In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
bet
new york city
gambling
missionary
musical
based on play or musical
based on short story
barbershop
craps
fake blindness
fiancé fiancée relationship
carnation
havana, cuba
nightclub singer
christian woman
christian missionary
Rank
#16 in 1955·#4783 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
Marlon Brando
Sky Masterson
Jean Simmons
Sarah Brown
Frank Sinatra
Nathan Detroit
Vivian Blaine
Miss Adelaide
Robert Keith
Lt. Brannigan
Stubby Kaye
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
B.S. Pully
Big Jule
Johnny Silver
Benny Southstreet
Sheldon Leonard
Harry the Horse
Danny Dayton
Rusty Charlie
George E. Stone
Society Max
Regis Toomey
Arvide Abernathy
Crew
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenplay
Frank Loesser
Original Music Composer
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
John Daheim
Stunts
Gil Perkins
Stunts
Polly Burson
Stunts
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Paul Baxley
Stunts
Damon Runyon
Story
Popular Reviews
158 reviews
carter canfield
3.0★ · 01/24/23
Would’ve been better with Perry kolvek 🥱🥱
Would’ve been better with Perry kolvek 🥱🥱
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Taylor DukePRO
6.0★ · 04/11/26
“Omg it’s just like princess and the pauper.” -Pidge to the double wedding. I really wanted to love this movie but Detroit was such a manchild and it dragged on for a very long time. Also Sister Sarah the diva that you are <3. An extra star for the bar fight.
“Omg it’s just like princess and the pauper.” -Pidge to the double wedding. I really wanted to love this movie but Detroit was such a manchild and it dragged on for a very long time. Also Sister Sarah the diva that you are <3. An extra star for the bar fight.
Greg Mako
5.0★ · 04/05/26
Who let him do that?
Who let him do that?
Sarah Sandy
7.0★ · 03/20/26
Okay so Marlon Brando can’t sing, AND??? He’s smokin’!! What more do you need from Sky Masterson??
Okay so Marlon Brando can’t sing, AND??? He’s smokin’!! What more do you need from Sky Masterson??
