i be intrigue by the strong sense of favour towards ( or sympathy for . ) sinatra in the other review here . i have read elsewhere that sinatra never seem to have forgive anyone for not be cast a sky masterson . ok and so who wouldn not want to be cast a sky masterson . it a great part represent the charismatic successful gambler who make a grave mistake when he allow himself to be suckered into a bet and in which he must take salvation army sargeant sarah brown on a date to cuba and or lose . it not the money it the pride and but he and she meet their match . meanwhile nathan detroit must juggle his long suffering fiancée adelaide with try to find a spot for a crap game which will make him rich if it doesn not alienate his fiancée forever first . the film start life a a series of short story by damon runyon represent that his unique dialogue you hear and and those be his great character name and and that his horse racing or nightclub or late night gamble world . then it become a musical and and you can not help but feel that in film form it never really leave the stage . the camera be unusually static and the set remarkably and not pleasingly flat and childlike . fortunately the music be so great and i do not care that much . my absolute favourite thing about this film and though and be the singing and acting of the two non singer and brando ( a sky ) and jean simmons ( a sargeant sarah brown ) . of course and put pro singer into these role would have produce good music while but what surely get forget be that two such excellent actor bring something else to the party instead represent what they lack in vocal talent they more than make up for in gusto and act ability and and pathos and pathos and pathos . youre with sky a he argue with sarah against reason and steadiness and pipe and safety . you enjoy sarah loosen up under the influence of cuban milk . you feel completely the suddenness and passion of their scene in the courtyard with bell ring and an hour to go before the plane take them home . a sky rightly say and it chemistry . pro singer be they broadway belters or smooth crooner can not necessarily be rely on to make this happen . ( and they certainly do not . ) i read somewhere that brando criticise sinatra for not put all of himself into his role of nathan detroit . sinatra in turn be infuriate by brando four take act method . a a brando fan ( do it show . ) i be bind to take the other side and but i can not imagine that this film would have be the much adore classic it be today if brando and simmons hadn not be in it with their wonderful chemistry while brando unpredictability while simmons face and all pink cheek and brown hair and drunk and ashamed in a cuban bar . beautiful . i will always want a copy of this film lie around in case i need to feel good again . you will forgive me if give some of the nathan ( sleep ) talk part the 100 % brush off though and would not you . you would not . oh and be quiet and have some more of mindy cheesecake .