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Guys and Dolls (1955) [NR]

Release Date:
December 23, 1955

Original Title:
Guys and Dolls

Alternate Titles:
Eles e Elas
Garotos e Garotas
Gatinhas e Gatões
Pysar och sländor
Schwere Jungen, leichte Mädchen
아가씨와 건달들

Genres:
Comedy | Crime | Romance

Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: AA  BR: L  CA: 14A  FR: U  GB: U  KR: 15  US: NR 

Runtime: 149

It's a living breathing doll of a musical!

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Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky Masterson that Sky cannot get virtuous Sarah Brown out on a date. Despite some resistance, Sky negotiates a date with her in exchange for bringing people into her mission. Meanwhile, Nathan's longtime fiancée, Adelaide, wants him to go legit and marry her.

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American Film Institute (AFI)
2004
#42 		100 Years: 100 SONGS
100 Greatest American Movie Music
“Luck Be a Lady”
2006
#23 		100 Years: MUSICALS
25 Greatest Movie Musicals Of All Time

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Production

Art Direction:
Joseph C. Wright

Assistant Director:
Arthur S. Black Jr.

Choreographer:
Michael Kidd

Conductor:
Jay Blackton

Costume Design:
Irene Sharaff

Director:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director of Photography:
Harry Stradling Sr.

Editor:
Daniel Mandell

Hairstylist:
Annabell Levy

Lyricist:
Frank Loesser

Makeup Artist:
Ben Lane

Music Arranger:
Cyril J. Mockridge

Music Supervisor:
Jay Blackton

Orchestrator:
Nelson Riddle
Alexander Courage
Albert Sendrey
Skip Martin

Original Music Composer:
Frank Loesser

Producer:
Samuel Goldwyn

Production Design:
Oliver Smith

Production Manager:
Gus Schroeder

Screenplay:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Second Assistant Director:
Edward F. Mull

Set Decoration:
Howard Bristol

Songs:
Frank Loesser

Sound:
Fred Lau
Roger Heman Sr.
Vinton Vernon

Special Effects:
Warren Newcombe

Story:
Damon Runyon

Stunt Coordinator:
John Indrisano

Stunts:
Mary Ann Hawkins
Paul Baxley
Larry Duran
John Daheim
Dick Crockett
Polly Burson
Lila Finn
Harvey Parry
Helen Endicott
Eddie Saenz
Gil Perkins
George Robotham

Theatre Play:
Jo Swerling
Abe Burrows

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