Guys and Dolls is a 1955 musical film starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine. The film was made by Samuel Goldwyn Productions and distributed by MGM. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who also wrote the screenplay. The film is based on the 1950 Broadway musical by composer and lyricist Frank Loesser, with a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows based on "The Idyll Of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon. Upon Samuel Goldwyn's and Joseph L. Mankiewicz's requests, Frank Loesser wrote three new songs for the film: "Pet Me... Poppa", " A Woman in Love", and "Adelaide", the last written specifically for Sinatra. Five songs in the stage musical were omitted from the movie: "A Bushel and a Peck", "My Time of Day", "I've Never Been In Love Before", "More I Cannot Wish You" and "Marry the Man Today". Although there are detail differences between the stage and movie versions, the plot is essentially based on the activities of New York petty criminals and professional gamblers in the late 1940s.
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| Release date: | 1955 |
| Directed by: | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Runtime: | 150 Minutes |
| Producer: | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Editor: | Daniel Mandell |
| Music by: | Frank Loesser |
| Cinematography: | Harry Stradling |
| Screenplay by: | Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows, Ben Hecht, Damon Runyon, Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Adapted from: | Guys and Dolls |
| Genre: | Musical, Comedy |