Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine, Robert Keith, Stubby Kaye · Music Frank Loesser
“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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A dazzling, toe-tapping journey through Prohibition-era New York. It's a whirlwind of charming rogues, earnest missionaries, and show-stopping numbers, all wrapped in a vibrant, classic Hollywood sheen. Pure, unadulterated fun.
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