Guys and Dolls

Pros: Sinatra sings, though not often enough. Great unintentional period detail, in retrospect.
Cons: The sum of the parts do not equal a whole.

According to a recent PBS American Masters documentary that covered the life and times of Schmuel Gelbfisz - aka - Samuel Goldfish - aka - Samuel Goldwyn, the film producer was as much a product of self-invention as any unlikely Hollywood success ...

Pros: singin & dancin
Cons: Vivian Blaine's voice - speaking and singing

What a great celebration of sound in this great old movie starring Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and good old Stubby Kaye. Based on the dealings of roaming and mostly unsuccessful gambler, Nathan Detroit (Frank Sinatra), he makes a deal ...

Pros: Surprising level of humor
Cons: May give some the wrong impression of the underworld

GUYS AND DOLLS is the quintessential feel-good movie about gangsters.

The premise is that Nathan Detroit (Frank Sinatra) is operating a losing proposition. Hassled by a local precinct cop (Robert Keith), unable to commit to a wedding date with...

Pros: Brando, Sinatra, songs, dance numbers, story, excitement at every turn!
Cons: I can't travel in time to dance in Brando's arms.

Do you have 2 and a half hours to spend in Heaven? How about New York, set in the sexy 1950's, in technicolor glory with classic cars, neon lights, colorful gangsta costumes, Broadway beauties, and a walk down memory lane that will steal your heart ...

Pros: direction, cast, score, sets, costumes
Cons: exaggerated characters and situations, lengthy, cartoonish

Damon Runyon's short story "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" became the unlikely subject of the biggest new Broadway musical of 1950. It was directed by the legendary George S. Kaufman, and contained memorable songs composed by Frank Loesser. It was...

Pros: Frank Sinatra singing on the screen. Vivian Blaine's dance numbers.
Cons: None!

I love watching a musical. It’s the music and the animation that brings my total attention to the stage. I can appreciate a song and dance carried on by an entire cast harmonized in tune and moving with similar emotions to try to bring pleasure to a ...

Pros: Vivian Blaine, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, songs, acting, comedy, set design.
Cons: A little long (2 hours and 29 minutes).

The DVD for 1955's "Guys And Dolls" is a fantastic movie! Musicals are one my favorite kinds of movies, especially the classics. So I knew when I bought this movie that I was in for a treat! Not only that, but the cost was low. I only paid $9.99 for it, ...

Pros: Sinatra; Great sets; wonderful costumes; Awesome songs; Great score
Cons: The way Adelaide sneezes

Guys and Dolls tells the stories of two couples during the 1940s: Sarah Brown (a mission doll) and Sky Masterson (a gambler), and Miss Adelaide (a Hot Box girl) and Nathan Detroit (another gambler). Set in New York City, Guys and Dolls...

Pros: Fun for the whole family
Cons: None

Set in New York City in the 1940's and alive with the spirit of Broadway, this show features colorful characters that reflect the city's "Street life".

Allow me to introduce you to some of my favorite Characters.

Sarah...

Pros: The plot, the score, the setting...the wisdom of Damon Runyon
Cons: After 445 viewings, I'm still looking

You know you don’t have to be from New York to love Broadway’s best musical about Broadway, Guys and Dolls . But if you happen to be fortunate enough to be a native Knickerbocker add a star to this review and allow me to extend a...

Pros: Marlon Brando, Excellent music, good plot
Cons: Not enough singing from Sinatra!

I hate musicals. I have never been able to enjoy watching characters break into song during a plot. That is until I saw Guys and Dolls. I watched it one night when I could not sleep and ended up staying up to watch the entire movie.
It has several...

Pros: dance scenes, singing, entertainment, laughter
Cons: nothing at all! although, the pitchman is quite frightening for those under 14

Luck be a lady tonight! This classic musical about gamblers and their girlfriends brings joy to all hearts. Extremely humorous and incredibly entertaining, this is a "MUST SEE TV". The amazingly talented cast will blow you away!! The...

Pros: has Marlon Brando in it so guys can watch it and nobody will think your a girly man for watching a musical
Cons: street hustling can get you in trouble

Two words about this movie....How Fun! Guys and Dolls is your typical break-out-into-song-and-dance-every-time-something-happens musical. Though I imagine all musicals are like that, that is what defines a musical. One big difference between those and...

Pros: Humorous!
Cons: Fanbase of mainly theatre-lovers.

I originally saw Guys and Dolls because I was auditioning for a musical we were doing at our school... It was Guys and Dolls. Well, Guys and Dolls takes place in the sewers and clubs of New York, or mainly. The whole plot is mainly about a woman,...

Pros: the cast, the score, the background and costuming
Cons: that time has come and gone...movies like this just aren't made anymore

I am not sure when I first saw this movie, I'm sure it was one day I was flipping through AMC though (I love that channel). Anyway, I always enjoy watching Frank Sinatra in a movie, but this movie introduced me to Marlon Brando. WoW!

I love...