Guys and Dolls
1955 · 149 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 20,081 VOTES · DIR. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Overview
Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky Masterson that Sky cannot get virtuous Sarah Brown out on a date. Despite some resistance, Sky negotiates a date with her in exchange for bringing people into her mission. Meanwhile, Nathan's longtime fiancée, Adelaide, wants him to go legit and marry her.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,502 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:21:02 More strudel than cheesecake. Are you sure?
00:25:13 instead, I'm going to stake you to some very valuable advice."
00:30:02 To you, we're Brother Arvide and Sister Sarah. Sit down, son.
00:33:59 - Of course it's Proverbs. - Isaiah.
00:38:04 That upright, downright, forthright square with his close-shaved chin up
00:43:37 the Hot Box takes you out to the alley with Miss Adelaide and her Alley Kittens.
00:48:58 - With a book? - He thinks that my cold might possibly
00:52:52 when entering the private dressing room of an engaged person.
00:58:34 Stray no more, stray no more
01:03:13 General Cartwright, what a pleasant surprise.
01:07:45 Harry the Horse. How is everything in Brooklyn?
01:12:38 Yeah, give us a little speech.
01:17:47 It's a lovely tune.
01:23:06 - Well, I can't remember this minute. - But you do remember that I failed you.
01:32:50 Well, if I were a bell I'd go ding dong ding dong
01:39:12 Into mine
01:45:17 Take back your mink
01:50:32 Adelaide...
01:59:02 You are going to roll blank dice and remember where the spots were?
02:03:28 Well, thanks, Nathan, but just you alone is not enough.
02:08:10 Stick with me, baby, I'm the fella you came in with
02:12:23 Don't come to me to bail you out
02:17:03 I was even a bad gambler. I would like to be a good guy and a good gambler.
02:21:25 Miss Sarah, you were standing right there when they ran out. You saw them.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,502
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:21:02
Final line02:21:25
Production Record
DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,500,000
Revenue$6,874,673
IMDb votes20,081