Guys and Dolls
film by Mankiewicz [1955]
Guys and Dolls, American musical film, released in 1955, that was adapted from the triumphant stage hit of the same name, which was based on writings by Damon Runyon. The story follows the antic efforts of compulsive New York gambler Nathan Detroit (played by Frank Sinatra) to stage a high-profile but illegal craps game before the police can stop him—or his long-suffering girlfriend can catch him. In the meantime, his fellow criminal, the charismatic Sky...
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