Guys and dolls

Goldwyn, Samuel, 1879-1974 (Producer). Mankiewicz, Joseph L. (Screenwriter, Director). Brando, Marlon. (Actor). Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010 (Actor). Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998 (Actor). Blaine, Vivian, 1921-1995 (Actor). Keith, Robert, 1896-1966 (Actor). Kaye, Stubby. (Actor). Pully, B. S., 1910-1972 (Actor). Silver, Johnny. (Actor). Toomey, Regis, 1898-1991 (Actor). Leonard, Sheldon, 1907-1997 (Actor). Dayton, Dan, 1923-1999 (Actor). Stone, George E., 1903-1967 (Actor). Borg, Veda Ann, 1919-1973 (Actor). Givney, Kathryn, 1896-1978 (Actor). Feuer, Cy (Added Author). Martin, Ernest H., 1919-1995 (Added Author). Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007 (Choreographer). Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969 Guys and dolls. (Composer, Lyricist). Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964 Guys and dolls. (Added Author). Burrows, Abe, 1910-1985 Guys and dolls. (Added Author). Runyon, Damon, 1880-1946 Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown. (Added Author). Goldwyn Girls. (Added Author). Samuel Goldwyn, Inc. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Added Author). MGM Home Entertainment Inc. (Added Author). 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), B.S. Pully (Big Jule), Johnny Silver (Benny Southstreet), Regis Toomey (Arvide Abernathy), Sheldon Leonard (Harry the Horse), Dan Dayton (Rusty Charlie), George E. Stone (Society Max), Veda Ann Borg (Laverne), Kathryn Givney (General Cartwright), The Goldwyn Girls. (Cast).

Summary: Times Square is all a bustle with petty crooks, lazy cops, and especially, gamblers. Gamblers are everywhere, but Nathan Detroit--who maintains the "Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York"--Is short the $1000 he needs to secure a site for a fleet of big players coming into town. Nathan's other problem is his burlesque showgirl fiancée, Miss Adelaide. Her fourteen-year long engagement and Nathan's failure to give up the gambling racket as he promised have given her a permanent, psychosomatic cold. When Sky Masterson, with a reputation as a fast and loose bettor, arrives in New York Nathan devises a plan. Nathan bets Sky that Sky won't be able to convince Sergeant Sarah Brown, local Salvation Army Sergeant and goody two shoes extraordinaire, to go to Havana for dinner. Sky only has 24 hours to succeed or sacrifice the cash. What he doesn't count on is losing his heart as well. Thus, the die is cast, the fates engaged, as songs, dance, and old-fashioned gambling good fun ensue.

Item details

ISBN: 0792844823
ISBN: 9780792844822
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (149 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Hollywood, CA] : Samuel Goldwyn Productions ; Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment, ©2005.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Based upon the play "Guys and Dolls," book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, from a Damon Runyon story produced on the stage by Cy Feuer and Ernest H. Martin. Special feature: Theatrical trailer (5 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:	Logo/Title/Credits -- New York folks -- "Fugue for Tinhorns" -- "Follow the Fold" -- Brannigan's breath -- "The Oldest Established" -- Nate's favorite -- Sky's the limit -- Sinners for dinner -- "I'll Know" -- "Pet Me, Poppa" -- What dolls will do -- "Adelaide's Lament" -- "Guys and Dolls" -- One dozen sinners -- Surprise wedding -- "Adelaide" -- Sweet milk -- Dance-off -- "If I Were a Bell" -- "A Woman In Love" -- Mission doll -- "Take Back Your Mink" -- Tough to take -- Marker -- Shootin' craps -- Honest dice -- "Luck Be a Lady" -- "Sue Me" -- "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" -- Men and wives -- End credits.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Harry Stradling ; film editor, Daniel Mandell ; dances and musical numbers arranged by Michael Kidd ; production design, Oliver Smith ; costume design, Irene Sharaff ; music conducted by Jay Blackton ; background music adapted by Cyril J. Mockridge ; special photographic effects, Warren Newcombe.
Participant or Performer Note:	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), B.S. Pully (Big Jule), Johnny Silver (Benny Southstreet), Regis Toomey (Arvide Abernathy), Sheldon Leonard (Harry the Horse), Dan Dayton (Rusty Charlie), George E. Stone (Society Max), Veda Ann Borg (Laverne), Kathryn Givney (General Cartwright), The Goldwyn Girls.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1955; disc surface incorrectly gives date as 1938.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: Not Rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround, Dolby Digital stereo surround; widescreen letterbox presentation, preserving the 2.55:1 aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition.
Language Note:	In English, dubbed French or Spanish with optional subtitles in French or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Winner, 1956 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture, Musical/Comedy; Best Motion Picture Actress, Musical/Comedy--Jean Simmons