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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1955 DVD Release: 04/18/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 29 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Comedy, Musical, Gangster Film, Musical Comedy, Musical Romance See Also: Guys and Dolls [Deluxe Edition], Guys and Dolls [Decades Collection]

This 1955 film began life as two Runyon short stories, the most prominent of which was "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown." This material was fleshed out into a 2-act libretto by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling, then set to music by Frank Loesser and directed by George S. Kaufman. Opening late in 1950, Guys and Dolls was one of Broadway's hottest tickets for several seasons. The plot involves a certain Broadway citizen by the name of Nathan Detroit (Frank Sinatra), who 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 he needs $1000 to do so. He decides to extract the money from high-rolling Sky Masterson (Marlon Brando), known for his willingness to bet on anything. Nathan wagers that Sky will not be able to talk the virginal Salvation Army lass Sarah Brown (Jean Simmons) into going on a date with him. While Sky goes to work on Sarah, Nathan endeavors to fend off his girlfriend Miss Adelaide (Vivian Blaine, repeating her Broadway role), who has developed a psychosomatic cold because of her frustrating 14-year engagement to the slippery Mr. Detroit. Thanks to some fast finagling, Sky is able to take Sarah on that date, flying to Havana for this purpose. By the time they've returned to New York, Sky and Sarah are in love, but their ardor cools off abruptly when Nathan, unable to secure the Biltmore garage, attempts to use Sarah's mission as the site of his crap game. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Marlon Brando - Sky Masterson
Jean Simmons - Sarah Brown
Frank Sinatra - Nathan Detroit
Vivian Blaine - Miss Adelaide
Robert Keith - Lt. Brannigan

Fans of old Hollywood musicals, and of bizarre casting choices, will enjoy this DVD release of Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Guys and Dolls. The disc boasts a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1 (providing an excellent record of the memorable score), while Spanish and French soundtracks have been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer and a collectible booklet. Fans of the film, the original stage musical, and anyone who ever wanted to see Marlon Brando in a musical will be intrigued with this disc. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide