Guys and Dolls (film)
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Guys and Dolls is a 1955 American musical film starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, and Vivian Blaine. The picture was made by Samuel Goldwyn Productions and released 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, which, in turn, was loosely based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon. Dances were choreographed by Michael Kidd, who had staged the dances for the Broadway production. The film opened on November 3, 1955, at the Capitol Theatre in New York City to critical and commercial success. As of September 2024, a remake of the film, directed, co-produced and co-written by Rob Marshall, is currently in pre-production.
Infobox
Directed by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenplay by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Based on
Guys and Dolls by Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling, Frank Loesser, Damon Runyon
Produced by
Samuel Goldwyn
Starring
mw- Marlon BrandoJean SimmonsFrank SinatraVivian BlaineStubby KayeJohnny SilverRobert KeithB.S. Pully
Cinematography
Harry Stradling
Edited by
Daniel Mandell
Music by
Frank Loesser
Productioncompany
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
November 3, 1955 (1955-11-03)
Running time
150 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$5.5 million
Box office
$6.8 million (US/Canada rentals)
Tables
· Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Award
Academy Awards
Category
Best Art Direction – Color
Nominee(s)
Art Direction: Oliver Smith and Joseph C. Wright; Set Decoration: Howard Bristol
Result
Nominated
Best Cinematography – Color
Best Cinematography – Color
Award
Best Cinematography – Color
Category
Harry Stradling
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Costume Design – Color
Best Costume Design – Color
Award
Best Costume Design – Color
Category
Irene Sharaff
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
Award
Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
Category
Jay Blackton and Cyril J. Mockridge
Nominee(s)
Nominated
British Academy Film Awards
British Academy Film Awards
Award
British Academy Film Awards
Category
Best Film from any Source
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Best Foreign Actress
Best Foreign Actress
Award
Best Foreign Actress
Category
Jean Simmons
Nominee(s)
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Award
Golden Globe Awards
Category
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Nominee(s)
Won
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Award
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Category
Jean Simmons
Nominee(s)
Won
Writers Guild of America Awards
Writers Guild of America Awards
Award
Writers Guild of America Awards
Category
Best Written American Musical
Nominee(s)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Result
Nominated
| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | Best Art Direction – Color | Art Direction: Oliver Smith and Joseph C. Wright; Set Decoration: Howard Bristol | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography – Color | Harry Stradling | Nominated | ||
| Best Costume Design – Color | Irene Sharaff | Nominated | ||
| Best Scoring of a Musical Picture | Jay Blackton and Cyril J. Mockridge | Nominated | ||
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Film from any Source | Nominated | ||
| Best Foreign Actress | Jean Simmons | Nominated | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Won | ||
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Jean Simmons | Won | ||
| Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Written American Musical | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Nominated | |
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