Guys And Dolls (1955)

Spectacular and colorful musical based on stories by Damon Runyon. Originally a broadway play, it was produced by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. This was Mankiewicz's first and last musical.

It stars Frank Sinatra as Nathan Detroit, a well-respected gangster who has been staging the oldest floating crap game in the city. The only problem is that the law is on his tail and no one is willing to risk hosting the game. His only option is to pay $1000 up front for a place, except he doesn't have the money. He decides to make a wager with gambler Sky Masterson (Marlon Brando) to get the money. Detroit bets Masterson that he won't be able to convince wholesome mission leader Jean Simmons to go with him to Havana. It is a 1950s musical, so it's easy to figure out what happens...they all do live Happily Ever After.

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