Guide Note: Guys and Dolls is a Frank Loesser musical, based on "The Idyll Of Miss Sarah Brown," a short story by Damon Runyon.
Fast Facts:
- Opened on Broadway in 1950 and ran 1200 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards
- The film did not win any Oscars
- Robert Alda originated the role of Sky Masterson on Broadway
- Marilyn Monroe wanted to play Adelaide in the film, but director Joseph L. Mankiewicz didn't want to work with her and pretended he never got her messages
- Gene Kelly heavily lobbied for the part of Sky Masterson in the film version
- Frank Sinatra, who played Nathan Detroit in the film, also campaigned for the part of Masterson
- Sinatra despised Marlon Brando (who won the role) and referred to him as "Mumbles"
- Vivian Blaine originated the role of Miss Adelaide on Broadway and reprised her role in the film
- In 2006 Guys and Dolls ranked #23 on the American Film Institute's list of best musicals