previous time around. [Old man's sigh] According to the New York Post, the Great White Way is welcoming back Guys and Dolls, with a spring 2008 opening in mind. The producers' dream cast, which sources say has a 50-50 chance of becoming reality: Debra Messing as Adelaide, John C. Reilly as Nathan, Patrick Wilson as Sky, and Anne Hathaway as sweet Sarah."I think of the dayyyyyys gone by...." read more
Who's Who on American Idol? | Today's News: Our Take | 2/22/2006
"Scorecards here! Get your American Idol scorecards here!" Now that all — OK, most — of the screamers and howlers have been shown the door, Season 5 of Fox's ratings-magnet reality competition is all set to really begin. As you settle in front of the tube for the first two nights, print out this page and keep it handy for the skinny on who's who among the 24 semifinalists. The male singers scheduled to perform tonight at 8 pm are: BOBBY BENNETT (19, Denver, Colo.) has been singing since the age of 7. He dreams of becoming a performer so he can make people forget about their troubles for a little while. Before making the Final 24, Bobby worked at Target. KEVIN COVAIS (16, Levittown, N.Y.), a junior at Isla read more
Get Your American Idol Scorecard Here! | Today's News: Our Take | 2/21/2006
"Scorecards here! Get your American Idol scorecard here!" Now that all — OK, most — of the screamers and howlers have been shown the door, Season 5 of Fox's ratings-magnet reality competition is all set to really begin. Before you settle in front of the tube for these first two nights, print out this page and keep it handy for the skinny on who's who among the 24 semifinalists. The female singers scheduled to perform tonight at 8 pm/ET are: PARIS BENNETT (17, Fayetteville, Ga.) began singing at the age of 4. She has performed in numerous concerts and has opened for many groups, including Bow Wow. Paris is a skilled dancer in hip-hop, jazz and modern African dance. AYLA BROWN (17, Wrentham, Ma read more
My wife and I were having ... | Movie News | 9/29/2005

Question: My wife and I were having dinner recently at an Italian restaurant and the background music was Dean Martin singing songs from Guys and Dolls. We agreed that Martin would have been much better than Marlon Brando in the movie — was Martin too new on the Hollywood scene to be considered, or was the studio pushing Brando?

Answer: Producer Sam Goldman wanted Gene Kelly to play Sky Masterson in the movie version of the Broadway hit Guys and Dolls (1955), but Kelly couldn't get released from his MGM contract. (Though MGM stands for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sam Goldwyn was only part of the studio, which was formed by merging three existing companies, for a couple of years; in 1923, he formed his own Samuel Goldwyn Productions. MGM kept the read more