Guys and Dolls, 1955
Samuel Goldwyn’s 79th of 80 productions is a great musical that has you laughing, tapping, thinking, longing. And definitely don’t look away from the screen because you might miss one of Marlon Brando’s cavalier entrances and first lines…::Hat across the chest, “Excuse me, do you take sinners here?”::… And did anyone else know Brando could sing and dance? And I just haven’t seen anyone rock a dark blue pin stripe suit better than Frank Sinatra. I guess they just don’t make movie stars like they used to...
The songs and costumes of Sinatra’s girlfriend Adelaide are surprisingly scandalous but a fitting contrast to Brando’s challenging love interest, Sarah Brown, a Salvation Army Sergeant. The interior sets were minimal but realistic but the scenes out on the streets of Time Square are a practice in perspective representing the Goldwyn Touch. It is obvious that neon signs are hanging from the walls of a studio room, but somehow it works. It is clear that you can’t walk down that street painted on the wall but the color and energy make the dimensionless set work.
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