it would be easy to call guy and dolls great . it get frank sinatra and marlon brando ( and and contrary to sinatra original wish and the casting work ) and it get a really cool 1950s feel and even if it be basically transpose from stage to screen with only a little interruption . and most of the song be often a lot of fun and and catchy and and perform with that wink and nod to the wonderful escapism inherent in the form itself . if it not entirely as great a some others of it ilk and it shouldn not be any fault of the filmmaker joseph l. mankiewicz . not all the song entirely click and and a little of the dialog feel like it be perform for the stage a oppose to film ( it hard to tell at time brando and sinatra straddle the line so often that one have to watch carefully to tell when one play for the camera or for the stage and while the actress play adele be well for stage than screen ) . the plot be one of those winner that work well for it period and even if one wonder if it influence have stretch to the like of 1999 she all that ( well and not quite and but close ) . a gambler ( and 14 year betroth ) and play by sinatra and want to host a big time game and but be tell that the heat be on and mean the cop be on watch . so and he have only one choice to host the game and with a thousand dollar tab . the only way he can get it be through a big time bet with fellow gambler brando and who put on to make a wild woo job of a mission worker . it allow for the predictable twist in the story and in the sudden turn on turn off of the charm of the character and of the idiosyncrasy of people from the street ( gangster and dancer and the saitn play by jean simmons who fall for brando ) . it be and in it basic concept and about this whole world of guy and doll and and how to balance one or the other obviously without get marry or too compromised . mankiewicz bring a lot of energy to the piece and even when keep still with the camera on the subject and and his star be properly reel in . hell and even brando work excellently for a musical a he go beyond be simply the method actor and show his chop for singing and big star quality . the story and character eventually wind down to what you would hope will happen and and that fine . all we ask for and what we get be entertainment in good spurt of witty and involve dialog and and a few song and dance that bring the house down ( my favorite be the number with the lady cat at the club and luck be a lady and and the two number down in havana and cuba ) . a .